FTSE 100 Live 31 January: Index adds to record, Smiths surges on break-up plan
Blue-chip investors had more reasons to cheer today after the FTSE 100 index set a fresh record thanks to strong sessions for Rolls-Royce, Shell and BAE Systems. London’s top flight recorded a new ...
FTSE 100 closes higher, Wall Street slides as rising US inflation spooks markets
US economists are looking for monthly headline CPI at 0.31%, which would keep the year-on-year rate at 2.9%. Core CPI is ...
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FTSE 100 hits record high – where to next?
The FTSE 100 has risen by around 2.75% year-to-date and on Friday ... with share buybacks remaining a significant component of shareholder returns. This expectation is supported by the robust cash ...
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The FTSE 100 is at record highs – so why is London’s stock market dying?
The FTSE 100 has started the year with a bang, hitting its second all-time high of 2025 on Thursday morning, surging past 8,700 points at the open. It had broken its previous record high just last ...
FTSE 100 notches fresh record close on boost from BP, commodity-linked stocks
London stocks kicked off the week on a high note, with the benchmark index rising due to gains from oil giant BP and precious ...
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Understanding the Role of Dividends in Stock Investing
The FTSE 100 companies distributed £79. 7 billion in dividends to shareholders in 2023, representing a significant portion of ...
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FTSE 100 Live 10 February: BP shares surge on activist stake, gold price record
Speculation over an activist investor’s BP stake building today powered the oil giant’s shares during a robust start to the week for the FTSE 100 index. BP jumped 6% or 27.3p to its highest ...
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FTSE 100 and US stocks plunge as Trump's tariff threats play out, Mexico agrees extension
The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and indices across Europe and the US sold off ... the statistical office of the European Union. Looking ...
Smiths Group to be broken up as FTSE 100 giant ditches big chunk of business
The FTSE 100 engineering group will sell off Smiths Interconnect and separate Smiths Detection via a demerger or sale in a major shake-up ...
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FTSE 100 Down Sharply As Trump's Tariff Move Triggers Sell-off
The benchmark FTSE 100 was down 112.31 points or 1.29% at 8,561.65 a little while ago, slightly off a low of 8,546.53. Scottish Mortgage is declining 4.5%. Antofagasta, Croda International ...
FTSE giant under pressure to quit London listing
One of the London Stock Exchange’s oldest constituents is facing pressure to move its listing to the US after announcing a break-up plan. Smiths Group, the 174-year-old FTSE 100 industrial ...
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FTSE 100 hits record high – where to next?
FTSE 100’s competitive P/E ratio draws fund managers The FTSE ... with share buybacks continuing as a key component of shareholder returns. This outlook is supported by the robust cash generation of ...