The FTSE 100 and European stocks were lower on Friday, as Wall Street opened higher after the US added 143,000 jobs in ...

Other blue chips under pressure included Marks & Spencer, Barclays and Rolls-Royce, with their shares down by around 0.5%.

European markets are set to climb down from record highs when trading resumes on Friday, as corporate earnings, monetary ...

FTSE 100 futures are down about 0.3%, after the index rallied to another record high yesterday. The pound is a touch lower ...

The FTSE 100 headed lower as trading got underway on Friday, in line with a drop for heavyweights AstraZeneca PLC (LON: AZN) ...

The Times also says the Bank's alert is a setback for Reeves as it says there was a warning of a new squeeze on living standards. The Bank cut interest rates to 4.5% as it attempts to stimulate the ...

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The FTSE 100 finished up 103.99 at 8727.28 - a new record closing high. It also hit a new intraday record of 8,767.50 earlier ...

The pound and U.K. government bond yields fell, while London's stock market hit record highs after the Bank of England cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.50%. The reduction in borrowing costs ...

Strong performances by AstraZeneca and mining stocks today helped the FTSE 100 index set a new record above 8700.