Want to boost profits? Hire more women! Large companies with no female executive committee members ‘missed out on £47 billion last year’, research claims Research by The Pipeline found 15 per cent of major companies had no women in top roles Companies with no women on highest committees had net profit margin of 1.5% Percentage … Read more
London markets soar 2% with 118-point rise to 6,109 today after Boris Johnson announced all non-essential shops can reopen across UK on June 15 FTSE 100 index of leading UK firms is up by 1.93% or 115 points at 6,109 today Index is now on course for its biggest two-month percentage jump in two years … Read more
London stock markets opened down this morning as hopes faded for a quick economic rebound following the coronavirus pandemic. The FTSE 100 index of Britain’s biggest companies fell by 89 points or 1.51 per cent to 5,815 in the first ten minutes of trading this morning. Fears are growing about a second wave of infections, … Read more
FTSE 100 opens nearly 0.5% up as it climbs 28 points to 5,882 as investors welcome easing of lockdown and Chinese exports rise quicker than expected FTSE 100 of Britain’s biggest firms rose by 28 points or 0.47% to 5,882 today Investors welcome plans to ease rules imposed under lockdown from Monday Analysts also react … Read more
FTSE 100 continues climb as it rises by 1.8% or 107 points to 5861 in afternoon trading as investors are buoyed by oil price rally and UK plotting way out of lockdown FTSE 100 up 1.8 per cent this afternoon as the UK plans its way out of lockdown Domestically focused FTSE 250 also added … Read more
FTSE 100 opens down 2.2% by 144 to 5757 points as data shows slump in UK housing market – after government put brakes on lockdown easing and Trump threatened $1trillion tariffs on China The FTSE 100 of Britain’s biggest firms opened down by 144 or 2.2 per cent Newly released figures show house prices were … Read more
London stock markets retreated today after revelations that the European economy shrank by nearly 4 per cent offset news of a possible breakthrough in the search for a coronavirus treatment. The FTSE 100 was down by 100 points or 1.64 per cent at 6,015 this afternoon, with sentiment also damaged by reports that Boris Johnson … Read more
FTSE 100 rises 1.6% by 91 to 5,938 points as Asian and European markets rally on back of lockdown-easing measures – but oil prices continue to plunge FTSE 100 index of Britain’s biggest companies opens flat this morning at 5,846 BP posts a £3.5bn net loss in first quarter as pandemic crushes demand for oil … Read more
London markets rose by more than 1 per cent today as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK was ‘turning the tide’ on coronavirus in his first address to the UK following his recovery from the illness. The index of Britain’s biggest companies was up by 61 points or 1.05 per cent to 5,813 this … Read more
FTSE 100 rises 1.6% by 91 points to 5,844 after Boris Johnson says UK is ‘turning the tide’ on coronavirus in first address to nation following recovery The index of Britain’s biggest companies is up by 83 points to 5,844 at open The positive start followed gains in Asia as leaders up plan to reopen … Read more
Stock markets fell today after a promising drug that experts hoped would become a breakthrough treatment for coronavirus flopped in its first key trial. The FTSE 100 index of Britain’s largest companies dropped by 86 points or 1.48 per cent to 5,740 this morning – the US Dow also dipped slightly. Investors had high hopes … Read more
Oil prices plunged below zero for the first time ever last night as demand for energy collapsed during the pandemic. The benchmark measure for crude in the US plummeted to minus $35.20 (£28.30) a barrel. It means the country’s oil producers are paying buyers to take the barrels off their hands. Much of the plunge was … Read more
FTSE 100 opens flat on 5,786 after UK government’s traffic light lockdown exit strategy was revealed – as caution grips Asian markets ahead of corporate earnings data in wake of crisis Britain’s FTSE 100 opened flat at 5,786 today amid talks on ending lockdown The blue chip index remained unchanged after last weeks late rally … Read more