Markets today

London stocks were lower at midday on Thursday, as a rally in defence names following fresh US spending plans was outweighed

London stocks opened lower on Thursday, with disappointing updates from heavyweights such as AB Foods, Tesco and Shell

The FTSE 100 closed lower on Wednesday as shares in oil companies such as Shell and BP traded lower amid a decline in the

London stocks were mixed by midday on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 easing back from its recent record as a subdued UK

Stock prices in London opened lower on Wednesday after the blue-chip index pulled back from a record closing high, with

Pharmaceutical firms GSK and AstraZeneca and grocers such as Tesco and Sainsbury’s helped the FTSE 100 reach another high on

London’s blue chip index extended its earlier gains to a new record at midday on Tuesday, with oil companies and banks in

London’s blue chip index opened higher on Monday, buoyed by Next, which raises guidance following better-than-expected sales

The FTSE 100 climbed above the 10,000 mark for the first time on Monday despite uncertainty arising from the overthrow of

London stocks were mostly higher at midday on Monday, with the FTSE 100 hovering just below 10,000 as defence and mining

London stocks edged higher at the open on Monday, with mining and defence shares leading gains after fresh geopolitical

Stocks in London had a positive start to the new year on Friday, as key indices closed higher and London’s blue chip index

London traders absorbed positive data for UK manufacturing on Friday, ahead of the eurozone, as Ukraine-Russia tension

London’s defence stocks rallied on Friday morning, boosting the FTSE100 to a record high, while the market digested an

London’s blue chip index ended Wednesday’s shortened trading session slightly lower, as it cemented gains of 22% during 2025

London shares edged lower in subdued early trade on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 only fractionally below its record close as

London’s blue chip index closed out Tuesday higher, with peers in Paris and Frankfurt following suit in the penultimate day

European markets were higher by midday on Tuesday in subdued, with strength in mining stocks offering some impetus to the

London shares edged modestly higher on Tuesday, but trading remained subdued as the holiday-shortened week rolled on with few

London’s blue chip index edged marginally lower on Monday in another shortened trading week as FTSE 250 company International

Stocks in London achieved solid, though unspectacular gains by Monday afternoon, in a quiet start to another holiday

London stocks were little changed at the open on Monday in quiet, pre-holiday trade, as investors looked ahead to US data and

The FTSE 100 edged lower in subdued pre-Christmas trading on Wednesday, with thin volumes keeping moves contained, though BP

Equities in London were mostly lower on Wednesday morning, with thinner trading ahead of the Christmas break.

The FTSE 100

London stocks closed mostly higher on Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 among the risers, after reports of a surprise surge in US