“As a result of the US Government shutdown investors have been deprived of a lot of the regular macroeconomic data upon which they rely, although...

“Some of the largest companies by size are having a bad day which means markets are being dragged down. British American Tobacco, Royal Dutch Shell,...

“Markets looked a bit wobbly on Tuesday with weakness in natural resource companies and financial stocks dragging the FTSE 100 down 0.3% to 6,950. “Asian...

“The FTSE 100 is doing its best to get back through the psychologically-important 7,000 level as the new trading week kicks off. “Oil producers, pharmaceuticals...

“European and Asian markets catch a ride on the same tailwind which lifted US stocks last night, being hopes that the US could ease tariffs...

“UK markets take a small step back with weakness in consumer-facing stocks dragging down the FTSE 250 and banks, insurers, pharma and tobacco weighing on...