Women now hold more than a third of board positions in the UK’s 350 largest companies after a 50% surge in five years, a new report has revealed. . The final report from the Hampton-Alexander Review revealed that the number of women on FTSE boards has jumped to 1,026 – up from 682 in 2015. It … Read more
FTSE 100 creeps up by just 14 points or 0.2 per cent to 6,616 as investors tentatively welcome Boris Johnson’s plan to lift Covid restrictions FTSE 100 index rises 14 points to 6,616 in half-hour after PM’s announcement But index of Britain’s leading companies is still down by 12 points or 0.2% on day Fears … Read more
BUSINESS LIVE: FTSE starts the week on the back foot; G4S bidder Gardaworld refuses to improve offer By This Is Money Published: 08:15 GMT, 22 February 2021 | Updated: 08:15 GMT, 22 February 2021 The FTSE 100 has begun the week slightly lower as investors await confirmation of Britain’s path out of lockdown today. Details … Read more
After a quiet few years, the FTSE is set to welcome a wave of fresh blood. Alongside Dr Martens and Moonpig – both of which joined the FTSE this week – a number of multi-billion pound companies are preparing to ‘go public’. This will be the first time these companies will be open to retail … Read more
MARKET REPORT: FTSE 100 has best-ever start to a year, and Wall Street opens at record high, as hopes for a rally in 2021 grow By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 8 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 8 January 2021 Just by looking at the stock market, one could be … Read more
Supermarket boom fuels FTSE rise in face of lockdown gloom: Markets open up 0.6% by 40 points on 6,611 on back of £11.7billion Christmas grocery sales FTSE 100 index of Britain’s biggest companies rises 0.59% or 40 points to 6,611 Boosted by a jump in retail shares following record grocery sales in December Prime Minister … Read more
The London stock market soared by more than 2 per cent today as investors gave a thumbs-up to Britain’s post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union. The FTSE 100 was up by 2.23 per cent or 145 points to 6,647 this morning, in its first day of trading since the dramatic agreement was reached on … Read more
BUSINESS LIVE: FTSE and pound slump as new Covid strain crisis grips the nation; Frasers Group warns on profits; Arcadia sells Evans to Australian firm By This Is Money Published: 08:40 GMT, 21 December 2020 | Updated: 08:40 GMT, 21 December 2020 The FTSE 100 and the pound are deep in the red this morning … Read more
More than £33billion was wiped off the FTSE 100 within minutes of opening today as panicked investors reacted to the devastating economic threat of a toughened lockdown, the new coronavirus strain and the continued Brexit deadlock. The index of Britain’s leading companies fell 1.8 per cent or 117 points to 6,410 shortly after opening in … Read more
Investors in FTSE 100 companies had a tough year as more than half of those firms cut, deferred or cancelled over £37billion of dividend payments in response to the Covid crisis, new research shows. But while dividend cuts have been the story of 2020, the outlook for 2021 is more positive, according to analysts – especially … Read more