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UK stocks started the week lower after Asian markets sank as protests in Hong Kong and ongoing uncertainty over a US-China trade deal cast a shadow over trading. China’s Shanghai Composite index fell 0.5% while Hong ...

Shares in growth-oriented investment trust Scottish Mortgage (SMT) were flat at 517p despite the £8.4bn firm reporting an uncharacteristic dip in performance in the first half of its current financial year. Over the ...

Shares in supermarket Sainsbury’s (SBRY) added 1% to 207p after results for the first half showed the firm continuing to grow its food sales ahead of the market. Like-for-like sales excluding fuel were down 1% in ...

UK stocks trod water on Wednesday with the FTSE 100 index of leading stocks drifting back 12 points or 0.2% to 7.372. High-street stalwart Marks & Spencer (MKS) was the star of the show after it unwrapped ...

Shares in Imperial Brands (IMB) drifted up 1% to £17.55 after the tobacco-maker reported a 3.9% rise in annual sales and warned analysts not to expect much in the way of growth this year. Chief executive Alison ...

Insurer Hiscox (HSX) was the worst performer on the FTSE 100 at the start of the week, dropping 2.5% to a three-month low of £14.40 after revealing a substantial third-quarter charge for catastrophe losses. Chief ...

Shares in motor retailer Lookers (LOOK) careered downhill in early trading, losing 13% to 43p after the firm halved its full-year profit target due to weak sales in the third quarter. In a trading update for the nine ...

The term ‘consensus’ is usually used to describe a broadly-accepted opinion or decision among a group of people. When applied to company earnings, it refers to the average of a collection of ...

High-street banking group Lloyds (LLOY) was one of the worst performers on the FSTE 100, down 2.4% to 56.2p, after it reported a 12% fall in underlying profits for the third quarter thanks to a huge charge for ...

Shares in emerging market-focused bank Standard Chartered (STAN) rallied 3.5% to a four-month high of 719.2p after it delivered a stronger than expected third quarter trading update. Given the disturbances in Hong ...