London's FTSE 100 takes another tumble on Friday, off 39 points at 7,379.2 as reports of an imminent breakthrough on Brexit helped lift sterling ahead of the key US non-farm payrolls release out later today.Consumer goods colossus Unilever (ULVR) weakens 1% to £40.38 39.8p as the board capitulates to shareholder pressure and scraps the plan to shift its headquarters to the Netherlands....

The bullish bubble that has swept UK market higher over the past few trading sessions gets well and truly popped on Thursday as investors react to more hefty falls in crude prices and the US Federal Reserve's outlook for interest rates.In early trade London's FTSE 100 is down 58 points, or 0.9%, at 6,767, tracking late declines on Wall Street, with the S&P 500 falling 1.3% overnight to...

It is a quiet start to the week with the FTSE 100 down 21 points to 6,561. Insurer Prudential (PRU) is one of the few FTSE 100 stocks recording decent share price movement as it releases bullish half-year results. We look at the numbers in more detail here, explaining why the shares are up 3.5% to £12.26.Sirius Minerals (SXX:AIM) advances 3.9% to 13.5p after tapping a US investor for cash....

Investors applauded life assurer Phoenix's (PHNX) decision to hike its dividend by 27% and pay down debt. The £1.1 billion cap advanced 8.4% to 640.5p on a string of news which includes plans to raise £250 million in a share placing at 500p as part of a major capital restructuring.In contrast, £6 billion cap oil service provider Petrofac (PFC) was the FTSE 100's worst performer, down 7% to...