UK stocks closed slightly lower on Monday, despite positive Covid-19 vaccine news over the weekend from AstraZeneca (AZN) and Pfizer.At 16:30, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 0.1%, at 6,032.Pfizer chief executive Albert Bourla said on Sunday that the US company's Covid-19 vaccine could be distributed to Americans before the end of the year.AstraZeneca, meanwhile, announced it had resumed...

UK stocks drifted lower during the morning session on Monday, despite positive Covid-19 vaccine news over the weekend from AstraZeneca (AZN) and Pfizer.At midday the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 0.21%, at 6,027.Pfizer chief executive Albert Bourla said on Sunday that the US company's Covid-19 vaccine could be distributed to Americans before the end of the year.Meanwhile AstraZeneca...

By the Shares teamInvestors are spoiled for choice when it comes to small cap stocks with exciting events. As a taster for what's to come in 2018, we've scoured the markets to look for some of the most interesting activities.Read on to discover 19 stocks either expecting big news in the very near future or ones which are in the middle of developments which could have a big impact on their...