UK stocks ended the week firmly lower as investors were handed a GDP reality check after two days of substantial corporate losses. The benchmark FTSE 100 closed 1.3% down on Friday to close at 5,913.30, a level last seen in the middle of May, with massive losses reported by British Airways-owner International Consolidated Airlines (IAG) and the renamed NatWest (NWG) giving investor pause for ...

The UK’s leading shares traded flat at midday as earlier gains evaporated as a darker mood settled over investors at lunchtime, offsetting strong results from US technology stocks overnight and mixed earnings commentaries from major UK firms. The benchmark FTSE 100 was trading virtually flat at midday, nudging 0.04% lower to 5,987.63, with massive losses reported by British Airways-owner ...

Shareholders in NatWest (NWG) must be thanking their lucky stars that markets are in a forgiving mood heading into the weekend as shares in the high street lender traded sideways at 106p despite a hike in bad loan charges. Considering the 6% drubbing handed out to holders of Barclays (BARC) on Monday and the 7% collapse in shares of Lloyds (LLOY) yesterday, taking them to new eight-year ...

UK stocks headed into the weekend on a firmer note after strong results from US technology stocks overnight and generally upbeat earnings commentaries from major UK firms. Sales updates from US tech giants Alphabet (which owns Google), Amazon, Apple and Facebook all beat market expectations, demonstrating the strength of their businesses during the pandemic and leading to renewed gains for the ...

UK markets were dragged lower in early trading on Thursday as gloomy results from banks and other companies gave investors reasons to pull money out of stocks despite drugs maker AstraZeneca (AZN) rising after topping analysts’ expectations on the back of strong drug sales during coronavirus-driven lockdowns. The benchmark FTSE 100 was down 0.8% at 6,084.50 at 8.50am. Lloyds Banking ...