UK were firmer at the open on Monday, taking their cue from positive grey market trading on Wall Street and strong Asian gains, after the Bank of Japan expanded its monetary stimulus again.The benchmark FTSE 100 rallied a fraction off 100 point, or 1.7%, to 5,851.95, while the mid cap FTSE 250 charged 2% higher at 15,996.93.Asia markets have got off to a positive start as a raft of countries get r

British Airways owner International Consolidated Airlines (IAG) falls 5% to 636p, the biggest loser on the FTSE 100 index on Friday.That's despite robust third quarter results to 30 September showing €1.5bn operating profits. That's a 25% jump year-on-year basis, although much of that p;rogress has come from deep cost cutting.Revenue per available seat kilometre, an important airline metric,

The FTSE 100 falls 0.6% to 7,429, dragged down by weakness in mining and utility stocks.Sofa maker DFS (DFS) falls 22.3% to 197.75p after issuing a profit warning. The company says the trading environment has weakened beyond its expectations and that it has seen significant declines in footfall in its shops.That news prompts a sell-off in other retail stocks, particularly those with larger ticket