U.K. stocks fell Wednesday, as the FTSE 100 Index UKX, -0.08% closed at 7,593.00. Of the FTSE 100 constituents, air freight company Royal Mail PLC RMG, -5.17% saw the largest decrease Wednesday, as shares shed 5.17% Shares of investment advisors firms Schroders PLC SDR, -3.23% abrdn PLC ABDN, -2.48% dropped …
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U.K. stocks climbed Friday, as the FTSE 100 Index UKX, +0.27% closed up 0.27% at 7,585.46. Of the FTSE 100 constituents, closed-end funds company Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC SMT, +6.57% saw the largest increase Friday, as shares increased 6.57%. Shares of food retail firm Ocado Group PLC OCDO, +5.01% …
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U.K. stocks finished up Monday, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX, +1.67% rising 1.67% at 7,513.44. Among FTSE 100 constituents, air freight company Royal Mail PLC RMG, +5.26% saw the largest increase Monday, as shares rallied 5.26%. Shares of investment advisors firm M&G PLC MNG, +4.79% and investment advisors company …
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U.K. stocks decreased Thursday, as the FTSE 100 Index UKX, +0.24% finished down 0.83% at 7,515.68. Among FTSE 100 constituents, air freight company Royal Mail PLC RMG, +0.64% saw the largest decline Thursday, as shares fell 4.78% Shares of advertising/marketing/public relations firm WPP PLC WPP, +0.70% and food products company …
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U.K. stocks finished up Thursday, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX, -0.01% rising 1.25% at 7,383.11. Among FTSE 100 constituents, gambling industries company Entain PLC ENT, +3.00% saw the largest increase Thursday, as shares rallied 4.36%. Shares of precious metals firm Fresnillo PLC FRES, +1.01% and containers/packaging company Smurfit Kappa …
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The U.K.’s postal delivery service was outshining the FTSE 100 index on Thursday, after Royal Mail reported better-than-expected results, with home builders also rising, though energy companies were tugging at the downside as oil prices fell. The FTSE 100 index UKX, -0.48% dipped 0.2% to 7,629, losing around 1% for …
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European stocks joined in on a global bounce on Wednesday, as pressure on bond yields eased somewhat and investors went hunting for beaten-down names. The Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, +0.13% rose nearly 0.8% to 455.87, after a 2% drop on Tuesday, which was the biggest percentage decline since July …
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The blue-chip FTSE 100 index closed 0.8 per cent lower, with chemicals maker Johnson Matthey Plc tumbling 5.6 per cent after it posted a near 90 per cent slump in half-year profit and refrained from providing an outlook for 2021. — Reuters pic LONDON, Nov 20 ― London stocks slipped …
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Royal Mail shares stumbled on Thursday, as the postal delivery firm outlined its new restructuring plan that could cost 2,000 jobs. Royal Mail shares RMG, -12.23% dropped 10% as the company said it expects to be loss-making this year and not to pay a dividend. The job cut plan by …
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