FTSE 100 eases back from record highs - The export-heavy FTSE was weighed down partly by a recovery in the value of the pound earlier in the day.

The biggest risers on the FTSE 100 were Smiths Group, up 201p to 2,066p, Land Securities, up 15.5p to 585p, Mondi, up 29.5p ...

Britain's benchmark index hit a record high on Friday and was set to log its best month in more than two years, while investors prepared for the Bank of England's rate decision next week.

One of the London Stock Exchange’s oldest constituents is facing pressure to move its listing to the US after announcing a break-up plan. Smiths Group, the 174-year-old FTSE 100 industrial ...

Tech stock sell off over AI investment fears and the expectation of cheaper borrowing through more interest rate cuts are ...

US stocks traded lower after fresh data showed the economy added 143,000 jobs in January, fewer than the 175,000 expected by ...

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FTSE 100 firm IMI has isolated certain systems while it deals with the hack and is working with externally-hired ...

Strong performances by AstraZeneca and mining stocks today helped the FTSE 100 index set a new record above 8700.

On the FTSE 100, Smiths Group jumped 11% after it responded to an activist investor's call for change with plans for a break-up and increased share buy backs. London-based Smiths said it plans to ...

Metlen Energy and Metals’ Evangelos Mytilineos says companies run risk of ‘disappearing’ in the crowd in the US ...

The FTSE 100 headed lower as trading got underway on Friday, in line with a drop for heavyweights AstraZeneca PLC (LON: AZN) ...