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UK stocks were on the rise on Tuesday as markets across Europe started the new year in an optimistic mood.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 was up 0.3% by 0814 GMT, touching an over seven-month high, while the midcap index FTSE 250 edged down 0.1%. Energy shares climbed 0.9% ...

8:17am: Bright start for stocks as oil majors climb The FTSE 100 has made a bright start to the year as a rise in the oil price boosted index heavyweights,.

London's FTSE 100 will turn 40 tomorrow amid growing concern about the global relevance of the blue-chip index as it approaches middle age.

The index has, not surprisingly, changed a lot since it was conceived as a benchmark for the UK weighted to the market caps of its constituent companies. It ...

Since its inception in 1984 the FTSE 100 has risen by 673%, outperforming gold and gilts.

By Jamie Chisholm. London's FTSE 100 stock index will celebrate its 40th birthday on Wednesday. But it's been a hard life for U.K's blue-chip barometer ...

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The blue-chip FTSE 100 was up 0.3% by 0814 GMT, touching an over seven-month high, while the midcap index FTSE 250 edged down 0.1%. Energy shares climbed 0.9% ...

It was revealed in December that Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust had bought back into Meta stock, three years after selling it.

Outlook on FTSE 100, DAX 40 and S&P 500 as markets re-open after the festive season.

Since being launched as the 'Stock Exchange 100' at the start of 1984, then quickly becoming the FT-SE and then FTSE 100, the index constituents have been ...

London's FTSE 100 will celebrate its 40th birthday on Wednesday. But it's been a hard life for U.K's blue-chip barometer since it came of age.

Allied-Lyons · Associated British Foods · Associated Dairies Group · Barclays Bank · Barratt Developments · Bass · BAT Industries · Beecham Group ...

The low-key switch-on of a computer programme on January 3, 1984 heralded the birth of one of the UK's most recognisable business brands.

But, how did the FTSE 100 index perform last year? Did other major stock market indexes deliver better returns? And what could 2024 have in store? Let's take a ...

Underperformance by the once-revolutionary index reflects the UK's lack of a leading tech sector and the abandonment of equities by pension funds.

Despite trailing global rivals, entry into Britain's premier stock market index still represents a mark of success.

Since its inception in 1984 the FTSE 100 has risen by 673%, outperforming gold and gilts.

8.20am: FTSE 100 on the front foot The FTSE has started Wednesday, the 40th anniversary of the launch of the index, with a positive start, climbing 19...

FTSE 100 down 40 points at 7682 Food price inflation falls to 6.7% in December - Kantar Entain appoints activist investor to board 10:32am: Sandler...

As the UK's blue-chip stock market index celebrates 40 years since its launch on 3 January 1984, ii's head of markets studies performance and how much there ...

The FTSE 100 is 0.2% lower, the FTSE 250 is down by 0.5% and gilts are extending the falls seen yesterday. The pound remains marginally stronger, though still ...

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The FTSE 100 is celebrating its 40th anniversary, as firms from Barclays to Sainsbury's remain a fixture of the UK's top stock market index.

As the FTSE 100 celebrates its fortieth birthday, City A.M. looks at what investors should have invested in when the index launched in 1984.

Good morning from London, I'm Thomas Warner and the FTSE 100 is celebrating its fortieth birthday with a slight uptick from last night's close - despite...

The FTSE 100 turned 40 on Wednesday and marked its birthday with declines driven by weakness in cyclical names after US technology shares performed poorly ...

The combined IAS19 pension surplus for the UK pension schemes of FTSE 100 remained consistent in the fourth quarter of 2023, research by Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) has shown. Analysis conducted by the consultancy's Pensions Explorer revealed as at 31 ...

On its 40th anniversary, the UK's FTSE 100 on Wednesday hit its lowest in two weeks, weakened by a rise in bond yields and a sell-off in mining and personal ...

The FTSE 100 was originally conceived to help the London futures market offer more products. Lex noted it “should gain a following in the equity cash market as ...

FTSE 100 down 48 points at 7673 Food price inflation falls to 6.7% in December - Kantar Entain appoints activist investor to board 4:40pm: FTSE's downbeat.

The FTSE 100 went into the afternoon on the back foot in tepid trade with US data and Federal Reserve meeting minutes ahead. The FTSE 100 index was down ...