European Stocks Finish Higher
The European stock market closed on a positive note on Tuesday, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index rising by 0.63% to 486.76. Index Performance The FTSE 100 index gained 0.90%…
UK Stocks Finish Lower as FTSE 100 Declines
The UK stock market closed in negative territory on Friday, with the FTSE 100 Index ending the day down 0.09% at 7,615.54. Top Losers Endeavour Mining PLC (EDV): The gold…
Mixed Performance in U.K. Stocks
The U.K. stock market experienced a mixed performance on Friday, with the FTSE 100 Index closing slightly up at 7,697.51 (+0.04%). Let's take a closer look at some of the…
U.K. Stocks Experience Mixed Performance
FTSE 100 Index Decreases by 0.81% The U.K. stock market saw a decline on Thursday, with the FTSE 100 Index closing down 0.81% at 7,354.57. Major Banks Witness Significant Drop…
European Stocks Finish Higher
European stocks ended on a positive note today, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index rising 0.62% to 460.76. The FTSE 100 index increased 0.64% to 7,453.69, the French CAC 40…
UK Retail Sales Fall by 0.9% in August but Remain above the Pre-Pandemic Levels
(ONS) Sales at UK retail stores were down by 0.9% in August 2021, after another fall of 2.8% in July. The sales were still 0.3% higher in the three months…
UK Payroll Numbers Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels After Uptick by 241,000 in August
(Office for National Statistics) UK recorded 29.1 million total number of payroll employees in August, an increase of 241,000 from the previous month. The uptick in payroll numbers helped the…
UK House Prices Hit a Record £262,954 in August Amid Fall in Inflation
(Halifax) UK house prices rose by 0.7% or 1,789 pounds in August from July, pushing the average cost to a fresh record of 262,954 pounds. Fig: UK House Price Change…
UK Manufacturing Activity Hits a 5-Month Low in August as Supply Constraints Bite
(IHS Markit) UK’s Purchasing Managers Index plunged to 60.3 in August to mark a five-month low, from July’s 60.4. The fall in manufacturing activity reflected continuing supply constraints, with input…
UK House Prices Mark the Second Fastest Gain in 15 Years Despite End of Stamp-Duty
(Nationwide House Price Index) UK house prices reached an average price of 248,857 in August, a 2.1% surge from July and the second-largest increase in 15 years. On an annual…
UK Car Hits 60-Year Low, as Output Volume Plunges by 37.6%
(SMMT) The volume of cars manufactured in the UK fell by an annual rate of 37.6% in July this year to a low of 53,438. The output was the lowest…
UK Consumer Price Index Eases to a 2.1% Year Over Year Increase in July
(Office for National Statistics) The Consumer Price Index in the UK was 2.1% for the year ended July 2021, a decline from 2.4% recorded in the 12 months to June.…