WPP shares fell 5% or 19.1p to 383.3p after announcing a big dividend cut alongside weaker half-year results. Hikma Pharmaceuticals dropped 119.3p and 1764.7p and InterContinental Hotels rose by 5% or ...

Threadneedle Street is set to cut interest rates from 4.25% to 4%, which would mark the fifth cut in the BoE’s gradual easing ...

FTSE 100 futures are down about 0.3%, tracking declines in Europe and the US after President Trump set out baseline tariffs.

The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European stocks gained after the opening bell in London, buoyed for a second day as the recovery ...

Leading the charge this morning is Smith & Nephew PLC (LSE:SN), up over 11% after the knee- and hip-replacement group ...

London’s FTSE 100’s performance has been so utterly lamentable compared to the U.S., Germany, and many other indices that it ...

HSBC Holdings PLC (LSE:LON: HSBA) has reported a 29% plunge in profit before tax to $6.3 billion for the second quarter, but has unveiled another $3 billion share buyback and $0.10 quarterly dividend ...

The FTSE 100's 'Big Five' banks delivered a strong-half year, a hefty impairment charge aside, but face tougher waters in the ...

Chris Beauchamp, chief market analyst at IG, said: “Rolls-Royce’s near tenfold rally since early 2023 reflects strong ...

Forecast-beating results by AstraZeneca, Barclays and Games Workshop received a contrasting reaction in a resilient FTSE 100 ...

London’s FTSE 100 notched another record close, and hit an all-time intra-day high, despite the threat of higher UK taxes after figures showed a sharp increase in government borrowing. The FTSE 100 ...

The FTSE 100 index closed on Thursday at 8,884 as leading shares increased 0.23%, as mining and energy giants helped with the rise.