Stocks mixed amid fears of creaking jobs market The FTSE 100 closed up 6.80 points, 0.1%, at 10,330.55, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.5% and the S&P 500 fell 0.7%. Evening Standard · May 19
Oil price gains and Westminster worry sink stocks The FTSE 100 closed down 177.56 points, 1.7%, at 10,195.37. Evening Standard · May 15
Blue chips falter amid wait for Middle East deal The oil price fell back amid continued hopes for a peace deal between the US and Iran. Evening Standard · May 7
Stocks soar and oil sinks on fresh peace deal hope The FTSE 100 closed up 219.55 points at 10,438.66. Evening Standard · May 6
FTSE 100 edges lower amid renewed US-Iran tension US President Donald Trump continued to strike a defiant tone as the US-Iran conflict continued amid the ongoing ceasefire. Evening Standard · Apr 23
Oil price plummets as Iran declares Hormuz open ‘For stock and bond market bulls around the world, this is the perfect end to the week,’ said Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB. Evening Standard · Apr 17
FTSE stocks up as Donald Trump ‘prioritises diplomatic efforts’ in Iran war But Unilever shares fell 7.3% as it confirmed it had agreed to combine its Foods business with McCormick & Co. Evening Standard · Mar 31
Stocks close down as oil rises and gold retreats The FTSE 100 index closed down 241.79 points, 2.4%, at 10,063.50. Evening Standard · Mar 19
FTSE 100 closes lower as Iran war sends price of oil rocketing The index closed down 98.31 points, 0.9%, at 10,305.29. Evening Standard · Mar 18
FTSE 100 falls as Strait of Hormuz uncertainty continues The FTSE 100 Index closed down 44 points at 10,261.15. Evening Standard · Mar 13
FTSE 100 rallies as inflation fears ease The FTSE 100 index closed up 162.72 points, 1.6%, at 10,412.24. The Independent UK · Mar 10
FTSE 100 hits high and oil jumps amid US-Iran tension The FTSE 100 index ended up 63.85 points, 0.6%, at 10,910.55, a record close. Evening Standard · Feb 27
Gains for Rolls-Royce and LSEG offset mining slump The FTSE 100 index ended up 40.29 points, 0.4%, at 10,846.70, a record close. Evening Standard · Feb 26
HSBC reclaims top spot as FTSE 100 hits new high The FTSE 100 index ended up 1.2% at 10,806.41, a record close. Evening Standard · Feb 25
The Guardian - UK · Feb 24 Progress on gender equality at top of UK’s biggest firms ‘achingly slow’ Average number of female FTSE 100 CEOs stalled at nine last year, the same number as 2024, review says
Evening Standard · Feb 23 FTSE 100 drifts lower amid new tariff uncertainty The latest trade worries came after US President Donald Trump raised the global tariff he wants to impose to 15%.
Evening Standard · Feb 17 FTSE 100 hits record high as rate cut hopes rise The index closed up 82.48 points, 0.8%, at 10,556.17.
Evening Standard · Feb 12 FTSE 100 ends down amid New York tech slump The FTSE 100 index spent the bulk of the day in the green, before declining as the afternoon progressed.
Evening Standard · Feb 9 Stocks close higher as pressure mounts on Starmer The leader of Scottish Labour, Anas Sarwar, has said Sir Keir Starmer should quit.
Evening Standard · Feb 5 US tech malaise and mining deal flop weigh on FTSE The Bank of England left the bank rate unchanged at 3.75%.
Evening Standard · Feb 3 FTSE 100 down as AI worries knock data providers The sharp falls came after US artificial intelligence firm Anthropic released new ‘agentic AI’ tools for corporate legal teams.
Evening Standard · Feb 2 FTSE 100 sets new record despite metals meltdown Gold was quoted lower at 4,696.11 dollars an ounce on Monday, down sharply against 5,003.82 dollars at the same time on Friday.
Evening Standard · Jan 30 FTSE 100 finishes week with rise despite falls in mining stocks The index closed with an increase of more than 51 points to 10,223.54.
Evening Standard · Jan 27 FTSE 100 closes higher ahead of US rates and earnings The FTSE 100 index closed up 58.95 points, 0.6%, at 10,207.80.
Evening Standard · Jan 26 Pound climbs as miners help FTSE 100 nudge higher Miners Fresnillo, Antofagasta and Endeavour led blue-chip risers amid strength in metals prices.