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8 February 2021 | 08:43am StockMarketWire.com - UK stocks opened higher on Monday following rises on Asian exchanges and in the oil price, as a global Covid vaccine rollout gains momentum and US lawmakers close in on a stimulus deal. At 0824, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 18.61 points, or 0.3%, at 6,507.94. BP gained 0.9% to 254.25p and Shell was broadly flat at £13.448 after Brent crude prices hit $60 a barrel. Credit reporting company Experian reversed 1.4% to £26.01, despite stating...

8 February 2021 | 12:06pm StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 gathered momentum on Monday as investors looked to progress on a $1.9 trillion US stimulus package, with the index also supported by weakness in sterling. By midday the FTSE 100 was up 1.2% to 6,565.41. Index heavyweights BP and Royal Dutch Shell gained 2.7% to 254.25p and 1.3% to £12.97 respectively after Brent crude prices hit $60 a barrel for the first time since the onset of the pandemic. Credit reporting company Experian revers...

8 February 2021 | 16:39pm StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 closed up materially on Monday, rising xx to xxxx.xx but was off its highs amid competing catalysts around oil prices, US stimulus and Covid. In the US stocks ascended to new record highs with the S&P 500 ahead by 0.3% to 3,897.89 at 4.30pm UK time. Bitcoin also hit a fresh record level after emerged that tech firm Tesla had invested $1.5 billion in the cryptocurrency. FTSE heavyweights BP and Royal Dutch Shell gained 4.1% to 262.3p a...

Experian revenue up 10% in third quarter

19 January 2021 | 08:43am StockMarketWire.com - UK stocks opened higher on Tuesday, in line with European and Asian exchanges, as sentiment was buoyed by heightened anticipation of a bumper US stimulus package and Covid-19 vaccine hopes. At 0826, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 39.41 points, or 0.6%, at 6,760.06. Mining company Rio Tinto added 1.0% to £60.31 after it boosted fourth-quarter production and shipments of iron ore from Australias Pilbara region. Fashion retailer Superdry slumpe...

FTSE slips into negative territory as MGM walks away from Entain bid