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UK stocks open 0.4% higher, led by miners

FTSE 100 surges as bond concerns ease

8 March 2021 | 08:41am StockMarketWire.com - UK stocks opened higher on Monday after the US Senate passed a $1.9 trillion stimulus package and oil prices rose due to attacks on facilities in Saudi Arabia. At 0828, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 29.98 points, or 0.5%, at 6,660.50. BP gained 1.8% to 324.44p and Shell gained 1.8% to £15.76 after Brent crude rose above $70 a barrel. Educational publisher and services group Pearson shed 2.7% to 739.8p, even as it posted a rise in annual profit...

8 March 2021 | 12:10pm StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 was up 0.2% to 6,644.30 by midday, amid volatility in the oil price after attacks on Saudi Arabian facilities over the weekend and continuing nervousness about inflation. Educational publisher and services group Pearson gained 5.5% to 801.6p as it posted a rise in annual profit owing to the sale of a stake in publisher Penguin Random House and lower restructuring charges. Pearsons underlying earnings, however, fell after the pandemic le...

3 March 2021 | 08:42am StockMarketWire.com - UK stocks opened more than 1% higher on Wednesday as progress on Covid vaccines and US stimulus continued to fuel hopes the global economy was on the mend. At 0825, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 70.78 points, or 1.1%, at 6,684.62. Insurance company Hiscox tumbled 13% to 856.79p after it swung to a $268.5 million annual pre-tax loss, driven by event cancellation and business interruption claims owing to the pandemic. Hiscox said it decided...

FTSE 100 holds on to its gains after budget of few surprises

FTSE 100 subdued as US stocks see modest pullback from record highs

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