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Gilt Yields Rise as BOE Rate Expectations Increase 1036 GMT - U.K. gilt yields rise as investors anticipate further interest rate increases from the Bank of England after a string of stronger...

Market Pricing of BOEs Interest-Rate Rises Seen Excessive 1158 GMT - RBC BlueBay Asset Management expects the Bank of England to deliver fewer interest-rate rises than are priced through the...

The FTSE 100 closed Friday up 0.8% to 7531 points, in line with global peers on the back of a robust U.S. trading session, lifted by the energy-major Shell and the banking sector after a...

FTSE 100 Seen Opening Higher as UK Economy Avoids 1Q Contraction 0643 GMT - The FTSE 100 is seen opening higher as data confirm the U.K. avoided a contraction in the first quarter. IG futures...

UK June House Price Slip Shows Buyer Pressures 0740 GMT - U.K. house prices declined on year in June though remained broadly stable on month, property portal OnTheMarket.com says, citing...

FTSE 100 Rises as UK Economy Avoids Contraction in 1Q 0821 GMT - The FTSE 100 gains 0.4% to 7499 points after the latest U.K. GDP data released on Friday showed the economy escaped a recession...

SONIA Illiquidity Could Explain Disconnect in BOE Peak Rate Pricing 1207 GMT - The illiqiud nature of U.K.s Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA) contracts could be behind the disconnect between market pricing of the Bank of Englands peak rate...

The FTSE 100 Index closed Wednesday up 0.5% to 7500 points, amid a positive session for European markets despite a fall in mining and oil-exposed stocks on the back of lower commodity prices, CMC Markets UK chief market analyst Michael Hewson said in a...

UK Banks Rates Hike Benefit Likely to Be Limited 1005 GMT - The marginal benefit of further interest-rate rises to U.K. banks is likely to be limited and could become a headwind, Shore Capital says in a note after the Chancellor told lenders they a...

The FTSE 100 Index closed Tuesday up 0.1% to 7461 points pushed by banks and miners as hopes of state support for the Chinese economy backed commodity prices, AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould says in a note.