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4 March 2021 | 09:09am StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 opened down slightly, falling 43.61 points to 6,631.86 as a raft of companies report lacklustre figures for 2020. Insurance company Aviva reported a fall in annual profit owing to the impact of Covid-19 and a fall in gross written premiums. For the year ended 31 December 2020, pre-tax profit fell to £2.57 billion from £3.82 million year-on-year as gross premiums fell to £29.02 billion from £29.71 billion. In spite of the news, its share price rose nearly 4% to 397.9p. Admiral, meanwhile, reported that annual profit rose by a fifth...

Aviva annual profit falls on Covid-19 impact, lower premiums; exits Italy

FTSE stages recovery to trade 0.4% lower, as OPEC opts not increase supply

FTSE 100 regains parity but lags European peers as pound remains strong

23 February 2021 | 08:45am StockMarketWire.com - UK stocks opened higher on Tuesday, even as the unemployment rate rose, as some large local companies released mixed earnings results. At 0827, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 21.22 points, or 0.3%, at 6,633.46. The rise marked a continuing of upward momentum from Monday afternoon after Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled a blueprint for lifting Britain's Covid-19 lockdowns The UK unemployment rate rose to 5.1% in the three months through December, as expected, up from 5.0% previously. Banking giant HSBC fell 1.9% to 423.6p as it reported...