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FTSE 100 struggles to gain ground despite upbeat services data; B&M hikes dividend

UK stocks open 0.4% higher, led by miners

FTSE treads water while Babcock flies on restructuring

13 April 2021 | 17:09pm StockMarketWire.com - UK stocks ended the day barely changed on Tuesday after data showed the local economy grew modestly in February and investors globally remained wary of rising bond yields, tempering vaccine optimism. At the close the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up just 2 points at 6,890 despite a wave of positive earnings reports and strong gains in consumer stocks. UK gross domestic product rose 0.4% in the month of February, according to the Office for National Statistics, slightly below expectations of a 0.5% rise. Food delivery company Just Eat Takeaway was t...

12 March 2021 | 09:13am StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 opened down by 26 points on Friday morning, as data showed the economy shrank in January, weighed down by a slump in trading activity with the EU. The UK economy shrank by 2.9% in January, somewhat lower than the 4.9% drop many were anticipating, whilst UK imports and exports both fell by 19.3% in January Yesterday, the FTSE 100 finished up around 11 points, despite hits to pharma-giant AstraZeneca, recovering in the afternoon what was lost in the morning after a sharp uptick at opening, closing in positive territory. Homembuilder B...