On the corporate front, Holiday Inn Express owner IHG has acquired European city centre chain Ruby Hotels. BT Group shares ...

Britain's benchmark index closed higher on Monday, supported by aerospace and defence stocks, while some banks slid after the ...

The FTSE 100 remained flat, buoyed by banking stocks despite midcap shares declining. HSBC boosted bank shares with a ...

Defence-focused stocks have opened sharply higher, with BAE Systems up 5% or 67p to 1295p at the top of the FTSE 100 index.

British Airways, Natwest and Rolls-Royce boosted the FTSE 100 to new heights, while other UK giants saw their share prices ...

Consumer healthcare firm Reckitt Benckiser declined 1.3% or 68p to 5144p as the worst performing stock in the FTSE 100. The ...

Thames Water today said it intends to challenge Ofwat’s determination on how much it can charge customers between 2025 to ...

London's exporter-heavy FTSE 100 index closed at a record high on Wednesday, lifted by gains in AstraZeneca and insurer ...

Explore the factors behind the FTSE 100's record high, including corporate earnings, interest rate expectations, and sector ...

The blue-chip FTSE 100 added 0.2% at 1037 GMT, after it fell 0.4% on Friday. The midcap FTSE 250 rose 0.2%. Defence company ...

The blue-chip FTSE 100 closed 0.4% higher, while the more domestically focused midcap FTSE 250 edged up 0.1%. Defence company ...

Ukraine-focused Ferrexpo PLC jumped 12.9% to top of the FTSE 350 winners alongside the likes of defence firm Chemring Group ...