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 ...

Barratt Redrow shares have jumped 6% after it bolstered the City’s expectations for profits in the 2024/25 financial year.

The banking giant has doubled in value in the past year but fell 5% or 16p to 291.75p, despite 2024 figures showing a 24% ...

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 ...

British stocks ended mixed on Friday, dragged down by the pharma sector and a stronger sterling hurting the export-oriented ...

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