World shares have advanced after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate. U.S. futures ...

Japan’s Nikkei 225 is down 1.4% but the Lunar New Year holiday means China stock markets are now closed until 4 February. The FTSE 100 index is forecast to open slightly higher, having closed ...

Gold and Bitcoin were in demand today as the FTSE 100 index also extended its strong ... 2.6p to 291.95p as it was named one of Deutsche Bank’s industry top picks with a new price target of ...

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Finance, mining and building stocks were among the top risers on the FTSE 100, which ended the day up 1.4 per cent or 113.32 points at 8,505.22. The index also ... from the Bank of England ...

The FTSE 100 index has made a stronger than expected start ... an upbeat phone call between Trump and President Xi Jinping. “Japan's Nikkei gained on expectations of a rate hike, and the yen ...

Gold and Bitcoin were in demand today as the FTSE 100 ... Bank’s industry top picks with a new price target of 350p. Other risers included Rolls-Royce, which added 4.2p to 592.2p, and British Airways ...

Having trounced last May’s intraday peak of 8,474, the FTSE 100 ... the index had added 262 points, or 3.2% over the week, with the domestically-focused FTSE 250 up 4.5% at 20,611 in the meantime.