The FTSE 100 rose by 60 basis points as investors reacted to the new reopening plans announced by Boris Johnson.
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In this section, you will find important FTSE 100 news, actionable trading ideas, and a live FTSE 100 CFD chart to help you understand the markets better.
What is the FTSE 100 index?
The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index (FTSE 100), is a stock index of the 100 companies with the highest market capitalisation listed on LSE. The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 companies represent about 81% of the entire London Stock Exchange market capitalisation.
Component companies must meet a number of criteria set out by the FTSE Group, including having a full listing on the LSE with a Euro or Sterling denominated price on the electronic platform, and meeting certain criteria on free float, nationality, and liquidity.
The FTSE 100 index began with a base level of 1000, on January 3, 1984. The index hit the highest closing value of 7,877.45 on 22 May 2018. Institutional investors use the FTSE 100 as a benchmark of global growth and economic and international events.
FTSE 100 trades higher by midday on coronavirus lockdown ease hopes and better data from China. Chinese exports rise by 3.5% in April compared with the same month last year beating the expectations of -14.1%.
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The FTSE 100 index is down by more than 0.20% as the market continued to react to the negative headlines from the UK. The decline adds to the 8% decline that happened on Wednesday last week. Let us look at the 3 reasons why the FTSE 100 is under pressure.
The FTSE 100 index declined by 0.60% as the market reacted to weak earnings from Lloyds Banking Group. The index...
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Today, risk-appetite is strong as investors pile into the FTSE 100, CAC 40, and Nikkei 225 before the re-opening of...
The FTSE 100 traded in tight range as the market reacted to the latest earning releases. HSBC sent shockwaves after...
FTSE 100 started the week higher mirroring Asian markets gains after the bank of Japan (BOJ) increased the monetary policy,...