FTSE 100 started on positive foot but turned lower in early trading. Better exports data from China showing that Chinese...
FTSE 100
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.
The FTSE 100 index rose by almost three percent after the central bank announced plans to directly finance extra government...
FTSE 100 index meteoric rise hit a roadblock in the futures market as the market waits for important earnings from...
The FTSE 100 index continued the rally that was started yesterday when the index rose by more than 2.30%. The...
Risk appetite brought about by decreasing coronavirus cases put investors in a risk-on mood and helped FTSE 100 close higher. Today's headlines involve Legal & General issuing dividends to its shareholders. Will Tesco follow suit?
FTSE 100 futures rose by more than 3% as the number of Coronavirus cases started to flatten in most countries. The number of new infections has been dropping in Spain, Italy, and more European countries.
FTSE 100 finished today’s trading lower as economic data among the world’s largest economies confirm fears of a global recession....
The FTSE 100 index was little changed in the futures and CFD market. There are three main things at the back of investors’ minds.
Tour operator, Carnival, saw its share price drop even lower as the company raised cash to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. Listed on both the NYSE and FTSE, Carnival share price is in the red by 7.73% and 20.62%, respectively.
FTSE 100 was little changed in the futures market after the disastrous performance yesterday. The index lost more than 3.8%...