FTSE 100 futures are edging lower, down about 0.2%. The pound is slipping too, off by around 0.2% and trading closer to $1.36. Stay with us for everything that matters to UK markets.

JPMorgan strategists said that UK stocks continue to trade at a record discount and still have the highest dividend yield ...

Among the FTSE-350 targets of bid approaches in 2025 will be Smith & Nephew, Tate & Lyle and Deliveroo. Expect the FTSE-100 to end the year at around 7900 points. Telegraph sale ...

The FTSE 100 has risen 8.7 per cent this year so far, despite falling sharply along with its global peers after Trump’s tariffs, and is close to its record intraday high, hit in early March.

Predictions may generally be a mug’s game, but looking back at my forecasts for the business world in 2024, I seem to have fared better than usual. ... FTSE 100 to struggle .