UK stocks dropped on opening, as expected. The FTSE 100 is down by 0.3% and the more domestically-skewed FTSE 250 by 0.2%.

Standard Chartered is also one of the FTSE 100’s worst performers today, dropping as much as 1.7% after liquidators launched ...

While the US markets are nose-bleedingly high, the U.K. stock market is teeth-achingly low. You might put that down to the ...

This FTSE 100 financial services giant looks deeply under its ‘fair value’ to me and has a 6%+ dividend yield for the next ...

Mark Hartley considers the income potential of a FTSE 250 dividend stock that looks to be trading well below its intrinsic ...

The FTSE 100 index has risen 0.3%, while the pound and the 10-year bond yield have steadied in the wake of yesterday’s ...

Aviva and Phoenix Group are making gains – but are they still considered top dividend shares? Our writer decided to look ...

The focus is now shifting to key US jobs data due for release later today, which could influence the Federal Reserve's ...

In the bond market, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield was up 5 basis points at 4.3%. Germany's 10-year yield was unchanged at 2.62%. The UK's 10-year yield was up 16 basis point at 4.62%.

Phoenix Group boasts one of the highest yields on the FTSE 100, currently paying 8.2%. The insurer has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and has become a mainstay for income-focused ...

The biggest risers on the FTSE 100 were JD Sports, up 4.7p at 76.5p, IAG, up 19.7p at 328.4p, easyJet, up 32.2p at 538.8p, ...

The biggest risers on the FTSE 100 were Babcock International, up 111.0 pence at 1,144.0p, JD Sports, up 1.74p at 78.4p, Fresnillo, up 29.0p at 1,439.0p, Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust, up 17.5p ...