Here is what you need to know at the London market open: FTSE 100: called up 7.8 points, 0.1%, at 8,826.23 Hang Seng: down 1.2% at 23,698.78 Nikkei 225: up 0.8% at 38,838.57 S&P/ASX 200: down 0.2% at ...

(Alliance News) - UK consumer price inflation data was in line with consensus for May, except for the core index, the Office for National Statistics reported on Wednesday. Consumer prices rose 0.2% on ...

IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 to open up 8.9 points, 0.1%, on Wednesday. The index of London large-caps closed down 0.5% at 8,834.03 on Tuesday. Sterling was quoted at USD1.3445 early ...

(Alliance News) - The UK government's flagship reforms to the welfare system are expected to have their first outing in Parliament on Wednesday. The Welfare Reform Bill will be introduced in the House ...

(Alliance News) - A new UK government-backed "housing bank" is being established to boost the construction of homes. The National Housing Bank, a subsidiary of Homes England, will be publicly owned ...

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Tuesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: ...

(Alliance News) - Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Andy Jassy on Monday said the company's workforce will decline in the coming years as it adopts more generative artificial intelligence tools and ...

Tao said it had established a Singaporean subsidiary called Tao Alpha PTE Ltd, which has adopted a defined bitcoin-led treasury policy. The plan is to hold up to two-thirds of Tao's cash in bitcoin ...

(Alliance News) - RWS Holdings PLC shares climbed on Tuesday despite reporting lower revenue in the first half of the 2025 financial year, as the firm set out a new strategy to "fundamentally change ...

(Alliance News) - Strategic Minerals PLC on Tuesday reported a swing to profit during 2024, as revenue tripled and earnings compared to a one-off impairment charge in 2023.

(Alliance News) - Britain's auto sector on Tuesday welcomed news that the US and UK have agreed to implement key parts of their tariff-cutting trade deal, as levies on steel remain. US President ...

The FTSE 100 index closed down 41.19 points, 0.5%, at 8,834.03. The FTSE 250 ended 46.97 points lower, 0.2%, at 21,237.05, and the AIM All-Share fell 3.49 points, 0.5%, at 760.65.