FTSE100 pips higher as Remain-Brexit support is on a knife edge
The FTSE 100 index closed firmer on Tuesday, after a choppy session, as the latest opinion polls showed Remain-Brexit support on a knife-edge ahead of Thursday’s referendum
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The FTSE 100 index closed firmer on Tuesday, after a choppy session, as the latest opinion polls showed Remain-Brexit support on a knife-edge ahead of Thursday’s referendum
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The polls are tight and much can still happen before Thursday’s EU vote, in the meantime equities are expected to show some volatility.
London’s FTSE100 index closed higher on Wednesday, just shy of the 6,000 mark, as markets priced in a no-change to US interest rates later in the day
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The Footsie gained 56 points to 5979 while small-cap indices were also in positive territory
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The Footsie gained 51 points to 5974 while small-cap indices were also in positive territory
All but five FTSE 100 constituents are up. House builders are left behind as pre-referendum uncertainty is hitting the market for new houses
FTSE100 shares closed sharply lower on Tuesday amid falling oil prices and EU referendum jitters, whose downbeat theme was only shattered by takeover news at Premier Farnell PLC and positive feedback from brokers on Ted Baker
Miners and commodity stocks fell as the price of a barrel of Brent crude fell 1.4%
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Miners and commodity stocks fell as the price of a barrel of Brent crude fell 1.4% to US$49.65
The story of the Footsie in recent days has sounded like a Status Quo song: down, down, deeper and down
Brent crude is up over US$51 a barrel at the time of writing, 1.59% higher
The FTSE 100 Index rose 6.7 points to 6291 in early afternoon trading
Shares in Sports Direct rose 5.39% to 383.20p on the day
it was a bad day for sterling, but a good day for equities, especially mining shares
The FTSE 100 Index rose 62 points to 6271 in lunchtime trading in London
The FTSE 100 Index rose 47 points to 6257 in early trading in London
We all might as well have started the long weekend a day early for all the activity in the UK market today
Mining stocks were wanted, offsetting falls on the likes of properties and house builders
The Footsie advanced 12.23 points to 6275 in early London trading