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(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 traded close to new all-time highs around midday on Friday, led by an 11% jump in Smiths Group, ahead of key US inflation data. The blue-chip index is on track to post a ...

Blue-chip investors had more reasons to cheer today after the FTSE 100 index set a fresh record thanks to strong sessions for ...

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.3% in morning trading. Axfood added 6.5% and St. James's Place rose 6.1%. On the other hand, Deutsche Bank slipped 6.1%, and Swatch Group Bearer dropped 5.8%.

The Cboe Options Exchange (CBOE) saw more than 1.8 million call contracts and 967,197 put contracts exchanged on Tuesday. The ...

Russ Mould at AJ Bell noted the FTSE 100 "continued to be an island of calm", with investors lapping up its "plethora" of defensive stocks. "Utilities and healthcare were in demand, implying that ...

Nvidia and other U.S. tech stocks are steadying a day after tumbling on doubts about whether the artificial-intelligence ...

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.2% in morning trading. Sartorius Pfd. climbed 12.5% and Sartorius Stedim Biotech rose 11.9%. On the other hand, Genmab slipped 7.6%, and RS Group sunk 7.3%.

World shares are mostly lower after U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time high, with many regional markets closed for ...