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FTSE 100 performance does not reflect our Brexit economic anxieties
With the UK's blue chip index at an 11-month high, can we seriously say that all Brexit fears have subsided?
FTSE moves: Midcap stocks hit two-week high after Andrea Leadsom pulls out of Tory leadership race
Housebuilders and mining stocks drag FTSE 100 higher, while FTSE 250 rises 2.6% following developments.
FTSE Moves: Top flight shares edge up after Bank of England eases capital buffers
Bank of England governor Mark Carney lifts markets after easing capital requirements for lenders.
FTSE Moves: Worst construction data in seven years weighs on housebuilders
Weak PMI construction data sees the FTSE 100 index lower in afternoon trading.
Bargain hunters stem UK stock market decline
London market saw calmer trading as housebuilders and REITs bounced back on growing evidence of foreign investors sizing up bargain buys.
Brexit: UK businesses will have to adapt to 'momentous change'
CBI, BCC and FSB urge government to clarify implications the vote will have for businesses.
Brexit: Banks and housebuilders lead London's FTSE 100 plunge
London stock market opened sharply lower in wake of Brexit vote, plunging over 8% within minutes.
Brexit: Markets braced for rout as UK votes to leave the European Union
FTSE futures down 10% as pound plunges to 30-year low after Brexit result
FTSE 100 up on slow trading day ahead of historic EU Vote
London indices rose but trading levels were lacklustre as opinion polls pointed to a close fight.
EU referendum: Credit Suisse to cut FTSE 100 year-end target by 6% in the event of a Brexit
Swiss lender warns it will cut its year-end targets on FTSE 100, Euro Stoxx 50 and S&P 500 if UK leaves EU.
EU Referendum: UK shares, pound rally as Brexit fears ease
UK stocks and sterling register sharp gains as concerns over a possible British exit from the EU lessened.
EU Referendum: Money managers recommend investing in UK stocks should Brexit happen
Swathes of money managers are advising clients to increase investment in UK equities should Brexit happen.
Standard Life's Indian insurance venture in mega-merger talks
HDFC Standard Life India has initiated merger talks with Max Life Insurance and Max Financial Services.
Bats Europe launches new stock index to rival FTSE 100
Bats Europe launches 18 new indices covering a number of different sectors as it aims to challenge FTSE 100.
Five simple ways to beat the FTSE 100
Shares have struggled over the past year, but these funds have outperformed the pack.
Market round-up: FTSE edges higher as strong earnings offset oil price decline
FTSE and European markets struggle for direction as decline in oil prices drags energy stocks in the red.
Market round-up: FTSE and European stocks rebound after Brussels attack
Markets mount late surge to reverse losses sparked by terrorist attack in Brussels.
Market round-up: FTSE closes flat as miners crumble and Sainsbury's MAKES gains
FTSE 100 closes flat as decline in mining stocks offsets good performance by Shire and Sainsbury's.
Market round-up: FTSE drops as Sainsbury's set to announce decision on Argos takeover
Rival bidder, the South-African Steinhoff, pulled out of the race for the company.
Berkeley results to be at high end of guidance as London house market remains strong
Housebuilder confident of meeting targets as demand remains steady despite worldwide economic concerns.
Market round-up: Bank of England decision leaves FTSE almost unchanged
Bank of England and FOMC both decided, unsurprisingly, not to touch central interest.
GlaxoSmithKline CEO Sir Andrew Witty to step down earlier than expected in 2017
GSK chief executive will step down in March next year after bowing to pressure from shareholders.
Market round-up: Osborne's Budget sends shares soaring but sugar tax weighs fizzy stocks
Footsie investor considered the economic policies set out by the Chancellor to be positive for businesses.
Smiths Group lifts interim dividend despite decline in profit and revenue
Technology group posts 9% decline in interim profit, while revenue decline 3% as John Crane's business struggle.
London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Boerse agree on merger as Brexit vote looms
LSE and the owner of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange have confirmed they will merge into one company.
Market round-up: FTSE drops ahead of George Osborne's Budget as RBS jumps
Businesses are holding their breath, anticipating possible tax increases introduced by the Chancellor.
Antofagasta cancels final dividend as profit sinks more than 80% on low copper prices
Chilean miner cancels dividend after pre-tax profit plunged 83% in 2015 as copper prices fall by a quarter.
Market round-up: FTSE 100 up ahead of central banking decisions as oil falls
Experts are largely expecting the MPC to hold off on hiking the rate, instead increasing it later in 2016.
Market round-up: Financial stocks push FTSE higher on prospect of ECB stimulus
Aviva and financial stocks rally to UK and European stocks firmly in the black as oil prices edge higher.
Market round-up: FTSE and European stocks nosedive as Mario Draghi's comments offset ECB's boost
Stocks nosedive despite expanded stimulus after ECB President admits he sees no further reason for future rate cuts.