FTSE 100 extends record win streak as gold miners rally May 6, 2025 The FTSE 100’s record run, fuelled by a recovery in investor sentiment following a pullback in US tariff threats, extended to 16 days on Tuesday. The blue-chip index had another nail-biting session fluctuating between small gains and losses before scraping a 0.01 per cent win. Gold miners led the risers as Endeavour and Fresnillo topped [...]
FTSE 100 records best performance since 2021 December 31, 2024 The FTSE 100 returned just 5.8 per cent in 2024, despite a last-minute selloff in the final weeks of December. Despite hopes of a ‘Santa rally’ in December, the FTSE fell 1.7 per cent in the month. However, this will be its best year since 2021. That year, the blue-chip index returned 14.3 per cent, [...]
Software firm Tribal reports lower profit following legal settlement August 20, 2024 Educational software provider Tribal Group reported lower post-tax profit and earnings per share in its interim results, sending shares down 5.3 per cent at market open on Tuesday. The Bristol-based company that provides software and services to the international education market, said profit after tax fell 69 per cent to £1.4m in the six months [...]