As it happened: FTSE 100 slides as oil holds at $115; tech surges FTSE 100 Live Welcome back to the City AM FTSE 100 live blog. The FTSE 100 is sliding after a bruising session for heavyweight stocks, while tech continues to perform elsewhere. Brent crude is also trading above $115 per barrel as renewed diplomatic efforts in the Middle East raised hopes of preventing a wider escalation of the US-Iran [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 up on defence boost; oil falls back as Trump weighs Iran deal FTSE 100 Live Welcome back to the City AM FTSE 100 live blog. The FTSE 100 has enjoyed a major rally on the back of booming defence stocks ahead of an expected investment from the government at the forthcoming Budget. This is also coming alongside a modest relax in oil prices on new diplomatic hopes in the Middle [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 slides as oil surges to five-month high FTSE 100 Live Welcome back to the City AM FTSE 100 liveblog. It’s Friday morning and London’s blue-chip index is set for a flat open as pressures on markets persist. The price of a barrel of oil has surged to $114 per barrel, trading at its highest level in over five months. It follows escalating Houthi attacks on [...]
LSEG pushes up profit forecast as it confirms $3.5bn Octus swoop October 22, 2026 LSEG has upped its profit forecast for a second time as the operator of the London Stock Exchange confirmed plans to take on credit data specialist Octus in a $3.5bn (£2.6bn) deal. The FTSE 100 firm said the deal to acquire the New York-based business “significantly expands LSEG’s fixed income offering”. “Public and private credit [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 losses ease as oil higher after Saudi drone attack October 22, 2026 Welcome back to the City AM FTSE 100 liveblog. London’s blue-chip index is sliding this morning after a shaky week for trading. Oil pressures have climbed higher after a drone attack on Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oil field killed two people. The incident renewed tensions in the Middle East and heightened concerns over further disruptions to [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 claws back losses; oil hovers as Iran-US talks stall October 21, 2026 Welcome back to the City AM FTSE 100 liveblog. London’s blue-chip index is looking to claw back losses made this week as investors weigh up the rising price of oil. Brent crude – the international benchmark for oil prices – surged above $110 per barrel on Wednesday, resuming its advance following mixed reports on diplomatic [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 slides on market pressures; Google Cloud outage October 20, 2026 Welcome back to the City AM FTSE 100 liveblog. London’s blue-chip index are extending Monday’s losses after a bruising showing following tension in European bond markets. A bond-sell off hit Europe following tensions in France after the Prime Minister introduced a curfew to contain explosive riots. The 10-year yield on French bonds – a direct [...]
Bond sell-off rocks Europe after France imposes curfew to contain riots October 19, 2026 European bond and equity markets were hit by a fresh sell-off on Monday as the French government rolled out curfews to contain explosive riots that have spread across the country. The 10-year yield on French bonds – a direct reflection of the government’s cost to borrow – spiked around 13 basis points to 4.9 per [...]
As it happened: European stocks slump as bond yields spike after France riots October 19, 2026 Welcome back to the City AM FTSE 100 liveblog. European bond markets have been left in the red following the shifting pressures on global markets. The 10-year yield on French bonds – a direct reflection of the government’s cost to borrow – spiked some 13 basis points to 4.9 per cent. The spread between French [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 edges up as tech rebounds from sell-off; Oil set for weekly gain October 16, 2026 Welcome back to City AM‘s FTSE 100 live blog. London’s blue-chip index has dipped this morning as tech stocks rebound after a sell-off earlier in the week. Over in Asia, equities bounced back overnight, reversing some of the losses from a heavy selling session after investors ditched their tech exposure following questions around cloud company [...]