FTSE 100 narrowly misses record high after housebuilders rally June 10, 2025 The FTSE 100 closed just short of a record high on Tuesday after fresh economic data fuelled hopes of further interest rate cuts from the Bank of England. The UK’s flagship market inched up 0.24 per cent to 8853.08p after a rally from homebuilders. This narrowly missed March’s record close of 8,871.31p. Builders Persimmon and [...]
Rolls-Royce: Shares in FTSE 100 firm jump on SMR news June 10, 2025 A division of Rolls-Royce has been selected to be the UK’s provider of small modular reactor (SMR) technology. Rolls-Royce SMR, which is co-owned by the FTSE 100 giant and Czech power company CEZ, has been successful in the Great British Nuclear (GBN) competition following a two-year process. Following the news, shares in Rolls-Royce rose on [...]
FTSE 100 defence stocks: Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems and Babcock shares surge June 2, 2025 Shares in FTSE 100 giants Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems and Babcock have surged off the back of the UK government unveiled its strategic defence review. Plans to build up to 12 new nuclear-powered attack submarines have been included in the 130-page document, which concludes UK must prepare for conflict in Europe or the Atlantic and move [...]
FTSE 100 nears record high but Trump threat lingers May 27, 2025 The FTSE 100’s latest rally has put it inches away from sealing an all-time high but another tariff twist from the White House threatens the record. The UK’s flagship index was up one per cent to around 8,800p during midday trading on Tuesday as it reversed Friday’s losses made after Trump threatened the European Union [...]
Rolls-Royce: How high could FTSE 100 giant’s shares go? May 24, 2025 Rolls-Royce, the British icon which has become a darling of the FTSE 100 post-pandemic, is showing no signs of disappointing investors as its market capitalisation passed the £70bn mark for the first time in its history. The milestone means that long-term investors are also guaranteed a huge return if they ever decided to sell, but [...]
Rolls-Royce now worth over £70bn as FTSE 100 shares climb May 23, 2025 Rolls-Royce is now worth more than £70bn after shares in the FTSE 100 giant continued their remarkable comeback. Shares in the Derby-headquartered group ended Thursday, 22 May, priced at 839p which has given it a market capitalisation of £71bn. This is the first time in Rolls-Royce’s history that it has passed the £70bn valuation mark [...]
Rolls-Royce: Shares in FTSE 100 giant rally on trade deal hopes May 8, 2025 Shares in Rolls-Royce were driving the FTSE 100’s gains on Thursday as the UK looked poised to secure a trade deal with the US. Shares in the Derby-headquartered group were trading up three per cent at 790.60p in early deals, closing in on its all-time high The firm, which triumphed as Business of the Year [...]
Rolls-Royce: FTSE 100 shares fully recover after Trump tariffs shock May 6, 2025 Shares in Rolls-Royce have completely recovered from the tailspin President Donald Trump sent global markets into when he announced a raft of tariffs at the start of April. The FTSE 100 giant suffered a huge slump in its share price following the US president’s so-called “liberation Day’ on 2 April. The announced tariffs saw shares [...]
Rolls-Royce celebrates 100 years of its flagship Phantom May 2, 2025 The Rolls-Royce Phantom celebrates an important birthday this month, 100 years after the luxury saloon was first introduced. Now into its eighth generation, the Phantom has long been the flagship of the British marque’s range. It has also earned an important place in automotive history. Although the Rolls-Royce Phantom saw breaks in production during the [...]
Rolls-Royce’s FTSE 100 shares near complete recovery after tariffs shock April 25, 2025 Shares in FTSE 100 giant Rolls-Royce have surged to their highest value since US President Donald Trump shocked global markets with his trade tariffs. The Derby-headquartered group has seen a spike in its share price of almost two per cent in early trading on Friday morning, continuing a recovery which started on 7 April. The [...]