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Wednesday Update

DB Live: Tennent’s hit; inflation jumps; retail ‘fragile’

REFRESH THE PAGE FOR UPDATES 9.30am: GDP rises Scotland’s GDP increased by 2.6% in August, according to statistics announced today by the chief statistician. This is the fourth consecutive monthRead More

Tuesday Update

DB Live: FanDuel pair raise funds; new Coop Bank CEO

Nigel Eccles and Rob Jones
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 10pm: Markets US equities rallied on investor optimism that a deal would be reached in Washington to provide new relief measures for the economy. The DowRead More

Monday PM

DB Live: CGI Borders deal; Barclays backs Calnex; ASI funds

Tara-McGeehan-and-Lindsay-McGranaghan-of-CGI
REFRESH THE PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: FTSE closes lower The FTSE 100 struggled to get out of negative territory all day and closed 34.93 points (0.59%) lower at 5,884.65. 3pm:Read More

Friday Update

DB Live: Superdry CFO quits; SpaceandPeople ‘confident’

Superdry
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: London closes higher The FTSE 100 index closed 87.06 (1.49%) higher at 5,919.58. 3pm: Brexit talks ‘over’ Britain looks almost certain to crash out ofRead More

Thursday Update

DB Live: Marston’s axes 2,150 jobs; Ryanair cuts schedule

Gen!us
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: FTSE 100 slumps London’s FTSE 100 index fell to a near-two week low as concerns grew over new coronavirus restrictions. Brexit uncertainty also prompted investorsRead More

Wednesday Update

DB Live: Sterling rises on EU talks; ASOS up, but cautious

ASOS
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: FTSE lower Traders were encouraged by hints of some progress in the Brexit talks. Sterling climbed nearly 1%, forcing the FTSE 100 lower to closeRead More

Tuesday Update

DB Live: Ireland cuts VAT; EE 5G boost; China grows; jobs data

Dublin
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: London lower Sentiment remained negative among traders throughout the session with the FTSE 100 closing at 5,969.71, down 31.67 (0.53%). SSE added 1.66% after agreeing to sellRead More

Monday Update

DB Live: PM’s Covid tiers; hoteliers fight ban; BA CEO

Hilton
4.30pm: London closes lower The FTSE 100 spent the day in and out of positive territory before closing 15.27 points (0.25%) lower at 6,001.38 as investors turned negative on theRead More

Friday Update

DB Live: Loganair axes flights; GDP edges ahead

Loganair
4.30pm: Investors cheer Sunak package Investors viewed the Chancellor’s latest package of support measures favourably and at least allowing struggling companies to buy more time. The FTSE 100 index, however,Read More

Thursday Update

DB Live: easyJet set for loss; markets up on stimulus hopes

Easyjet
4.30pm: Oil and equities higher Oil was up slightly, backing off a session high of more than $43 a barrel reached on support from output shutdowns ahead of a stormRead More