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FTSE 250 movers: Leisure and transport names pace gains
Leisure related stocks powered Thursday's 3. 44% advance on the FTSE 250 to 16,407. 92.
FTSE 100 movers: Insurers, precious metals miners pace gains
Insurers' shares paced the market advance at the end of the holiday-shortened week, benefiting from the general 'risk-on' environment and positive analyst chatter.
Europe close: Stocks rise despite doubts around date of lockdown roll-back
Stocks on the Continent finished higher at the end of the week and near their best levels of the session, as investors mulled progress in containing the Covid-19 pandemic and in some cases reassessed the likelihood of a gradual roll-back in social-distancing measures over coming weeks.
Easyjet to defer 24 Airbus jet deliveries over next three years
Easyjet has clinched a deal with jet manufacturer Airbus to defer the delivery of 24 new aircraft over the next roughly three years to boost its short-term liquidity and to ready the business for when the European airspace starts to reopen.
Crest Nicholson moves to full shutdown
Maintaining operations in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic has now become impractical, one of the UK's largest homebuilders said.
Saudi and Russian Federation agree on oil output cuts, Journal says
Moscow and Riyadh have reached an agreement in principle to cut their crude oil output.
Federal Reserve to purchase higher-rated junk bonds through new facility
America's central bank stepped up to the plate yet again with plans to provide as much as $2. 3trn in financing for the private sector, especially for small and medium-sized companies, alongside local and state governments.
US consumer confidence sees largest one-month drop ever in April
US consumer confidence registered its largest monthly drop ever in April, although a key gauge of Americans' expectations for the future help up relatively well all things considered.
SocGen's Albert Edwards says real 'bear market' has yet to start
Economic authorities are likely very right in their move towards massive relief measures to limit the hit to economic activity from the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the market's best known bears predicted.
Europe midday: Stocks higher as markets gauge progress in containing Covid-19
Stocks on the Continent are trading higher at the end of the week but off their best levels, as investors mull progress in containing the Covid-19 pandemic and in some cases reassess the likelihood of a gradual roll-back in social-distancing measures over coming weeks.