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09 Oct
London pre-open: Stocks seen flat as oil prices surge on Middle East tensions
London stocks were set for a steady open on Monday as oil prices surged amid tensions in the Middle East.
09 Oct
Metro Bank announces capital package, GSK enters China vaccine partnership
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 13 points higher on Monday, having closed up 0. 58% on Friday at 7,494. 58.
09 Oct
Monday newspaper round-up: Manufacturers, EY, Waitrose
Britain’s manufacturers are urging the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, to announce a “major MOT” of the UK’s “uncompetitive” business tax and regulatory system in his autumn statement next month. Many aspects of the system are “not fit for purpose”, the business group Make UK said in a report published in the middle of the political party conference season, and called for major reform as part of an industrial strategy. – Guardian.