Week Ahead
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week up 129. 64 points, or 1. 52%, closing at 8,684. 44 on Friday.
Week ahead: Diageo, Cranswick and M&S in the firing line
As we enter into the second half of May, the first-quarter earnings and AGM seasons are coming to an end, meaning a flurry of activity in the coming week for UK corporates.
Week ahead: US CPI, UK employment, BoE speakers in focus
-The market spotlight over the coming week will be on a raft of economic indicators due out on either side of the Pond in the wake of the latest rate decisions taken by the Federal Reserve and Bank of England.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the bank holiday-truncated week up 58 points, or 0. 68%, closing at 8,554. 80 on Friday.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week up 181. 1 points, or 2. 15%, closing at 8,596. 35 on Friday.
Week ahead: Bank of England, Federal Reserve in the spotlight
All eyes over the coming week will be on the Bank of England as rate-setters meet to decide on monetary policy.
Week ahead: US non-farm payrolls, inflation data in focus
Investors' focus over the coming week will be on the US jobs market.
Week ahead: Geopolitics, US corporate earnings in focus
Investors' attention over the coming week will be on developments on the geopolitical front, including a meeting between Iranian and US negotiators at the weekend.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the Good Friday-truncated week up 362. 41 points, or 4. 58%, closing at 8,275. 66 on Thursday.
Week ahead: UK CPI and employment data, ECB in focus
Investors' focus over the coming holiday-shortened trading week will, inevitably, continue to be on the headlines around the ongoing trade and geopolitical tensions globally.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week down 90. 8 points, or 1. 13%, closing at 7,964. 18 on Friday.
Week ahead: Financial stability, US CPI in the spotlight
Investors' focus over the coming week will be on whether the recent start of a market meltdown abates, or not, and financial stability concerns that might arise as a result.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week down 603. 87 points, or 6. 97%, closing at 8,054. 98 on Friday.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week up 12. 06 points, or 0. 14%, closing at 8,658. 85 on Friday.
Week ahead: Trump, US trade tariffs, Non-farm payrolls in focus
Investors may get caught on the hop if they focus on the 2 April announcement of trade tariffs by the US administration, Bank of America says.
Week ahead: Ukraine talks, UK CPI in the spotlight
Geopolitics will continue to be front and centre on investors' minds over the coming week, as negotiators from the US, Ukraine and Russia meet in Saudi Arabia.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week up 14. 46 points, or 0. 17%, closing at 8,646. 79 on Friday.
Week ahead: Ukraine-Russia ceasefire, Fed, BoE in focus
All eyes over the coming week will on the attempts to broker a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.
Week ahead: China, US CPI, geopolitics in focus
Investors' focus over the coming week will be on the latest inflation readings due out in China and the US - geopolitics permitting.
Week ahead: Geopolitics, US non-farm payrolls in focus
Investors' focus over the coming week will be squarely on geopolitics, above all regarding diplomatic efforts aimed at clinching a ceasefire and eventual peace agreement in Ukraine.