News | Latest Breaking News Stories & Headlines

The FTSE rose today as fears of the Middle East crisis escalating eased and investors looked ahead to top US earnings later in the week.

London's FTSE 100 index hits new record high

London's FTSE 100 index cruised to record highs today helped by a weaker pound and positive corporate updates, while Primark owner AB Food led gains on an upbeat profit outlook.

Business • 23 Apr 24

London's FTSE 100 index was launched on January 3, 1984

London's FTSE 100 celebrates its 40th anniversary

The FTSE 100 is celebrating its 40th anniversary, as firms from Barclays to Sainsbury's remain a fixture of the UK's top stock market index.

Business • 03 Jan 24

Before its 2019 ejection, Marks & Spencer had been a member of the blue-chip index since its launch in 1984

Marks & Spencer to rejoin London's FTSE 100 index

Marks & Spencer will rejoin Britain's FTSE 100 stock index today after a four-year hiatus, capping a return to fashion for the food and clothing retailer after years of failed turnaround efforts.

Business • 31 Aug 23

Dechra and Hikma, along with Marks & Spencer and Diploma are set to join the FTSE 100 index in September

M&S, Dechra, Hikma and Diploma set to join FTSE 100

Drugmakers Dechra and Hikma, along with retailer Marks & Spencer and technical products provider Diploma are set to join the UK's blue-chip FTSE 100 index in September.

Business • 23 Aug 23

Up until yesterday, M&S had been a member of the FTSE 100 since the index was launched in 1984

'Lost' Marks & Spencer kicked off FTSE 100

It is the end of an era for Marks & Spencer after the company was relegated from London's FTSE 100 index last night.

Business • 05 Sep 19

Marks and Spencer was one of the founder members of the 1984 FTSE 100 cohort

M&S booted from FTSE 100 after 35 years

Marks & Spencer chairman Archie Norman has said he is unperturbed by the British retailer's share price slide, with his focus on the long term.

Business • 05 Sep 19

Ocado's shares rocketed 44% on the day the firm struck a major deal with US supermarket Kroger

Ocado and GVC nab spots on FTSE 100

Online grocer and technology company Ocado has entered the UK's index of biggest companies in a quarterly reshuffle of the FTSE 100 which clearly showed the zeitgeist in a disrupted retail industry.

Business • 31 May 18

FTSE 100