Week Ahead
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended its short trading week just 12. 44 points higher, closing at 7,384. 54 on the last day of 2021.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week 102. 18 points higher, closing a truncated Christmas Eve session at 7,372. 10 on Friday.
Week ahead: Omicron, UK and US GDP in the spotlight
All eyes over the coming holiday-shortened week will continue to be on the news-flow around the Omicron virus and on prospects for NATO-Russia talks.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week 21. 86 points higher, closing at 7,269. 92 on Friday.
ITM Power narrows losses, maintains full-year guidance
Energy storage and clean fuel company ITM Power reported first-half revenue of £4. 1m in a trading update on Thursday, up from £0. 2m year-on-year, as its gross loss narrowed to £2. 4m from £2. 8m.
Week ahead: Fed, BoE, ECB and China data in the spotlight
Investors will be monitoring interest rate decisions from the US Federal Reserve, Bank of England and European Central Bank over the coming week, alongside a slew of economic data.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week 169. 46 points higher, closing at 7,291. 78 on Friday.
Week ahead: Omicron updates, US inflation in the spotlight
All eyes over the coming week will be on updates from the World Health Organisation and South African officials regarding the latest findings on the Omicron variant of Covid-19, with the former expected on Monday.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week 78. 29 points higher, closing at 7,122. 32 on Friday.
Week ahead: US non-farm payrolls, global services PMIs in focus
The market spotlight at the end of the week was expected to be squarely on the US labour market and the latest monthly jobs report.