Other blue chips under pressure included Marks & Spencer, Barclays and Rolls-Royce, with their shares down by around 0.5%.

FTSE 100 futures are down about 0.3%, after the index rallied to another record high yesterday. The pound is a touch lower for the session, though holding above $1.24. We have Halifax house-price data ...

The FTSE 100 index has powered to a new record, despite more gloomy economic data. The third successive advance of 1% came as hopes rose for more interest rate cuts. Retail sales volumes fell by 0.3%, ...

House prices rose just a day after the Bank of England cut interest rates for the first time this year in a boost for the ...

UK stocks were lower on Friday, with the FTSE 100 easing from a record high, as the pound recovered ground and investors ...

Futures had the FTSE 100 ticking up a further 28 points to reach 8,664 ahead of the Bank of England’s latest rate call, ...

Explore the factors behind the FTSE 100's record high, including corporate earnings, interest rate expectations, and sector ...

The GBP/USD faced mild pressure today, trading near 1.21820 as mixed UK economic data dampened sentiment. While GDP grew by 0.1% in November, industrial production fell by 0.4%, reflecting ongoing ...

Fears over low levels of consumer confidence and higher wage costs have blighted other retail stocks so far ... level of more than 20,000. The UK’s FTSE 100 index is forecast to fall 30 points ...

European stock markets rose strongly on Thursday on the back of some well-received blue chip earnings, with record highs registered in London and Frankfurt.

Retail sales volumes fell by 0.3%, providing more evidence of the UK’s faltering year-end performance. A third successive rise of 1% today powered London’s FTSE 100 index to a new record ...