The FTSE 100 ( ^FTSE) and European stocks were higher on Thursday despite UK consumer confidence remaining weak after Rachel ...

UK's domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 hit an over two-week high on Thursday, while the main FTSE stock index inched up ...

Direct Line up 41%, City upgrade boosts FTSE 100 grocers 10:22 , Graeme Evans. A £3.3 billion takeover move by Aviva today sent Direct Line shares 41% higher in a ...

The FTSE 250 insurer said the cash-and-stock offer from its larger rival was "highly opportunistic and substantially ...

Direct Line topped gains on the FTSE 250 mid-cap index, while Aviva's shares fell around 3 per cent to be the top percentage ...

FTSE 100 futures are up 0.2%, suggesting the streak of small moves for the index so far this week will continue. The pound is ...

Motorpoint, which has 20 stores nationwide in the UK, reported a pretax profit of £2m for the six months to September 30, up ...

The UK's FTSE 100 index experienced a modest rise driven by interest rate-sensitive housing and real estate stocks amid ...

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Low-cost airline easyJet and the retailer Pets at Home have revealed contrasting fortunes in their latest results.

Strength at easyJet Holidays helped pre-tax profits rise 34% during the 12 months to September, to £610 million.