The group, whose shares have more than doubled ... A poor finish to last night’s Wall Street session means the FTSE 100 index is set to open 0.5% or about 47 points lower. Tariffs and inflation ...

The UK's benchmark FTSE 100 share index posted its highest close on record on Friday, buoyed by positive corporate earnings including from British Airways parent IAG, while a slump in Morgan Advanced Materials after a bleak outlook weighed on the mid-cap index.

Wall Street reversed course before the bell and markets in Europe and Asia were mostly lower after a new round of tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump took effect.

Wall Street’s flagship stock market has lost all ... with France and Paris falling more than 2pc. Even the FTSE 100, considered to be more sheltered than other European indexes to the Trump ...

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on February 19, 2025 in New York City. This is CNBC's live blog covering European markets. European stock markets are likely to open flat on Friday after a sell-off on Wall Street as earnings remain in focus for investors.

London’s FTSE 100 rose on Friday as hopes increased of a potential trade deal between the UK and the US, following a week of crunch talks in Washington. London’s top stock market index was up 53.53 points, or 0.61%, to end the day at 8,809.74.

U.S. stock indexes are rising after a four-day losing streak knocked Wall Street off its all-time high and threw some of its brightest stars into reverse.

International Consolidated Airlines Group (LON: ICAG) SA has announced a €1 billion (£830 million) buyback after the British Airways owner grew profit last year. Post-tax profit climbed 2.9% to €2.7 billion in the year to December 31, the airline reported Friday, as revenue took off 9.0% to reach €32.1 billion.

Wall Street was mixed with low volumes of trading Friday with major U.S. markets struggling to end in positive territory for the week. Futures for the S&P 500 were virtually unchanged before the bell,