Wall Street stocks slid Tuesday to close the year on a gloomy note but Europe's main stock markets advanced, as all eyes turn ...

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Stocks rallied on the final trading day of the year to help the FTSE 100 gain by 5.9%, or 440 points, over the course of 2024.

The FTSE 100 returned 5.8 per cent in 2024, but under the surface, a clear gap has emerged between the blue-chip index's ...

FTSE 100 ends 2024 on a high, marking its best year since 2021, driven by gains in major sectors like energy. Precious metals ...

The FTSE 100 index ended up 52.01 points, 0.6%, at 8,173.02. It is up 5.7% for the year. It is the best year for the blue-chip index since 2021, when it jumped 14% on a post-Covid recovery. In 2022, ...

The FTSE 100 had a strong year in 2024, aided by a Labour landslide victory and interest rate cuts. Analysts project optimism for 2025, with predictions of the index reaching up to 9,900 points.

Equity markets in the UK and France rose in thin trading, leading the European benchmark to wrap up 2024 with modest gains.

--Up 28.13% since the pre-Brexit vote level of 6338.10 hit Thursday, June 23, 2016 --Off 3.85% from its 52-week high of 8445.80 hit Wednesday, May 15, 2024 --Up 9.06% from its 52-week low of 7446.29 ...

Asian shares are mixed after stocks fell broadly on Friday as Wall Street closed out a holiday-shortened week on a down note.