The popularity of lower cost China startup DeepSeek heightened jitters ahead of a big few days for mega-cap results. Elsewhere, low-cost airline Ryanair has downgraded its passenger growth target due to Boeing delivery delays.

The UK's FTSE 100 rose on Thursday, ending just short of a fresh record high as investors sought clarity on U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies, while shares in trading companies CMC Markets and IG Group tumbled after results.

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For Wall Street, it was a welcome return to the type of environment craved by traders and bankers after a muted period when the Federal Reserve was raising rates as it grappled with inflation. Boosted by a Fed in easing mode and the election of Donald ...

The S&P 500 was 1.5% higher in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 652 points, or 1.5%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.7% higher.

Global stock markets climbed on Tuesday as Donald Trump wasted no time in starting his second term as US president with a raft of announcements affecting the global economy.

A hot December jobs report rattled markets, spurring concern that the Federal Reserve will keep rates higher for longer.

FTSE 100 futures are down 0.8%, although they are falling less than their European and US peers. The pound is down 0.2% against the dollar, hovering midway between $1.24 and $1.25. Stay with us for earnings from Dr Martens and everything else that matters for UK markets.

British equities started the week on a subdued note, with industrial metal miners dragging the index lower, while investors brace for the Federal Reserve's rate decision later in the week. The benchmark FTSE 100 slipped 0.

World shares were mostly lower on Monday after U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time high, with many Asian markets closed for holidays. In early European trading, Germany's DAX dropped 1.1% to 21,

U.S. stock indexes are drifting higher following a mostly encouraging batch of profit reports from big companies.

Wall Street was mixed in premarket trading on Thursday as major U.S. airlines stumbled and health insurance companies soared