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There is a focus on UK domestic business news, but major international stories are also covered. There is a BBC reporter based in Singapore, who gives updates on the global financial markets. There is an element of (cheeky sarcasm) humour to the programme. Interviewees are invited to take part in live discussions on the programme.
The FTSE 100 added 0.7 per cent early on Wednesday morning, outpacing its European peers, while the FTSE 250 midcap index jumped 1.5 per cent. Markets expect Bank of England to cut interest rates ...
The FTSE 100 Index with its 100 constituents [9] was launched on 3 January 1984. [9] [8] The market capitalisation weighted FTSE 100 index replaced the price-weighted FT30 Index as the performance benchmark for most investors. [10] The FTSE 100 broadly consists of the largest 100 qualifying UK companies by full market value. [11]
By 2pm in London, the FTSE 100 was around 0.6 per cent higher for the session, with early session gains seen also on the Dow Jones and S&P 500 on Wall Street. ... He told the BBC’s Today ...
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Young has been a broadcaster since 2002. [1] Young regularly presents the business news on The Today Programme on BBC Radio 4 [2] [3] at 06.15 and 07.15 UK Time, interviewing chief executives from the UK's FTSE 100 Index and Foreign Trade Ministers. [4]
The drop provided a boost for the FTSE 100, which rose by 2 points to 8,313.8 A weaker pound makes the index’s predominantly foreign earnings more attractive. 13:44 , Howard Mustoe
The FT 30 (FT Ordinary Index or FTOI, not "FTSE 30") is a now rarely used index that is similar to the Dow Jones Industrial Average.As an index of stocks to represent the real trends on the market, the FT 30 has been superseded by the FTSE 100, which was introduced in 1984.