3 June 2021 | 16:36pm
StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 fell 0.6% to 7,064.35 by the close on Thursday with travel stocks under pressure following the UK Government s decision to remove Portugal from its green list of travel destinations for Britons.
In the US the S&P 500 had dipped 0.2% to 4,198.76 by 4.30pm UK time.
The UK services purchasing managers index rose to 62.9 in May, up from 61.8 in April, according to a final reading by IHS Markit.
Variety goods value retailer B&M European Value Retail hiked its dividend after reporting annual profit that more than doubled as pandemic stockpiling boosted sales.
For the 52 weeks to 27 March 2021, pre-tax profit increased 108.5% to £525.4 million year-on-year as revenue increased 25.9% to £4.80 billion.