FTSE 100 firmly in the red; COVID-19 infections fall significantly after single dose vaccines are rolled out, study shows
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08:29 Fri 23 Apr 2021
FTSE 100 firmly in the red; COVID-19 infections fall significantly after single dose vaccines are rolled out, study shows
London s index of big caps dropped 41 points to 6,896
FTSE 100 down 41 points
COVID-19 infections fell by 65% after first dose of vaccine
Bitcoin drops below US$50,000
1.30pm: COVID-19 infections fall significantly after single dose vaccines are rolled out, study shows
FTSE 100 was firmly in the red in the early afternoon, down 41 points to 6,896.
A new real-life study has shown that COVID-19 infections fell by 65% after a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines were administered.
FTSE 100 remains underwater; FirstGroup jumps on deal to offload US businesses for £3.3bn
London s index of big caps dropped 21 points to 6,916
FTSE 100 down 22 points
FirstGroup exits US operations
10.15am: FirstGroup jumps on deal to offload US businesses for £3.3bn
FTSE 100 remained underwater in late morning and shed 22 points to 6,916.
“Friday’s market open was the latest reminder that the FTSE 100 is in no way a proxy for the UK economy. In fact, in the short-term good news for the UK can be bad news for the index as a rise in the pound against other currencies hits the relative value of its constituents’ overseas earnings,” noted AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould.
FTSE 100 pares losses; JP Morgan apologises for European Super League kerfuffle
London s leading index was down 14 points to 6,923
FTSE 100 down 14 points
JP Morgan apologises
3.30pm: JP Morgan apologises for European Super League kerfuffle
FTSE 100 pared its losses before close and was down 14 points to 6,923.
US investment bank JP Morgan Inc (NYSE:JPM) has apologised for its role as the financier of the proposed European Super League (ESL) and said it misjudged the mood of the European football public.
The Wall Street giant had arranged a £4bn finance package to bankroll the project, but it collapsed within days of being announced due to a furious backlash from fans, players and politicians.