Following the pandemic’s disruption of commuting habits, SNCB is introducing new rail fares that reflect the ongoing work-from-home reality for many workers.
Following the pandemic’s disruption of commuting habits, SNCB is introducing new rail fares that reflect the ongoing work-from-home reality for many workers.
23 December 2020 | 16:57pm
StockMarketWire.com - UK stocks moved sharply higher on the last full trading day before Christmas as hopes were raised that a Brexit trade deal could be within reach.
The UK and EU are continuing talks on post-Brexit trade, amid an increasing number of reports that they are close to agreeing a deal.
The UK s benchmark FTSE 100 index gained 0.66% to 6,495.75, while the more domestically-focused FTSE 250 - considered a barometer for Brexit sentiment - soared 1.74% to 20,297.76.
In corporate news, oil company Cairn Energy jumped 34.54% to 223.2p after it won a long-running international arbitration case against the Indian government and was awarded $1.2 billion in damages plus interest and costs.
23 December 2020 | 11:59am
StockMarketWire.com - The UK s benchmark FTSE 100 index fell 0.24% to 6,437 just before midday with markets on edge as outgoing US president Donald Trump demanded changes to a crucial US stimulus package and the clock continued to run down on last-ditch Brexit talks.
But the more domestically focused FTSE 250 index fared better, gaining 0.46% to 20,042.32, as optimism slowly grew that a Brexit deal could be reached.
In corporate news, oil company Cairn Energy jumped 20.8% to 200.4p after it won a long-running international arbitration case against the Indian government and was awarded $1.2 billion in damages plus interest and costs.
Cairn had been fighting against a large Indian capital gains tax bill since 2015.