Market Data

Currency Markets
World
CurrencyGBP1Move  %    
Canadian Dollar1.74-0.01 -0.35 
Euro1.140.01 0.73 
Japanese Yen134.301.66 1.25 
Swiss Franc1.200.01 0.71 
United States Dollar1.230.01 0.56 
 
Currency Market data is compiled by Adviser Portals Ltd every 60 minutes. Information is not realtime. Last updated: 06/04/2020 at 10:02 AM
Stock Markets
Europe
London
IndexValue    Move %  
FTSE 1005,498.7183.21 1.54 
FTSE 25014,555.50456.30 3.24 
FTSE 3503,051.0854.11 1.81 
FTSE All Share3,011.8353.43 1.81 
Americas
New York
IndexValue    Move %  
Dow Jones21,052.50-360.91 -1.69 
Nasdaq7,528.11-107.54 -1.41 
S&P 5002,488.65-38.25 -1.51 
Stock Market data is compiled by Adviser Portals Ltd every 60 minutes. Information is not realtime. Last updated: 06/04/2020 at 10:02 AM

Personal Finance

Crisis haunts British banks in coronavirus relief effort
With the future of many coronavirus hit firms in their hands, British banks, still scarred by the financial crisis, are worried that they are being asked by a desperate government to make loans that will never be repaid.
Factbox: British business loan scheme strained by coronavirus
Britain's Finance Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday announced updates to a scheme designed to get banks to help businesses hit by the coronavirus.
Britons to receive 'stop-gap' loan and credit card relief - financial regulator
British consumers will receive a three-month freeze on loan and credit card payments to weather the coronavirus epidemic, under plans outlined by the country's financial regulator on Thursday.
Britain's food banks prepare for surge in demand as millions lose their jobs
Before the parcel from the food bank arrived, Natasha Cartey had just half a bag of rice and a tub of butter. She was wondering when her next meal would be.
Coronavirus halts UK's housing market recovery - Nationwide
Britain's housing market is grinding to a halt after the government's shutdown of much of the economy, cutting short a nascent recovery that saw prices rise at their strongest pace in more than two years in March, mortgage lender Nationwide said.