The UK FTSE 100 share index has wrapped up the year with a 5.7% increase for 2024.
The FTSE 100 is projected to achieve a 5% increase this year.
As the year’s final trading day arrives, investors are tallying their profits and losses while shifting their focus toward 2025.
Fears of escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine drive gains in oil and defense stocks.
The FTSE 100 climbed today as investors turned to oil and mining stocks amid heightened fears over escalating tensions in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
European markets surged as Chinese stocks recorded their strongest week since 2008.
European shares surged after Chinese stocks were set for their strongest week since 2008, driven by Beijing’s efforts to revitalize the world’s second-largest economy.