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Miners and financial are dragging down the FTSE 100 index this morning, with HSBC among the biggest fallers following the news of further cost-cutting at the bank.

Despite the recent underperfomance of the small-cap sector, Gervais Williams, managing director of the Miton group and manager of the recently launched Miton UK MicroCap trust, argues in a world where growth has stalled, it can be a big advantage to be...

Domestically-oriented stocks have helped power significant gains for UK markets this morning, as investors responded positively to news of a Conservative election win.

Equity markets have begun to recover after an early slump driven by a plunge in German sovereign debt prices.

The FTSE 100 has risen almost 1% this morning to retake the 7,000 level, as all sectors except materials enjoy gains.

Lloyds Banking Group has boosted the FTSE 100 this morning but politically-sensitive sectors have begun to feel the bite of election season.

Tesco shares have sunk 5% this afternoon as investors took an increasingly dim view of its £6.4bn full year loss.

Tesco has reported a worse than expected full-year loss of £6.4bn, after £7bn in one-off charges arising from a "very difficult" 2014 dragged it into the red.

The FTSE 100 index moved back above 7,000 this morning after the Chinese central bank announced stimulus measures to prop up its economy.

Some of Britain's largest companies will issue formal warnings on the risks of exiting the EU if the Conservative Party pushes ahead with referendum plans after the election.