BUSINESS CLOSE: FTSE Gains Shrink As New Full Lockdown Looms;

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snu.ac.kr – https://sflab.snu.ac.kr:88/index.php?title=Bet9ja_Check_Coupon_SlipShares soared on the first day of trading of 2021 despite rising Covid cases across the country, with the FTSE 100 up by as much as 3 per cent at one point this morning.youtube.com – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV34pN7j-J3AJoD4_c_sAVfg_4qZGeTPR
However, the UK blue chip index saw gains shrink rapidly this afternoon as Scotland announced a new lockdown – https://oberschoellenbach.de/index.php?title=Bet9ja_Promotion_Code_Is_YOHAIG_%2A_VIP from midnight tonight, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson expected to follow suit when he gives a televised statement this evening at 8pm.oberschoellenbach.de – https://oberschoellenbach.de/index.php?title=Bet9ja_Promotion_Code_Is_YOHAIG_%2A_VIP
The FTSE 100 still managed to close up 1.7 per cent at 6,571.88, while the domestically-focused FTSE 250 ended the day 0.2 per cent higher at 20,537.89.
It comes as the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine started being administered in the UK today.
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16:51
The FTSE 100 has closed up 1.7%, or 111.36 points, to 6,571.88
The FTSE 250 has closed up 0.2%, or 49.59 points, to 20,537.89.
16:46
Travel and transport stocks hit by looming, stricter lockdown
Airlines, travel companies – https://www.nfjuara.id/hello-world/ and transport groups have suffered falls this afternoon because of lockdown fears.
BA owner IAG and easyjet were down between 6 and 7 per cent.
Go-Ahead Group saw shares fall almost 10 per cent, while Firstgroup was down 8 per cent, and National Express down 4 per cent.
16:32
Markets rally eases as stricter lockdown looms
UK stock markets have seen gains shrink rapidly this afternoon.
Just before close, the FTSE 100 – which jumped as much as 3% earlier on – is up 1.8% at 6,575.81.
The domestically-focused FTSE 250, which also saw strong gains this morning, is up just 0.2% at 20,530.94.
It follows steep falls in the US, where nerves over the outcome of runoff elections – http://tecnoclic.com.br/2021/08/22/bet9ja-promotion-code-is-yohaig/ in Georgia this week countered optimism over a vaccine-driven recovery in the global economy.
The S&P 500 is down 1.4%, the Dow is down 1.7%, while the Nasdaq is down 1.3%.
Meanwhile, news that Boris Johnson is set to unveil a brutal new national lockdown tonight has probably weighed on sentiment too.
15:40
Markets in brief
With less than an hour to go before close:
The FTSE 100 is up 1.9% at 6,581.
The FTSE 250 is up 0.2% at 20,535.74.
15:39
Boris will address the nation at 8pm TONIGHT
Boris Johnson will unveil new measures to tackle the mutant coronavirus in an address to the nation tonight amid calls for a national lockdown.
Announcing the dramatic move, a No10 spokesman said: ‘The spread of the new variant of COVID-19 has led to rapidly escalating case numbers across the country.
Boris Johnson says harsher Covid lockdown IS coming
The PM is set to make a televised statement on the ‘next steps’ in the crisis at 8pm, with Parliament being recalled on Wednesday.
14:56
JUST IN: Boris Johnson to address the UK tonight
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make a televised address tonight outlining – https://lican.as.arizona.edu/~ehtsim/index.php/Bet9ja_Promo_Code_2021_-_Detailed_Review_And_Recension the steps to tackle the rise in coronavirus cases, Downing Street has said.
He is expected to announce stricter lockdown measures.
14:39
Wall Street opens at record high
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The S&P 500 rose 8.5 points, or 0.23%, at the open to 3764.61.
The Dow rose 21.0 points, or 0.07% to to 30627.47.
The Nasdaq rose 70.2 points, or 0.54%, to 12958.522.
14:34
Pound falls further against dollar and euro
The pound has lost more ground against the dollar and the euro.
It comes as Scotland announced a new national lockdown – https://lican.as.arizona.edu/~ehtsim/index.php/Bet9ja_Promo_Code_2021_-_Detailed_Review_And_Recension from tonight, while stricter measures may be soon introduced in England too.
Sterling is down 1 per cent against the euro and 0.3 per cent against the dollar, with £1 buying €1.10 and $1.362 on currency markets this afternoon.
14:14
Scotland – http://51.13.68.104/wiki/Bet9ja_Promotion_Code_YOHAIG_%C2%AC_N100K_Bonus to enter new national lockdown from midnight
The SNP leader said the new