M&S posts 0.1% decline in like-for-like sales, while JD Wetherspoon records 6.1% year-on-year increase.

Retailer reports dip in Q1 sales across food and clothing divisions but revenue climbs.

Brent Crude falling by around 2% weighs on mid-session record.

The weak pound underpinned higher export orders lifting manufacturing production.

The retailer plans to close 30 UK stores and 53 internationally as it shifts its focus towards food.

Disgraced former RBS boss Fred Goodwin looks like avoiding giving his account of the bank's near-collapse.

London market tumbles after hitting an all-time high earlier this week.

Traders sit on their hands preferring to wait for US employment data despite strong corporate news in London.

Shares in Scottish energy supplier SSE fell after it said it it expects profit at its networks division to be £100m lower.

Markets took their first chance to give their verdict on Trump's failure to replace Obamacare.

Next tops the leaderboard despite delivering its first fall in sales in eight years.

Aldi and Lidl received top ranks for being value for money.

ITV merger speculation and a weaker pound helps power the market's unprecedented rising streak.

Investors try to pick winners as many retailers post their festive trading performances.

Top flight shares push into positive territory after falling more than 100 points following Republican win.

Little meaningful was done across global markets as traders eyed the presidential election.

Retailer will cut stores and withdraw from a number of international markets in turnaround strategy.

On a busy day in the markets a High Court Brexit ruling adds new uncertainties for traders.

Reports that the Fed and the ECB will ease their stimulus measures give traders pause for thought.

Sterling nears 31-year lows after Theresa May said UK will trigger Brexit negotiations by the end of March.

Mixed economic data keeps investors guessing on the strength of the UK economy after the vote to leave the EU.

London traders react to comments from US Fed members who put forward the case for an American rate rise.

Footsie remains in the black despite the sharpest drop in manufacturing production for a year.

UK services data posts strongest month-on-month bounce in 20 years as Brexit recession fears fade.

Blue chip shares dip after manufacturing contracted at fastest rate for three years.

Deal by Cambridge chipmaker ARM to Japanese rival Softbank for £24bn lifts the Footsie

Marks and Spencer reported an 8.9% decline in its clothing and home sales for the three months to 2 July.

The FTSE was subdued on the back of poor trade and consumer confidence data.

Retailer posts 0.2% increase in like-for-like sales as food division outperforms market again.

While Rowe's annual bonus was cut by two-thirds, Bolland's bonus was cut by a fifth in comparison to 2014.