The FTSE 100 closed down 4.43 at 8040.38 – after hitting a new intraday record high of 8,092.20 earlier in the session. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Lloyds Banking Group, PZ Cussons, Reckitt Benckiser, Jet2 and Warpaint. Read the Wednesday 24 April Business Live blog below.
> If you are using our app or a third-party site click here to read Business Live
The Footsie closes soon
New Tesla Model 3 Performance has arrived – and it’s the fastest ever!
Amazon hits back at CMA focus on big tech AI partnerships
Nationwide £200 switching bonus signed up a bumper 163,000 customers
Heineken sells more beer amid strong supermarket demand
Warpaint London shares continue meteoric rise as profits top £20m
Vimto maker Nichols sees revenue fall 6% in first quarter
Will inflation fall and then spikes again? TiM podcast
Reckitt Benckiser cleans house as Dettol-maker’s sales soar
Range Rover values tumble amidst theft fears and insurance hikes
Croda International shares top FTSE 350 fallers
PZ Cussons shares top FTSE 350 risers
Fresh concerns for luxury market as Gucci owner Kering issues profit warning
Boomtime for business as the UK economic recovery is ‘well under way’
Car dealership set to axe 250 jobs and 16 sites after US firm takeover
‘We’re too complex’: PZ Cussons to offload St Tropez tanning brand
Heathrow shrugs off strike threat as airport eyes busiest ever summer
Almost no fixed-rate energy deals are cheaper than the Ofgem price cap
The best investment trusts for your pension – experts reveal top picks
Miners lead again as Lloyds and Burberry sink
Lloyds severance costs reach £100m as lender ups UK house price growth forecast
Market open: FTSE 100 up 0.4%; FTSE 250 off 0.1%
Primark leads the charge as Footsie hits another high
‘Lloyds is showing why the UK banking sector is an attractive place to be right now’
Tesla to lay off more than 6,000 staff as Elon Musk’s electric dream hits the skids
Lloyds in ‘rude health’ despite profit slump
Share sell-off to end ‘sorry tale’, says NatWest chairman
PZ Cussons to sell St. Tropez tanning brand
Heathrow slams ‘anti-growth’ policies
Ithaca Energy to join forces with Italian oil major in £750m deal
Lloyds profits slump