European markets on Friday strode into record territory as investors welcomed the latest rate cut from the European Central Bank and dovish comments from the central bank’s president Christine Lagarde ...

London stocks had extended gains by midday on Friday, with Smiths Group pacing the gains on break-up plans, as investors mulled house price data from Nationwide and eyed the latest US inflation ...

Texas-based energy giant Chevron reported fourth-quarter earnings of $3.2bn on Friday, an increase from $2.3bn a year earlier, although adjusted earnings of $3.6bn fell short of analyst expectations.