Customise stocks, markets and news

1 Cycle the stats

The Stocks main screen shows a few markets and stocks by default and a news feed below. Tap the green buttons to cycle through % change, points change and the market cap.

2 Add markets/companies

You will want to add your own favourite stocks and markets to the default set. Type in a company name to search for it. Look for .‘L’ in the results for London Stock Market.

3 View an item

Select an item in the search results to see the details page showing current share price and the changes over two years. Tap ‘Add to Watchlist’ to add it to the main screen.

4 Read the news

Down at the bottom of the screen is From Apple News. Swipe up the screen to see news stories related to the company. Tap an Apple news story to read it in the Stocks app.

5 Home screen news

After adding a company or market, return to the Stocks home screen. Pull up the news feed and there is now a section dedicated to it. Companies are added to the news feed.

6 Remove companies

If there are items on the Stocks main screen that you no longer want to follow, swipe left over them and then press ‘Remove’. The section is also removed from the news feed.

7 Rearrange items

Tap ‘Edit’ on the main screen to show followed items. Press and drag the three bars on the right up or down to change the order. This affects the order of news stories too.

8 News story actions

When viewing the news feed, long-press on a news story until you see something like this. There are options below to share the story, copy a link or save it to Apple News.

9 Send news stories

The usual share options are available and you can send the news story from the Stocks app to someone using the Messages app for example. Address it and then comment below.