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LONDON MARKET OPEN: NatWest shares swing one way then another

Stocks in London opened in the green on Friday, after receiving a boost from a report that showed UK retail sales grew sizeably in January,...

Fri, 16/02/2024 - 08:52

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks up on recession-driven BoE rate cut hopes

Hopes for interest rate cuts from the Bank of England were boosted on Thursday after the UK slipped into a recession, according to the latest...

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 16:54

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 returns gains despite BoE rate cut hope

Stock prices in London were up on Thursday afternoon, although the FTSE 100 pared its initial progress and traded only a hair higher.

The UK...

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 12:10

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE up amid rate cut hope as UK enters recession

Stock prices in London were higher on Thursday morning on news the UK has officially entered a mild recession, raising Bank of England interest...

Thu, 15/02/2024 - 09:07

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks up as UK consumer inflation undershoots

Investors reacted positively UK annual inflation holding steady last month, defying expectations of an acceleration and prompting local stocks to rise.

The FTSE 100 index closed...

Wed, 14/02/2024 - 16:56

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: UK inflation data lifts rate cut hope

A more favourable than feared UK inflation reading bolstered London-listed equities heading into Wednesday afternoon, as stocks recovered from a red-hot US consumer price index...

Wed, 14/02/2024 - 12:15

LONDON MARKET OPEN: UK inflation data more favourable after US blow

London’s FTSE 100 opened in the green on Wednesday as UK consumer price inflation came in tamer than expected for January, giving equity market investors...

Wed, 14/02/2024 - 08:56

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Hotter-than-expected US CPI weighs on stocks

While still easing, US consumer price inflation data came in hotter than expected on Tuesday, sending stock prices in London into the red on Tuesday.

The...

Tue, 13/02/2024 - 16:57

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks down before US CPI as UK data lifts pound

European equities declined heading into Tuesday afternoon, as investors anxiously await a key US inflation report later.

Meanwhile, robust UK unemployment data encouraged some to rethink...

Tue, 13/02/2024 - 12:15

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks down as investors await US inflation data

Stock prices in Europe fell on Tuesday morning, with the mood in equities nervy ahead of a US consumer price inflation print in the afternoon...

Tue, 13/02/2024 - 08:56

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