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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 declines after soft manufacturing data

London’s FTSE 100 made a tepid start to 2024, with underwhelming manufacturing data from the UK and eurozone doing little to lift sentiment.

Equities in...

Tue, 02/01/2024 - 12:15

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 sees strong start to 2024; eyes on PMIs

Stocks in London mostly advanced on Tuesday as the New Year got underway, with investors digesting the latest manufacturing PMIs from major economies.

The FTSE...

Tue, 02/01/2024 - 08:59

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 offers paltry returns in 2023

Stocks closed mixed in London on Friday, ending the year with its annual return behind that of its global counterparts.

The FTSE 100 index closed up...

Fri, 29/12/2023 - 13:09

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Shares mixed; London lags other markets in 2023

London share prices were mixed early Friday, bringing a dismal year for the local market to a similarly lacklustre close.

The FTSE 100 index opened up...

Fri, 29/12/2023 - 09:44

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 slips in penultimate trading day of 2023

London’s FTSE 100 declined slightly on Thursday, returning some of its year-to-date, though it is on track to still register a rise for 2023, as...

Thu, 28/12/2023 - 16:57

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Santa Rally on US rate cut hopes starts to wane

Stocks were largely down in London at midday on Thursday, as recent price rises factoring in hopes for US rate cuts next year appeared...

Thu, 28/12/2023 - 11:53

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Pound exceeds $1.28 on US rate trajectory

London share prices continued to rally into the new year early Thursday, and sterling held above $1.28, as markets priced in a series of...

Thu, 28/12/2023 - 09:21

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Solid start to shortened final week of 2024

Stock prices in London returned from a Christmas break by posting solid gains on Wednesday, as the holiday-shortened final week of the year kicked off...

Wed, 27/12/2023 - 17:09

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Shares rally toward year-end on hopes for 2024

Gains by miners and industrial shares were helping the London stock market to outperform European peers on Wednesday, as investors start to bank on an...

Wed, 27/12/2023 - 12:18

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Cooling US inflation keeps rate-cut hopes alive

London and other European markets followed Asia and the US higher early Wednesday, reopening after a four-day weekend with fresh impetus, after a US inflation...

Wed, 27/12/2023 - 08:58

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