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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Europe rises ahead of expected Fed pause

European stocks went into Wednesday’s US central bank decision on the up, with eyes on how equities in New York will respond to whatever the...

Wed, 01/11/2023 - 16:55

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks slide ahead of Fed interest rate decision

Stock prices in London were down at midday Wednesday, after bad news for the UK’s manufacturing sector and ahead of the US Fed’s interest rate...

Wed, 01/11/2023 - 11:46

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stock prices mixed ahead of US Fed decision

Stock prices in London opened mixed on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 rising on strong updates from large-caps, but the FTSE 250 was dragged...

Wed, 01/11/2023 - 09:00

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 runs out steam but peers in Europe rise

London’s FTSE 100 suffered a minor fall on Tuesday, despite spending most of the day in the green, with share price falls for oil majors...

Tue, 31/10/2023 - 17:14

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks rise; eyes on US Fed and BoE decisions

Stock prices in Europe were up at midday on Tuesday, ahead of interest rate decisions by the US and the UK over the coming days,...

Tue, 31/10/2023 - 12:00

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks in green amid better trading sentiment

Stocks in London opened higher on Tuesday despite a profit miss and share price tumble by BP, as trading sentiment in Europe and the US...

Tue, 31/10/2023 - 09:04

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks rally ahead of central bank rate decisions

Stocks in London started the week on the front foot ahead a week dominated by central bank meetings, before ending with a US jobs report.

Among...

Mon, 30/10/2023 - 17:07

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks up ahead of Japan, US, UK interest rates

Stock prices in London were up at midday on Monday ahead of this week’s central bank decisions in Japan, the US and the UK, and...

Mon, 30/10/2023 - 12:02

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks in the green as Ascential jumps on disposals

Stock prices in London rose on Monday morning, ahead of meetings of central banks from Japan, the US and the UK, as investors weighed up...

Mon, 30/10/2023 - 09:12

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Poor earnings hit shares as eyes turn to US Fed

Stocks in Europe ended lower on Friday, rounding off a tricky week, with poor earnings weighing on the banking and pharmaceutical sectors.

Eyes are also...

Fri, 27/10/2023 - 17:17

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