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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Barclays earnings miss; ScS soars on takeover

Share prices in London opened lower on Tuesday, underperforming other European markets, after a somewhat perplexing UK jobs report and an earnings miss by blue-chip...

Tue, 24/10/2023 - 09:47


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks struggle as conflict in Middle East weighs

The FTSE 100 ended lower on Monday, as investors kept a wary eye on continuing tensions in the Middle East, as well as the surging...

Mon, 23/10/2023 - 17:14


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks struggle as US 10-year spikes above 5%

European stocks were lower heading into Monday afternoon, starting the week off in a tepid fashion as concerns around tensions in the Middle East and...

Mon, 23/10/2023 - 12:15


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Gold and oil ease; Keller rises on upbeat guidance

Stocks in London opened on the back foot on Monday, as investors kept a watchful eye on developments in the Middle East.

The FTSE 100 index...

Mon, 23/10/2023 - 09:04


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Rate fears add to already downbeat market mood

Stocks prices in London ended in the red on Friday as a higher-for-longer narrative around interest rates and heightened tensions in the Middle East weighed...

Fri, 20/10/2023 - 17:12


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Oil up but equities struggle on rate, war worry

US interest rate worries and rising bond yields hurt equity markets on Friday, amid a backdrop of continued investor trepidation due to developments in the...

Fri, 20/10/2023 - 12:18


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks down on US rate fears, Middle East tensions

US interest rate concerns and tensions in the Middle East weighed on local stocks at the open on Friday, with the FTSE 100 on track...

Fri, 20/10/2023 - 08:56


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks slide as conflict and rate fears weigh

Stock prices in London closed firmly in the red on Thursday, as markets nervously eyed flaring tensions in the Middle East and the prospect of...

Thu, 19/10/2023 - 17:04


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Middle Eastern tensions weigh on European stocks

European stocks were hit by concerns over hostility between Israel and its Middle Eastern neighbours, with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak the latest Western leader...

Thu, 19/10/2023 - 12:18


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks down as large-cap companies disappoint

Stock prices in London fell on Thursday morning amid ongoing sombre sentiment from rising US Treasury yields, disappointing updates from large-cap companies, and the continued...

Thu, 19/10/2023 - 09:08


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