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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks buoyed by prospect of end to rate rises

Stock prices in London pushed higher at midday on Tuesday as dovish comments from US Federal Reserve officials on Monday helped fears around interest rate...

Tue, 10/10/2023 - 12:10

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks higher in wake of dovish Fed comments

Stock prices in London were higher on Tuesday morning amid news that grocery price inflation in the UK had cooled, and following dovish comments from...

Tue, 10/10/2023 - 09:04

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Middle East flashpoint hurts stocks but lifts oil

Oil, gold and the yen Japanese yen were what investors flocked to as equities were largely out of favour on Monday after events in Israel....

Mon, 09/10/2023 - 17:00

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 up as Middle East tensions boosts oil

The FTSE 100 outperformed European peers at midday on Monday, as escalating conflict between Hamas and Israel pushed oil prices higher, helping lift the index’s...

Mon, 09/10/2023 - 12:05

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Risk-off mood amid conflict in Middle East

Stocks prices in London on Monday opened lower, though the FTSE 100’s oil majors were lifted by mounting tensions in the Middle East.

The FTSE 100...

Mon, 09/10/2023 - 08:52

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks end higher despite bumper US payrolls data

Stock prices in London ended higher on Friday, shrugging off a stronger-than-expected reading for the US labour market.

Robust US data could be seen as...

Fri, 06/10/2023 - 16:54

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 rises amid Aviva takeover talks

The FTSE 100 in London was higher at midday Friday, buoyed by financial stocks amid Aviva takeover rumours.

The FTSE 100 index was up 30.92 points,...

Fri, 06/10/2023 - 11:49

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks rise as UK houses fall again in September

Stocks in London opened in the green on Friday as the focus shifts towards US nonfarm payrolls data.

The FTSE 100 index opened up 24.51...

Fri, 06/10/2023 - 09:13

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 rises despite pressure on banking stocks

The FTSE 100 outperformed its European peers on Thursday, closing in the green despite pressure on its banking stocks, which suffered amid concern for Metro...

Thu, 05/10/2023 - 17:00

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 up as higher rate outlook firms

Stock prices in London were mostly in the green at midday on Thursday, as investors adjusted to higher-for-longer interest rates expectations, amid bad news for...

Thu, 05/10/2023 - 12:04

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