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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 outperforms as AB Foods shares soar

The FTSE 100 was higher at midday on Tuesday, despite worries that still-hot pay growth figures in the UK would mean the Bank of England...

Tue, 12/09/2023 - 12:03

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 outperforms as AB Foods shares soar

The FTSE 100 was higher at midday on Tuesday, despite worries that still-hot pay growth figures in the UK would mean the Bank of England...

Tue, 12/09/2023 - 12:03

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Smurfit Kappa drops amid WestRock merger plans

Stocks in London opened higher on Tuesday, as investors digested the latest unemployment and wage growth data from the UK.

The FTSE 100 index opened...

Tue, 12/09/2023 - 09:13

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 boosted by miners despite market nerves

The FTSE 100 ended higher on Monday thanks to a mining stock rally, despite growing market apprehension ahead of a busy week for economic data...

Mon, 11/09/2023 - 17:13

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Mining stocks lift FTSE 100 following China data

The FTSE 100 was higher at midday on Monday, amid hopes that China’s economic troubles may be fading, giving a boost to the flagship index’s...

Mon, 11/09/2023 - 11:51

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Miners lead FTSE 100 gains; Vistry shares rally

Stocks in London opened mixed on Monday, with the FTSE 100 lifted by mining stocks following the latest economic data from China.

The FTSE 100...

Mon, 11/09/2023 - 09:23

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks green amid doveish BoE rhetoric

Stocks closed up in London on Friday as hopes of an end to UK interest rate hikes continued to rise.

The FTSE 100 index closed up...

Fri, 08/09/2023 - 17:16

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks mixed; pound continues to slide

Stock prices in London were mixed at midday on Friday as markets digested a ‘grim’ UK labour report from KPMG/REC and shifting interest rate expectations.

The...

Fri, 08/09/2023 - 11:54

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks tread water; UK job markets slow

Stock prices in London were in the green on Friday morning, as UK hiring activity decreased in August, suggesting that the Bank of England’s interest...

Fri, 08/09/2023 - 09:03

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 green amid further UK rate hike doubts

The FTSE100 closed up on Thursday, after the Bank of England hinted an end to rising interest rates.

The FTSE 100 index closed up 15.58 points,...

Thu, 07/09/2023 - 17:13

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