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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 treads water as stocks ‘stabilise’

Equities in London had a sluggish morning on Friday, though the mood was somewhat calmer after a rocky couple of days following a US credit...

Fri, 04/08/2023 - 12:18

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks slightly up after BoE; eyes on US nonfarms

Stocks in London were higher on Friday morning, as investors look ahead to the US nonfarms payroll report at 13:30 BST after a busy week...

Fri, 04/08/2023 - 09:04

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 250 defies gloom but FTSE 100 falls again

The FTSE 100 declined on Thursday, with blue-chip European markets still hurting after a US credit rating cut on Wednesday, though the FTSE 250 recovered...

Thu, 03/08/2023 - 17:11

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Bank of England lifts rates to 15-year high

The FTSE 100 was in the red and the pound struggled on Thursday afternoon after the Bank of England raised UK interest rates by an...

Thu, 03/08/2023 - 12:24

LONDON MARKET OPEN: European markets fall following US debt downgrade

Stocks in London struggled on Thursday after weak performance on Wall Street, as investors consider the latest economic data ahead of the Bank of England...

Thu, 03/08/2023 - 09:04

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: BAE puts up robust defence but index peers tumble

Stock prices in London tumbled on Wednesday, as reverberations from Fitch downgrading its credit rating for the US were felt in equity markets on both...

Wed, 02/08/2023 - 17:07

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: BAE and ConvaTec shine but FTSE 100 tumbles

Stocks in Europe were rocked by Fitch lowering its US rating on Wednesday, evoking memories of S&P doing the same almost 12 years ago to...

Wed, 02/08/2023 - 12:19

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks slide after US debt rating downgrade

Stocks in London fell at Wednesday’s market open, as risk sentiment across the globe took a knock after Fitch downgraded the US debt rating.

The...

Wed, 02/08/2023 - 09:01

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Manufacturing strife sends stocks into red

Stock prices in London fell on Tuesday, as poor manufacturing data from across the globe hurt risk appetite.

Among individual shares, HSBC’s second-quarter results...

Tue, 01/08/2023 - 17:09

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks fall on poor PMIs and profit-taking

European stocks went into Tuesday afternoon on the back foot, with the mood in equity markets hurt by a series of less-than-stellar manufacturing sector readings....

Tue, 01/08/2023 - 12:19

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