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London stock prices were mixed early Tuesday after a similarly indecisive session in New York and weakness in Asia, as US politicians continue to fight...

London’s FTSE 100 ended higher but peers in Frankfurt and Paris struggled for traction, as European equities underwhelmed at the start of the week amid...

European equities kicked off the week in tepid fashion on Monday, heading into the afternoon largely lower, with a lack of progress in US debt...

Share prices rose early Monday, with London investors encouraged by a report showing stronger-than-expected UK house prices this month, but caution reigned as the US...

European equities ended higher on Friday, with the DAX 40 in Frankfurt hitting a record level earlier in the day.

Shares cooled from their highs, however,...

London stock investors were taking heart as the week drew to a close from a positive reading on UK consumer confidence, together with indications that...

Share prices opened higher in Europe on Friday, following mostly positive trading in the US and Asia on the hint of a solution to...

Stocks in London ended higher on Thursday, with a weakening pound boosting the FTSE 100 as the dollar was lifted by an increasingly hawkish-sounding US...

Some positive UK company news was combining with growing optimism that the US government will find a political solution to avert a debt default to...

Growing confidence that US politicians will manage to avoid a destructive government debt default was giving share prices a boost globally on Thursday, though a...