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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Strong blue-chip trading drives rises in the week

Stocks in London closed largely higher on Friday and across the week, although sterling slid after the release of weak gross domestic product data in...

Fri, 12/05/2023 - 16:58

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: GSK and Beazley boost FTSE 100 amid mixed trade

London share prices were mixed at midday on Friday, after a report of marginal GDP growth failed to reassure currency and stock market participants about...

Fri, 12/05/2023 - 12:22

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Shares seek to repair week’s losses; UK GDP rises

Guarded optimism that politicians will find a way to avoid a catastrophic debt default by the US government helped to lift share prices in Europe...

Fri, 12/05/2023 - 09:21

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: BofE rates hike hit local stocks and sterling

Stock prices in London closed in the red on Thursday after the Bank of England raised UK interest rates to a 15-year-high, also prompting sterling...

Thu, 11/05/2023 - 16:55

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Shares and pound down as BoE hikes as expected

London share prices and the pound were slightly lower at midday on Thursday, after the Bank of England raised interest rates in line with expectations...

Thu, 11/05/2023 - 12:40

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks await BoE decision and US PPI

Stock prices in London’s FTSE 100 turned positive for the week, ahead of the next Bank of England interest rate decision at 1200 BST.

Inflation...

Thu, 11/05/2023 - 09:19

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Markets nervous ahead of Bank of England decision

Stocks in London closed lower on Wednesday ahead of the latest decision on the Bank of England monetary policy, which is expected to tighten further.

Investors...

Wed, 10/05/2023 - 17:05

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks lower with all eyes on US inflation data

Stocks in London were in the red at midday on Wednesday as market mood remained cautious ahead of an eagerly-awaited inflation print for the world’s...

Wed, 10/05/2023 - 12:22

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Cautious trading ahead of US inflation data

Stocks in London were marginally lower on Wednesday morning as investors nervously await the latest inflation snapshot for the US economy.

The FTSE 100 index opened...

Wed, 10/05/2023 - 09:34

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Shares fall as investors watch US CPI, BoE call

Stocks in London largely fell on Tuesday, as markets await upcoming US inflation data and the latest monetary policy decision from the Bank of England,...

Tue, 09/05/2023 - 17:07

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