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LONDON MARKET OPEN: US inflation and Fed stance in focus after SVB

Market attention moved on Tuesday from the Silicon Valley Bank collapse to its implications for US monetary policy, with London shares slightly lower ahead of...

Tue, 14/03/2023 - 09:09

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks down amid SVB collapse worries

Stocks in London closed sharply lower on Monday, with markets still reeling from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

The FTSE 100 index closed down 199.72...

Mon, 13/03/2023 - 17:06

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks red despite HSBC buy of SVB’s UK arm

Stock prices in London were deep in the red at midday on Monday as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank continued to rock the banking...

Mon, 13/03/2023 - 12:21

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Shares lower despite HSBC rescue deal for SVB UK

London share prices opened lower on Monday amid continued disquiet over the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and despite HSBC Holdings stepping in to buy...

Mon, 13/03/2023 - 09:29

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Bank sell-off, US payrolls report weigh on stocks

Stocks in London ended sharply lower on Friday, with the FTSE 100 weighed down by a steep sell-off in banking stocks.

Investors were also rattled by...

Fri, 10/03/2023 - 17:16

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Silicon Valley Bank loss sends stocks tumbling

London’s banking heavyweights were dragging down the FTSE 100 index at midday on Friday, after a big US lender revealed a large loss on securities...

Fri, 10/03/2023 - 12:21

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Sell-off of US banks overshadows good UK data

A sell-off in US bank stocks was rippling around the world on Friday, with shares sharply down in Europe and Asia.

In London, the negative lead...

Fri, 10/03/2023 - 09:19

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 slips as focus turns to US nonfarms

London’s FTSE 100 lost more ground on Thursday, with investors digesting hawkish words from US lawmakers to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Market attention is...

Thu, 09/03/2023 - 17:25

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks still reeling from hawkish Powell remarks

Insurer Aviva shone, but Endeavour Mining, Spirax-Sarco and Entain all underwhelmed in a largely disappointing day of large-cap earnings in London on Thursday, compounding equity...

Thu, 09/03/2023 - 12:31

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Miners weigh on FTSE 100; Endeavour down 6%

London shares opened lower on Thursday, as investors analysed a bounty of annual earnings reports and awaited US jobs figures later Thursday and on Friday.

The...

Thu, 09/03/2023 - 09:01

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