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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Weaker pound helps lift FTSE 100 in tepid trade

London’s FTSE 100 achieved a minor gain on Wednesday, helped by a weaker pound, while the dollar strengthened as traders bet that the US Federal...

Wed, 08/03/2023 - 17:28

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Attention turns to US jobs after Powell warning

Shares were lower at midday on Wednesday and the pound was slumping toward $1.18, after comments by US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday...

Wed, 08/03/2023 - 12:22

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Shares suffer and dollar rises on US rates redux

A 50-basis-point interest rate hike in the US was back to being the market’s most expected outcome of the next Federal Reserve policy meeting, following...

Wed, 08/03/2023 - 09:26

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Hawkish comments from Fed Chair turns stocks red

Stocks in London closed in the red on Tuesday after comments from US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared to suggest that interest rates in...

Tue, 07/03/2023 - 17:11

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Wood up 14%, Wincanton down 26% as Fed awaited

Company updates and M&A activity were providing the main trading focus for stocks in London at midday on Tuesday, as the market awaits some key...

Tue, 07/03/2023 - 12:34

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Shares trade tentatively ahead of US Fed testimony

Share prices were narrowly mixed in London early Tuesday, with major market movements on hold ahead of scheduled commentary on US monetary policy by the...

Tue, 07/03/2023 - 09:15

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Weak growth target for China drags on FTSE 100

Stocks in London finished largely higher on Monday, while the FTSE 100 ended in the red, hurt by a disappointing growth outlook from China which...

Mon, 06/03/2023 - 17:06

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Miners knocked as China trims economic forecast

Big mining stocks in London were giving back gains made last week, sending the FTSE 100 index lower at midday on Monday.

The FTSE 100 index...

Mon, 06/03/2023 - 12:36

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Shares mixed; Aston Martin jumps on target bump

London stocks got off to a slow start to the week early Monday, ahead of a full week of UK company earnings and US central...

Mon, 06/03/2023 - 09:28

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE100 closes higher on positive China data

Stocks in London closed in the green on Friday as promising economic data from China’s service sector helped lift miners.

The FTSE 100 index closed up...

Fri, 03/03/2023 - 17:19

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