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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Sterling tops $1.21 on protocol deal bounce

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak headed to Belfast on Tuesday to try and sell his Northern Ireland protocol deal, and sterling traders liked what they...

Tue, 28/02/2023 - 12:17

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Pound supported by protocol deal; Ocado suffers

Poorly-received corporate earnings and a stronger pound in the wake of the UK-EU pact on the Northern Ireland protocol hurt the FTSE 100 early Tuesday....

Tue, 28/02/2023 - 09:26

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks close higher on UK-EU Brexit deal

The FTSE 100 closed higher on Monday and the sterling got a boost, as the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak signed a deal with the...

Mon, 27/02/2023 - 17:05

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Shares bounce after Friday’s US PCE hit

Only a handful of FTSE 100 stocks were in the red at midday on Monday, as markets were in a confident mood with all eyes...

Mon, 27/02/2023 - 12:18

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE rises amid Sunak and von der Leyen talks

Shares in London climbed in early exchanges on Monday, recovering from post-US personal consumption expenditures weakness, with the prospect of a UK and EU Northern...

Mon, 27/02/2023 - 09:14

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks in the red as US inflation accelerates

Stocks in London closed in the red on Friday, as a key US inflation gauge defied expectations of a slowdown in January.

The FTSE 100 index...

Fri, 24/02/2023 - 17:01

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 defies pre-US inflation data caution

London’s FTSE 100 edged higher heading into Friday afternoon, though European peers were more jittery ahead of a key US inflation reading.

The US Federal...

Fri, 24/02/2023 - 12:10

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Europe edges higher ahead of all-important US data

Stocks in Europe nudged cautiously higher early Friday, though gains may be short-lived if a key US inflation reading comes in hotter-than-expected this afternoon.

Ahead...

Fri, 24/02/2023 - 09:08

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 falls as big hitters go ex-dividend

London’s FTSE 100 underwhelmed on Thursday, hit by lingering interest rate worries and a host of the index’s heavyweights going ex-dividend.

Peers in Europe climbed, however,...

Thu, 23/02/2023 - 17:14

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 lower on worries of further rate hikes

Stocks in London were mostly higher at midday on Thursday, though the more globally-focused FTSE100 dipped into the red as investors worried that US rate...

Thu, 23/02/2023 - 12:16

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