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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: StanChart and Astra give FTSE 100 shot in arm

It was a mixed close for London stocks on Thursday, with large caps outperforming their smaller counterparts, while Walt Disney proved a favourite as equities...

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 17:15

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: StanChart up and Entain down on takeover betting

Stock prices were mostly higher in London at midday on Thursday, though movements were company-specific, with little overarching theme, as European investors ignored a ramp-up...

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 12:21

LONDON MARKET OPEN: European shares buck NY downturn; Entain down 11%

Share in London and other European exchanges shrugged off a weak session on Wall Street to start higher on Thursday, with shares moving on company-specific...

Thu, 09/02/2023 - 09:39

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks up on possibility UK avoids recession

Hope for the UK economy lifted stocks into the green in London on Wednesday, though sentiment also boosted by US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell...

Wed, 08/02/2023 - 17:15

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Steady message from US Fed releases stock rally

The pound recovered some lost ground and the FTSE 100 hit a new record high on Wednesday, after US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stuck...

Wed, 08/02/2023 - 12:30

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 hits new record high after Powell soothes

The FTSE 100 index set a new record high early Wednesday, after firm, but not overly hawkish, remarks by US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell...

Wed, 08/02/2023 - 09:27

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks mixed but FTSE 100 higher on BP results

The FTSE 100 outperformed other indices in London on Tuesday thanks to bumper profits from oil major BP.

The FTSE 100 index closed up 28.00 points,...

Tue, 07/02/2023 - 17:11

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: BP and banks lead FTSE rise but mid-caps suffer

Oil companies and banks were helping London’s FTSE 100 index to outperform stock-market measures elsewhere in Europe, after BP reported a massive annual profit and...

Tue, 07/02/2023 - 12:27

LONDON MARKET OPEN: BP bumper profit boosts FTSE 100 but red elsewhere

Share prices in London started the day mixed on Tuesday, as a leap in profit for oil major BP supported the FTSE 100 but the...

Tue, 07/02/2023 - 09:28

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Robust US jobs data damps Fed pivot hope

The FTSE 100 on Monday pulled back from its record high, as rate hike worries in the wake of Friday’s US jobs report spooked markets....

Mon, 06/02/2023 - 17:17

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