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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Fed official says US rate hikes can start to slow

A less hawkish tone from the US Federal Reserve was giving share prices a lift early Monday in London, while the opposite message from a...

Mon, 23/01/2023 - 09:37

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stock stage slight rebound as tough week ends

Share prices in Europe recovered some ground on Friday, paring recent losses, though an end to post-new year optimism and a bout of investor caution...

Fri, 20/01/2023 - 17:07

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks tick up as oil and gold prices rally

Rising commodities prices lifted shares in London on Friday at midday, with mining and oil companies leading the FTSE 100.

The FTSE 100 index was...

Fri, 20/01/2023 - 12:22

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Commodities prices bolster FTSE amid UK data gloom

Oil and mining stocks were again lending support to the FTSE 100 index in London early Friday, amid hopes for rising global demand in the...

Fri, 20/01/2023 - 09:25

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 in red on poor US data, China worry

Shares closed lower in London on Thursday, as investor sentiment fell on the back of worries over poor US retail sales and fears of rate...

Thu, 19/01/2023 - 17:08

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks down on hawkish Fed comment, China worry

London’s stocks were lower at midday on Thursday, as miners and oil majors weighed on the FTSE 100 amid rising Covid cases in China and...

Thu, 19/01/2023 - 12:43

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Worries grow about China and no US ’soft landing’

Concern about economic strength in the world’s two biggest economies, the US and China, sent share prices lower early Thursday in London, after some weak...

Thu, 19/01/2023 - 09:24

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: In-form pound and poor US data stifle FTSE 100

A rallying pound hit the FTSE 100’s international earners on Wednesday, while weak US retail sales data did little to lift London’s blue-chip equity benchmark...

Wed, 18/01/2023 - 17:17

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Pound rises as inflation sets stage for BoE hike

Shares were going nowhere at midday Wednesday in London, but the pound was on the rise, challenging the $1.24 level following the latest reading of...

Wed, 18/01/2023 - 12:36

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Shares and pound rise after mixed UK CPI reading

A reading on UK consumer prices gave both London shares and the pound a boost early Wednesday, as the headline rate inflation eased but ‘sticky’...

Wed, 18/01/2023 - 09:14

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