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Stocks in Europe ended lower on Monday on continued Covid-19 worries in China, though curiously, London’s FTSE 100 outperformed despite its exposure to the mining...

Equity investors started the new week in a risk-off mood, amid surprising scenes of protest in China over the weekend, though the dollar failed to...

Protests in China against Covid-19 lockdown restrictions served as a reminder of the political and economic difficulties faced by the world’s second largest economy, sending...

The FTSE 100 closed up in London on Friday, with stocks finishing the past five days higher following a week focused on central banks.

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London share prices lacked direction at midday on Friday, with most of the US still on holiday, though indices still were set to register a...

Stock trading lacked conviction early Friday, after a holiday in the US, though the FTSE 100 was on track to record a positive week.

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The FTSE 100 closed higher on Thursday and the sterling made gains, following dovish Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes.

The FTSE 100 index closed...

A rising pound was holding back the FTSE 100 index at midday on Thursday, as hawkish comments from a Bank of England official contrasted with...

A strong hint that the pace of US interest rate increases is about to slow lent support to stock markets early Thursday, while sending the...

Stocks in London closed higher in London on Wednesday and sterling pushed higher, as investors look ahead to the Federal Open Market Committee minutes, which...