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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Shares and sterling find footing after UK budget

London stocks and the pound both were ending the week positively on Friday, as traders and investors decided that a UK fiscal plan - even...

Fri, 18/11/2022 - 12:32


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Little early direction for stocks but pound rises

London stock prices were narrowly mixed early Friday, as the impact of the UK autumn statement was dissected and new economic data added to the...

Fri, 18/11/2022 - 09:33


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Budget boosts banking shares but hits oil firms

London's FTSE 100 recovered in late afternoon dealings to end just 0.1% lower, despite being deeper in the red after UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's autumn...

Thu, 17/11/2022 - 17:10


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: UK chancellor promises "shallower downturn"

Share prices in London were lower at midday on Thursday, showing little response to UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's autumn budget statement, which included £54 billion...

Thu, 17/11/2022 - 12:35


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Pound edges back toward $1.20 ahead of UK budget

The pound was finding support but UK share prices were narrowly mixed, ahead of a highly anticipated, but also well-trailed, autumn statement, due at midday...

Thu, 17/11/2022 - 09:00


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Retail leads declines as UK inflation rate surges

Another red-hot UK inflation report put retail shares under pressure on Wednesday, with Next and JD Sports among the worst London-listed blue-chip performers in a...

Wed, 16/11/2022 - 17:09


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Record 11% inflation sends UK shares down

London share prices were mixed to lower at midday on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 index supported by some positive company earnings but the market...

Wed, 16/11/2022 - 12:32


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Record UK inflation reading keeps pressure on BoE

The pound was pushing toward $1.20 again early Wednesday, after a higher-than-expected reading of UK inflation was expected to mean more interest rate hikes ahead....

Wed, 16/11/2022 - 09:17


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE sits out of Europe rally after US PPI

A stronger pound and share price slides for Vodafone and Ocado ensured the FTSE 100 enviously watched on the sidelines as global stocks surged....

Tue, 15/11/2022 - 17:17


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: UK jobs figures heighten concern ahead of budget

Share prices were lower at midday on Tuesday, after UK unemployment data showed the challenges faced by the UK chancellor and the Bank of England....

Tue, 15/11/2022 - 12:47


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