Markets today


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: US nonfarms come in hot but China hope lifts mood

London's FTSE 100 rounded off a largely positive week with a sizeable gain on Friday, amid more hope of a roll-back of bruising zero-Covid measures...

Fri, 04/11/2022 - 17:08


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks rise ahead of US nonfarm payrolls release

A weaker pound and a rally by mining stocks were giving the FTSE 100 a positive Friday, but the week's final big risk event remained...

Fri, 04/11/2022 - 12:26


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Miner rally offsets UK economy warning from BoE

The London stock market was benefiting from its heavy commodities weighting early Friday, as rumours about possible end to China's zero-Covid policy, which has hurt...

Fri, 04/11/2022 - 09:15


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 shielded by weak pound after BoE warning

London's blue-chip stocks rose on Thursday, despite the Bank of England warning that the UK economy might be entering its longest recession since the 1920s,...

Thu, 03/11/2022 - 17:01


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: BoE delivers 75-basis-point interest rate hike

Stocks were down in London at midday on Thursday, as the Bank of England hiked interest rates by 75 basis points, matching Wednesday's decision from...

Thu, 03/11/2022 - 12:26


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Sainsbury pleases but not BT ahead of BoE decision

Markets early Thursday continued to react to hawkish remarks by US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, as focus in London turned to a Bank of...

Thu, 03/11/2022 - 09:38


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks down ahead of central bank decisions

Stocks in London closed down on Wednesday as investors await interest rate decisions from the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England, while hopes...

Wed, 02/11/2022 - 17:09


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: GSK and Next unable to keep FTSE positive

Sterling was firm, but blue-chip London stocks were trading slightly lower at midday on Wednesday, as the world awaits the latest interest rate decision by...

Wed, 02/11/2022 - 12:27


LONDON MARKET OPEN: GSK and Next rise ahead of Fed rate decision

Company updates were the focus of attention early Wednesday, amid market caution ahead of a US interest rate decision due after the London close.

Shares...

Wed, 02/11/2022 - 09:17


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Chatter of end to China Covid policy lifts stocks

Stocks in London were boosted by hopes that the world's largest two economies would change course on major policies which have been weighing on investors'...

Tue, 01/11/2022 - 17:23


Pages