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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Pound rises past $1.13 as Johnson backs out

The pound was recovering some ground on Monday, holding back the internationally exposed FTSE 100 stock index, after former prime minister Boris Johnson pulled out...

Mon, 24/10/2022 - 09:08

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 ends higher; Mordaunt makes UK PM tilt

The pound regained some poise on Friday afternoon but remained in precarious territory, after falling below the $1.11 mark in afternoon trade.

The pound...

Fri, 21/10/2022 - 17:22

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: UK sees falling confidence, growing public debt

Retailers were leading stock market losses in London on Friday, after weak UK retail sales and consumer confidence reports and a warning from German sportswear...

Fri, 21/10/2022 - 12:38

LONDON MARKET OPEN: UK retail sales fall adds to investor gloom

Both the pound and London share prices were losing ground early Friday, after two UK economic indicators made for depressing reading, compounding the sense of...

Fri, 21/10/2022 - 09:01

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Investors cheer as Truss chased out of No 10

The FTSE 100 moved into the green on Wednesday afternoon, with sterling also rising, as investors in the UK were buoyed by Liz Truss calling...

Thu, 20/10/2022 - 17:12

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Banks and oil majors support FTSE 100

London's big banks and energy companies were keeping the FTSE 100 steady on Thursday at midday, even as investors watched with horror as the government...

Thu, 20/10/2022 - 12:38

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks and pound suffer as PM's future in balance

A calamitous 24 hours for the premiership of Liz Truss unsettled markets early Thursday, with both stock prices in London and the pound lower.

The...

Thu, 20/10/2022 - 09:14

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks pull back as pressure on BoE to hike rates

The optimism in equity markets in London faded on Wednesday, with stocks pulled back as consumer inflation in the UK was hotter than expected.

The...

Wed, 19/10/2022 - 17:20

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Tax threat to UK banks hurts FTSE 100

Selling pressure on bank stocks and worries about more aggressive interest rate hikes were holding back the London market on Wednesday

The FTSE 100 index...

Wed, 19/10/2022 - 12:37

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Cold start after hot UK inflation reading

Stock prices in London opened lower on Wednesday, after a release before the market open confirmed the UK returned to double-digit inflation last month, all...

Wed, 19/10/2022 - 09:16

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