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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 succumbs to historic UK inflation data

Equities in Europe were on the back foot heading into Wednesday afternoon, with another eye-popping UK inflation figure compounding a cost-of-living crisis and heaping more...

Wed, 17/08/2022 - 12:24

LONDON MARKET OPEN: UK inflation in double-digits; Cineworld dives 37%

Stocks were stagnant in morning trade with investors digesting the annual UK inflation rate topping 10% in July, firming up expectations of another chunky interest...

Wed, 17/08/2022 - 08:54

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Darktrace jumps on potential takeover talks

Mining stocks lifted the FTSE 100 higher, benefiting from a strong interim performance by former blue chip constituent BHP.

The FTSE 100 closed up 26.91...

Tue, 16/08/2022 - 17:15

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Miners and M&A keep London stocks in green

European markets on Tuesday were shaking off a real pay slump in the UK and deteriorating economic sentiment in Germany, with the FTSE 100 lifted...

Tue, 16/08/2022 - 12:24

LONDON MARKET OPEN: UK pay squeeze; Darktrace, Ted Baker get M&A boost

Stocks in London got off to a positive start on Tuesday despite some mixed UK jobs data, with real wages falling at the fastest rate...

Tue, 16/08/2022 - 09:08

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: RS Group rises on word of possible takeover bid

Stocks in London struggled on Monday, but managed to end higher, even as weakness in the world's second-largest economy sent oil and mining stocks reeling....

Mon, 15/08/2022 - 17:10

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Miners hit by slowing China industrial growth

Stocks drifted on Monday with investors mulling some disappointing Chinese industrial output and retail sales data amid an otherwise quiet economic calendar.

The coming...

Mon, 15/08/2022 - 12:25

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks pause as traders digest weak Chinese data

European markets hovered at the start of trade on Monday, with last week's US inflation elation replaced by concern over disappointing Chinese data.

‘The...

Mon, 15/08/2022 - 09:02

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 ends higher for fourth week in a row

- The FTSE 100 continued to be lifted by slowing US inflation on Friday, despite data showing the UK economy contracted on a quarterly basis....

Fri, 12/08/2022 - 17:12

REPEAT: Signs of cooling inflation give stocks good week

Stock markets were positioning to close off another positive week, after safe passage through a week rich with economic data and company earnings.

Figures suggesting...

Fri, 12/08/2022 - 12:42

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