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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 rides high on surging oil prices

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 index was lifted by mining and oil firms on Monday as improved commodity prices saw the index outperform European bourses....

Mon, 21/03/2022 - 17:26

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE outperforms as oil prices lift Shell and BP

Brent oil jumped back above $110 a barrel on Monday, allowing the FTSE 100 index in London to outperform European counterparts.

Ukraine rejected a Russian...

Mon, 21/03/2022 - 13:31

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Oil prices rise again ahead of UK spring statement

Stock prices in London were mixed early Monday, with hopes for peace talks in Ukraine dominating sentiment, amid little significant company and economic news, while...

Mon, 21/03/2022 - 09:15

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks fall into green as China condemns Russia

Stocks in London limped into the weekend on Friday but encouraging hopes for peace in Ukraine emerged after a positive phone call between the US...

Fri, 18/03/2022 - 17:04

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Oil rises again as US presses China over Russia

European stock markets were trading lower at midday on Friday and Wall Street was called for a negative open, despite a mostly positive market day...

Fri, 18/03/2022 - 12:40

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Shares slip as peace hopes fade, oil crunch looms

Stocks were trading lower as the week drew to a close, as Russia's assault on Ukraine showed no signs of let-up and hopes for peace...

Fri, 18/03/2022 - 09:22

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 gets boost from tumbling pound

London's blue chip index recorded a strong session on Thursday, after sterling started to slide following rate hikes from two major central banks.

As...

Thu, 17/03/2022 - 17:08

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Shares boosted, pound slips as BoE raises rates

Stock prices in London reversed morning losses and rose slightly after the Bank of England on Thursday followed through with its third consecutive interest rate...

Thu, 17/03/2022 - 12:25

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Confident US Fed lifts rates...and stock prices

Share prices were rising in London early Thursday, though not as strongly as in New York and Asia, after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates...

Thu, 17/03/2022 - 09:22

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks rally ahead of central banking decisions

Stocks in London were shining green at the close on Wednesday, with investors taking encouragement from the Chinese government's move to support beaten-down markets that...

Wed, 16/03/2022 - 17:11

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