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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 down; oil stocks up on resilient pricing

FTSE 100 housebuilders closed Tuesday in the red following weak housing data as Next upgraded its profit guidance following strong Christmas trading.

The FTSE 100 index...

Tue, 07/01/2025 - 17:26


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: London stocks underperform peers before US jobs

Stocks in London were in the red at Tuesday midday, while the CAC 40 in Paris and the DAX 40 in Frankfurt were in the...

Tue, 07/01/2025 - 12:09


LONDON MARKET OPEN: London stocks down on slow Tuesday morning

London stocks opened in the red on Tuesday morning, but FTSE 100-listed retailer Next achieved a gain as it upped its guidance following a healthy...

Tue, 07/01/2025 - 09:17


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 up; Unilever and Rolls-Royce downgraded

UK indices closed Monday in the green amid Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tendering his resignation and reports of a possible watering down of Trump’s...

Mon, 06/01/2025 - 17:19


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 underperforms against European peers

London’s blue chip index was up milder than its peers in Paris and Frankfurt at Monday midday, as UK service sector growth for December was...

Mon, 06/01/2025 - 12:01


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks mixed on PMI heavy Monday

The FTSE 100 underperformed against its peers in Paris and Frankfurt on Monday morning, just as PMI data from France, Germany and the eurozone are...

Mon, 06/01/2025 - 08:53


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Diageo and housebuilders drag FTSE 100 lower

London’s FTSE 100 ended lower on Friday, as a sharp sell-off in alcohol makers, spurred by US calls for cancer warning labels on alcoholic beverages,...

Fri, 03/01/2025 - 17:07


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 outperforms Paris and Frankfurt peers

London’s blue chip index was slightly in the red on Friday midday, while US markets are expected to open higher after a weak start on...

Fri, 03/01/2025 - 12:18


LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 opens lower as miners fall

London’s blue chip index opened in the red on Friday morning, following a healthy start to the new year, after stocks in New York declined...

Fri, 03/01/2025 - 08:48


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE rises post-Christmas on retailer strength

London‘s FTSE 100 started 2025 strong, boosted by retailers on Christmas cheer and gains in miners, despite weak manufacturing data and a falling pound.

The FTSE...

Thu, 02/01/2025 - 17:10


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