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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks higher despite wait for US election, BoE

Stock prices in London were in the green at midday on Monday, as budget fears were shaken off ahead of the US presidential election on...

Mon, 04/11/2024 - 12:20


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks in green as investors await US election

Stock prices in London opened higher on Monday morning, ahead of the US presidential election on Tuesday and the Bank of England’s interest rate decision...

Mon, 04/11/2024 - 09:11


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks prosper after weak US jobs data

Stocks in London climbed higher at the close on Friday, while the pound rebounded, amid renewed hopes of faster rate cuts in the US following...

Fri, 01/11/2024 - 17:05


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Blue chips back in favour ahead of US jobs data

London’s FTSE 100 rallied on Friday, as budget nerves calmed, with investors hoping US nonfarm payrolls will not throw a spanner in the works at...

Fri, 01/11/2024 - 12:07


LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 makes ground as Reckitt up on legal boost

The FTSE 100 in London opened higher on Friday, eating into some of its post-UK budget weakness, while the pound gained some lost ground.

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Fri, 01/11/2024 - 09:05


CORRECT: LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Shares fall as UK budget risks rate cut

(Correcting to remove erroneous second sentence.)

Markets closed lower in London on Thursday as analysts warned the UK budget set out by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on...

Thu, 31/10/2024 - 17:21


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Shares fall as Reeves budget may mean no rate cut

Markets closed lower in London on Thursday as analysts warned the UK budget set out by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Wednesday may have ‘materially changed...

Thu, 31/10/2024 - 17:17


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Lenders outperform but FTSE 100 declines

European stocks were down heading into Thursday afternoon, as post-budget trade in the UK was characterised by stretching bond yields and largely weaker equities.

The prospect...

Thu, 31/10/2024 - 12:13


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks decline in budget aftermath but Shell rises

Equities in London were lower on Thursday morning, UK bond yields spiked and the pound was around the $1.30 mark as investor digest Wednesday’s budget...

Thu, 31/10/2024 - 09:09


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Shares mixed as UK delivers ‘difficult’ tax plan

Shares ended mixed in London on Wednesday as the UK government delivered its long-awaited tax plan, which though a ‘difficult choice,’ was largely in line...

Wed, 30/10/2024 - 17:23


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