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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: European stocks down amid mild Chinese stimulus

Stocks in Europe were in the red on Tuesday midday, with FTSE 100 housebuilder Vistry shares diving amid a profit warning, while China’s stimulus was...

Tue, 08/10/2024 - 12:17

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks fall as China holds off on new stimulus

European shares went into reverse early Tuesday, as the lack of new stimulus in China disappointed the market, while the story in London was Vistry,...

Tue, 08/10/2024 - 09:07

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 closes up amid limp start for US peers

Banks and oil majors kept the FTSE 100 in the green at the London close on Monday, while other stocks slipped, joining peers across the...

Mon, 07/10/2024 - 17:13

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 rises on oil prices but FTSE 250 falls

Stocks were mixed in London at midday on Monday, with blue-chips benefiting from an oil price rise, but FTSE 100 constituent Endeavour Mining tumbling amid...

Mon, 07/10/2024 - 12:15

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 ebbs in lull before US inflation data

European stocks made a limp start to trading on Monday as investors eye this week’s US inflation data in the wake of Friday’s blow-out payrolls...

Mon, 07/10/2024 - 09:03

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 trails Europe climb after bumper US data

London’s FTSE 100 ended lower, while the pound struggled after hawkish comments from a Bank of England policymaker were outweighed by a blockbuster US jobs...

Fri, 04/10/2024 - 17:00

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE heads lower as nonfarm payrolls loom

Stocks in London were mixed during midday trade on Friday, with the FTSE underperforming its European equivalents, in anticipation of critical data on US jobs....

Fri, 04/10/2024 - 12:08

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks muted before US payrolls; oil price climbs

Stocks in London were making little progress on Friday morning, as the market awaited the key catalyst of the afternoon’s US nonfarm payroll data.

‘Today’s...

Fri, 04/10/2024 - 09:13

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks retreat amid concerns over Middle East

Stocks in London slipped into the red by the close on Thursday, as worries about escalations in the Middle East conflict sapped risk appetite.

London’s...

Thu, 03/10/2024 - 17:03

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Pound softens after BoE comments; Tesco shines

Dovish remarks from Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey helped to boost the FTSE 100’s housebuilders on Thursday at midday, while grocers rose following a...

Thu, 03/10/2024 - 11:59

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