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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 closes higher but underperforms Europe

Stocks in London closed with mixed performances on Wednesday, as investors await an expected interest rate cut from the European Central Bank on Thursday.

The FTSE...

Wed, 05/06/2024 - 17:00

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks mostly higher but trailing behind Europe

Stock prices were mostly higher at midday on Wednesday as markets prepared for possible rate cuts in Europe and Canada, with a boost for Smith...

Wed, 05/06/2024 - 12:10

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE rises as general election campaigns heat up

Stock prices in London were in the green on Wednesday morning, despite its peers in Paris and Frankfurt falling, ahead of a slew of data...

Wed, 05/06/2024 - 08:48

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks close down on disappointing US data

Stock prices in London closed lower on Tuesday, with New York tracking down, although the cooling US job market fed hopes of interest rate cuts.

The...

Tue, 04/06/2024 - 16:55

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks down as oil majors hit by oil price fall

Stock prices in London were in the red at midday Tuesday, as BP and Shell declined, dragging down the FTSE 100.

The FTSE 100 down 45.69...

Tue, 04/06/2024 - 12:06

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks down as UK retail sales up only slightly

Stock prices in London were in the red on Tuesday morning, as non-food sales in the UK remained in decline, while retail sales edged up...

Tue, 04/06/2024 - 08:58

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 down in mixed start to June

The FTSE 100 in London closed lower on Monday amid a shaky start in New York, and after a difficult day for GSK and Baltic...

Mon, 03/06/2024 - 17:04

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks up as UK manufacturing returns to growth

The FTSE 100 was up in London at midday, following positive manufacturing data, while Labour reiterated its commitments to defence on the general election campaign...

Mon, 03/06/2024 - 12:01

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 opens green; GSK hit by cancer claims

The FTSE 100 was higher in London on Monday morning, amid a slew of manufacturing data, and as Labour leader Keir Starmer made promises over...

Mon, 03/06/2024 - 08:57

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 in monthly gain but suffers losing week

London’s FTSE 100 closed higher on Friday, though stocks in New York struggled, taking little confidence from a key US inflation gauge producing no scares....

Fri, 31/05/2024 - 17:04

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