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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks shrug off continued US Fed rates concerns

Investors in London were not deterred by continuing concerns of higher for longer US interest rates, as stocks were up heading into the afternoon.

The FTSE...

Thu, 18/04/2024 - 12:05

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Airline shares fly on upbeat easyJet update

Stock prices in London opened in the green on Thursday, with some positive corporate updates helping lift the FTSE 100, a far cry from the...

Thu, 18/04/2024 - 09:10

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks mostly up despite hawkish Fed, UK inflation

Stock prices in London closed largely up on Wednesday, as the FTSE 100 shrugged off hotter-than-expected UK inflation data.

The FTSE 100 index closed up 27.63...

Wed, 17/04/2024 - 17:01

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Royal Mail owner IDS jumps on takeover interest

Equity prices in London found some composure heading into Wednesday afternoon, recovering from an uncertain start following an unnerving UK inflation reading.

International Distribution Services...

Wed, 17/04/2024 - 12:12

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks mixed after hotter-than-expected UK data

Stock prices in London opened mixed on Wednesday, as UK consumer price inflation ebbed, but not by how much economists were expecting, prompting investors to...

Wed, 17/04/2024 - 09:08

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks down as UK jobless rate picks up

Stock prices in London closed lower on Tuesday as hopes continued fading for three US Federal Reserve interest rate cuts this year, and as tensions...

Tue, 16/04/2024 - 17:01

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks sink on conflict and US rate worry

Equities in London were firmly in the red Tuesday afternoon, with market confidence knocked by geopolitical tensions and US interest rate concerns, as a hat-trick...

Tue, 16/04/2024 - 12:17

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks tumble; UK jobless data a ‘mixed bag’

London’s FTSE 100 opened sharply lower on Tuesday, as US interest rate worries and geopolitical tensions continued to cast a dark cloud over equity markets....

Tue, 16/04/2024 - 09:03

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks close down amid Middle East fears

Markets were gripped on Monday by concerns over how Israel might respond to Iran’s recent drone strike, with commodity prices falling.

The FTSE 100 index closed...

Mon, 15/04/2024 - 17:17

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 dragged down by oil majors BP and Shell

The FTSE 100 was lower on Monday at midday as the oil price declined despite high tensions between Iran and Israel, while the FTSE 250...

Mon, 15/04/2024 - 12:03

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