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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 defies odds and rises as NY, Europe fall

The FTSE 100 achieved a solid gain and almost hit its best-ever level on Friday, with its mining and oil producing contingent sparing it from...

Fri, 12/04/2024 - 17:00

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks rise as UK seems to exit recession

Stocks in London were higher on midday Friday with miners, housebuilders and oil majors rising amid news that the UK is exiting a mild and...

Fri, 12/04/2024 - 12:00

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks rise as UK economy grows in February

Stock prices in London opened in the green on Friday, as the UK could be on a path to avoid a recession according to new...

Fri, 12/04/2024 - 09:06

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Fed cut hope fades but ECB tipped to ease in June

European shares fell on Thursday, with markets grappling with US inflation, Federal Reserve interest rate and geopolitical worries, with the latter hitting travel stocks.

Elsewhere among...

Thu, 11/04/2024 - 16:59

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: European stocks fall as investors await ECB

European stocks were in the red on Thursday midday, after hope for Summer interest rate cuts diminished following hotter-than-expected US consumer price inflation.

Investors are also...

Thu, 11/04/2024 - 12:06

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks lack direction ahead of ECB rate decision

European equities were mixed on Thursday morning, ahead of the European Central Bank’s next interest rate decision this afternoon.

The FTSE 100 index opened up...

Thu, 11/04/2024 - 09:04

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Inflation data dashes US rate cut hat-trick hope

European stocks reversed course after Wednesday afternoon’s US inflation, but largely clung on to earlier gains, though it was a bearish start in New York...

Wed, 10/04/2024 - 17:02

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Tesco leads FTSE 100 ahead of US inflation

Stocks in London were higher at midday on Wednesday, boosted by retailers ahead of a US consumer price inflation reading.

Amongst individual stocks, Tesco led the...

Wed, 10/04/2024 - 12:05

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks rise as investors await US inflation data

Stocks in Europe opened in the green on Wednesday, with FTSE 100’s Tesco edging up as it announced a new share buyback programme on the...

Wed, 10/04/2024 - 08:56

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Gold gleams but stocks slip before US inflation

Blue-chip stocks in Europe fell on Tuesday, though oil majors and miners stopped London’s FTSE 100 from suffering a sharper decline.

Stocks struggled, but gold...

Tue, 09/04/2024 - 17:01

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