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LONDON MARKET OPEN: European stocks bleak amid US rate worries

Stocks in Europe had a weak start on Friday, as the threat of more Middle East sabre-rattling and doubt of US interest rate cut timing...

Fri, 05/04/2024 - 09:03

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks end in green as US jobless figures higher

Stock prices in London closed higher on Thursday following higher-than-expected US initial jobless claims.

The FTSE 100 index closed up 38.45 points, 0.5%, at 7,975.89. The...

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 16:59

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: US Fed Chair Powell calms some rate jitters

Investor sentiment improved in London on Thursday afternoon, following words from the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell which helped soothe market concern over the US...

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 12:05

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Shares up on Fed Powell’s ‘soothing tones’

London’s FTSE 100 rose on Thursday morning, despite doubts over the timing of US Federal Reserve interest rate cuts still lingering, while gold reached another...

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 09:01

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 350 higher as boosted by US services growth

Stock prices in London were mostly in the green at the close on Wednesday, helped by economic data from the US amid ongoing discussions about...

Wed, 03/04/2024 - 17:00

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks fall after Fed official’s comments

Stocks in London were lower on Wednesday midday, as investor sentiment suffered with a persistently resilient US economy dampening expectations that US interest rates cuts...

Wed, 03/04/2024 - 12:14

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE down as investors reassess Fed rate cut path

London’s FTSE 100 underperformed European peers on Wednesday morning, with wider sentiment taking a hit as investors re-think the Federal Reserve interest rate outlook in...

Wed, 03/04/2024 - 09:09

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks fall despite boost by miners and oil firms

European stocks closed lower on Tuesday, after the long Easter holiday weekend and a day full of economic data.

The FTSE 100 index closed down 17.53...

Tue, 02/04/2024 - 17:00

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 gets boost from UK manufacturing data

The FTSE 100 got a boost in London on Tuesday at midday, thanks to the UK manufacturing sector returning growth in March.

The FTSE 100 index...

Tue, 02/04/2024 - 11:54

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE tops 8,000 again as quarter starts strongly

London’s FTSE 100 traded solidly higher at the start of the second quarter, boosted by oil majors and gold miners, ahead of UK data shortly....

Tue, 02/04/2024 - 09:17

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