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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

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 underperforms as CAC and DAX climb

London’s FTSE 100, the outperformer on Friday as investors fretted over a possible escalation in the Middle East, was the laggard on Monday in the...

Mon, 15/04/2024 - 09:12

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

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