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

Stock prices in Europe fell on Tuesday morning, with the mood in equities nervy ahead of a US consumer price inflation print in the afternoon...

Tue, 13/02/2024 - 08:56

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 investors show caution ahead of US CPI

Investors in FTSE 100 stocks on Monday held their nerve before key inflation data in the US tomorrow, while mid-cap stocks rose strongly ahead.

The FTSE...

Mon, 12/02/2024 - 16:54

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 dragged lower by AstraZeneca, NatWest

Stock prices in London were mixed at the start of Monday afternoon, with the FTSE 100 down, as shares in some of its larger constituents...

Mon, 12/02/2024 - 12:15

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 up mildly at start of key week

London’s FTSE 100 opened up a tad higher on Monday, kicking off a busy week in a muted fashion.

Investors will have inflation reports from...

Mon, 12/02/2024 - 09:03

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: European stocks fall but S&P powers above 5,000

There was a divergence between US and European equities on Friday, with stocks on Wall Street largely on the up, but peers in Europe struggling...

Fri, 09/02/2024 - 17:10

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 treads water after busy week

Stocks in London lacked direction at midday on Friday, as markets ‘paused for breath’ across Europe.

The FTSE 100 index was up 8.94 points, 0.1%, at...

Fri, 09/02/2024 - 11:56

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks muted on Barclays buying Tesco Bank assets

Stock prices were mutedly up in London at the open on Friday, while inflation in Germany cooled and Barclays announced plans to buy Tesco Bank’s...

Fri, 09/02/2024 - 08:53

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 struggles as AstraZeneca tumbles

London’s FTSE 100 underperformed European peers on Thursday, as traders digested events in a stacked corporate calendar that included expectation beats, misses and M&A impetus.

In...

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 17:08

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 edges lower on mixed earnings

The FTSE 100 was a touch lower heading into Thursday afternoon, on a mixed slate of corporate updates which saw some earnings fall short, others...

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 12:21

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks firm on China deflation, Unilever buyback

Stock prices in London firmed at the open on Thursday, with British American Tobacco and Unilever up on earnings releases, while China posted falling consumer...

Thu, 08/02/2024 - 09:08

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