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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: London stocks a mixed bag ahead of Fed decision

London stocks were mixed at the closing bell, a few hours before the evening’s long-awaited interest rate decision from the Federal Reserve, with Haleon hampering...

Wed, 01/05/2024 - 17:04


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Investors show pre-US Fed decision nerves

Stock prices in London were slightly down heading into the afternoon on Wednesday, as investors awaited the latest interest rate decision from the US Federal...

Wed, 01/05/2024 - 11:58


LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 higher but hawkish Powell expected later

Large-cap London stocks in London opened in the green on Wednesday, despite nervy trade in New York overnight ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate...

Wed, 01/05/2024 - 09:08


CORRECT: London, US down as markets ready for Fed decision

(Correcting closing price of European stocks.)

London Stocks finished down on Tuesday, despite rallies from Whitbread and HSBC, as Wall Street was in the red ahead...

Tue, 30/04/2024 - 17:08


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: London, US down as markets ready for Fed decision

London Stocks finished down on Tuesday, despite rallies from Whitbread and HSBC, as Wall Street was in the red ahead of the Fed’s major interest...

Tue, 30/04/2024 - 17:04


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 climbs but European peers down

London’s FTSE 100 pushed higher on Tuesday afternoon, as its winning streak looks set to continue, though blue-chip benchmarks in Frankfurt and Paris struggled as...

Tue, 30/04/2024 - 12:18


LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 opens on front foot with HSBC in demand

Equities in London made a bright start to trading, led by lender HSBC, as the recent bullish run continued.

Trade was more cautious in mainland...

Tue, 30/04/2024 - 09:03


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 hits another record to kick off big week

London equities finished in the green on Monday, outpacing its European peers, ahead of the Federal Reserve’s eagerly awaited interest rate decision on Wednesday.

The...

Mon, 29/04/2024 - 17:06


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 hits record pre-Fed decision this week

Stock prices in London were up heading into the afternoon on Monday, beating more cautious trade on mainland Europe, as investors shifted focus onto this...

Mon, 29/04/2024 - 12:09


LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 hits another record as eyes turn to Fed

Stocks in London rose to a record high on Monday morning, as market attention moves to the US Federal Reserve interest rate decision due on...

Mon, 29/04/2024 - 09:11


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