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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

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 flat as impetus scarce before US data

London’s FTSE 100 ended Tuesday morning how it started it, barely budging in cautious trade ahead of Wednesday’s US inflation report.

Miners were on the...

Tue, 09/04/2024 - 12:09

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 350 lower as investors await US CPI, ECB rate

Stocks in London opened mostly in the red on Tuesday, ahead of consumer price inflation data from the US on Wednesday and an interest rate...

Tue, 09/04/2024 - 08:56

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks in the green as miners and airlines climb

Stocks in London started the week on the front foot, picking up strength as Monday’s trading session wore on, to post healthy gains by the...

Mon, 08/04/2024 - 16:57

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