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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 on track for solid weekly gain

London’s FTSE 100 grew in confidence as Friday morning wore on, but still underperformed peers in Europe, despite its heavyweight miners and oil majors trading...

Fri, 15/03/2024 - 12:20

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stock prices mixed as investors await Fed and BoE

Blue-chip European stocks were mixed on Friday morning, with a more robust than expected US producer price reading sapping some vigour out of equity markets,...

Fri, 15/03/2024 - 08:56

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: London stocks dip on rising US producer prices

London stock prices were down at the closing bell on Thursday, as producer price inflation data from across the pond came in ahead of...

Thu, 14/03/2024 - 17:02

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 edges lower ahead of US data

London’s FTSE 100 edged slightly lower going into Thursday afternoon, but trade in Paris and Frankfurt was more positive, ahead of a slew of US...

Thu, 14/03/2024 - 12:17

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Full steam ahead at Trainline; OSB slumps

Indices in London were largely unmoved at the start of trading ahead of a batch of US data due on Thursday afternoon.

Among individual shares...

Thu, 14/03/2024 - 09:16

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 edges up as UK economy returns to growth

European stocks ended up largely in the green on Wednesday, as the FTSE 100 was given a leg-up by hopes of an imminent end to...

Wed, 13/03/2024 - 17:02

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Pound up on hope of only ‘short-lived’ recession

London’s FTSE 100 underwhelmed on Wednesday, achieving only the most fractional of gains, while peers in Paris and Frankfurt hit record highs.

Favourable gross domestic...

Wed, 13/03/2024 - 12:27

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 muted but peers in Paris, Frankfurt climb

European stocks were mostly higher early Wednesday, shaking off a robust US inflation reading, though the FTSE 100 was fractionally lower as the pound sat...

Wed, 13/03/2024 - 09:00

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: European markets shake off US inflation data

European stocks had an unexpectedly muted reaction to the surprise acceleration of US consumer price inflation on Tuesday.

The FTSE 100 index closed up 78.58...

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 17:06

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 in green ahead of US inflation data

The FTSE 100 was outperforming its European peers at midday Tuesday, after market sentiment got a boost from UK employment data, which has raised the...

Tue, 12/03/2024 - 12:08

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