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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks open lower as US interest rate call looms

London’s FTSE 100 opened in the red on Wednesday as investors assessed UK inflation data and looked ahead to a finely-balanced US interest rate call.

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Wed, 18/09/2024 - 09:02

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 climbs as hopes for jumbo rate cut grow

Stocks in London closed higher on Tuesday, with airlines among the strongest performers, as expectations grow of a larger Fed rate cut and data shows...

Tue, 17/09/2024 - 17:05

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks rise as cut size bets create risk-on mood

Stocks were higher across the UK and Europe at midday on Tuesday, as the US Federal Reserve looks increasingly likely to cut interest rates by...

Tue, 17/09/2024 - 12:24

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks make bright start with Kingfisher in demand

European stocks pushed higher early Tuesday on growing belief that the US Federal Reserve will lower interest rates by 50 basis points on Wednesday.

‘Either...

Tue, 17/09/2024 - 08:59

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 rises as traders bet on Fed cut size

Stocks in London closed mostly higher on Monday, as analysts say expectations of a 50 basis point rate cut from the US Federal Reserve have...

Mon, 16/09/2024 - 17:11

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks down as all eyes on Fed rate call

Stock prices in London suffered at midday on Monday, while the pound rose against the dollar as traders await central bank decisions from the US,...

Mon, 16/09/2024 - 12:25

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Limp start as poor Chinese data sends miners lower

Stocks in London made a subdued start on Monday, ahead of a busy week of central bank meetings, as weak data from China soured the...

Mon, 16/09/2024 - 08:58

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks spurred on by chance of 50bp cut from Fed

Stocks in London ended the week in the green, as the possibility of a 50-basis point cut from the Federal Reserve was increasingly priced in...

Fri, 13/09/2024 - 17:03

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE finds support from miners, but Astra falls

Equities were higher during midday trade on Friday, as mining stocks continued to climb, tracking the strength of gold amid a pull-back of the dollar.

The...

Fri, 13/09/2024 - 12:09

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 edges up as gold miners add sparkle

Stocks opened higher in Europe on Friday, as investors shift their attention to rate decisions by the US Federal Reserve and Bank of England next...

Fri, 13/09/2024 - 08:42

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