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London’s blue chip index closed out Monday higher, despite housebuilders dragging on performance, as hopes of a US-China trade deal grew.

The FTSE 100 index...

Stocks in London were mostly higher at Monday midday, aided by well-performing finance and defence stocks while housebuilders were down as the average UK asking...

Blue chip stocks in London, Paris and Frankfurt were mostly higher on Monday morning amid new optimism regarding US-China talks, with London-listed banks performing well....

London’s blue chip index closed out Friday in the red, though recovered some its earlier losses, as mining stocks weighed heavy and gold retreated from...

Stocks in London were in the doldrums on Friday, with US credit worries weighing on sentiment as the week winds down, adding to tariff unease....

London stocks traded sharply lower on Friday as fears over US regional banks reignited credit market worries and weighed on sentiment across global equities.

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London’s blue chip index closed out Thursday marginally higher, bolstered by Croda’s advance, as a US Fed chair contender backed an October rate cut.

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London’s FTSE 100 traded lower on Thursday, the outlier in Europe, but the pound was back above the $1.34 mark despite tepid UK growth data....

Equities in London were largely lower Thursday on simmering US-China trade tensions, while Whitbread was the worst FTSE 100 performer, after it reported a half-year...

London’s blue chip index closed out Wednesday lower, dragged by defence stocks, as European peer the CAC 40 was lifted by LVMH.

The FTSE 100...