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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Compass is bright spot as miners weigh on FTSE 100

Stocks in London made a soggy start on Tuesday, with miners dragging the blue-chip FTSE 100 lower, although Compass bucked the weaker trend.

The FTSE...

Tue, 23/07/2024 - 09:04

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks mostly higher as Biden withdraws from race

Stock prices in London closed predominantly higher on Monday, joining European peers in a relatively upbeat finish, following news that US President Joe Biden will...

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 17:07

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Europe shakes off US election nerves

Markets in Europe shook off nerves on Monday, following Joe Biden leaving the US presidential race.

The FTSE 100 index was up 62.43 points, or...

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 12:20

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks up but airlines nosedive on Ryanair caution

The FTSE 100 started the week on the front foot, seemingly unfazed by President Joe Biden’s decision to bow out of the re-election race, although...

Mon, 22/07/2024 - 09:01

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Global IT outage weighs on equity markets

European markets ended in the red on Friday, after the fallout from a global IT outage sapped risk appetite.

The FTSE 100 index ended down...

Fri, 19/07/2024 - 17:03

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks fall amid vast global IT outage

Stock prices in London were lower at midday Friday, as investors grappled with a large IT outage on a global scale that affected a plethora...

Fri, 19/07/2024 - 11:52

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Non-FTSE350 stocks suffer amid global IT issues

The FTSE 100 was in the green on Friday morning, while other stocks were mostly downbeat amid gloomy UK retail sales data and a global...

Fri, 19/07/2024 - 09:08

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: ECB holds; Frasers and Dunelm shine in London

Stocks in London ended higher on Thursday, with promising updates sending retailers Frasers and Dunelm higher, while in mainland Europe, the European Central Bank took...

Thu, 18/07/2024 - 17:06

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks up ahead of ECB interest rate decision

Stock prices in London were in the green at midday, as investors awaited the next interest rate call from the European Central Bank, while UK...

Thu, 18/07/2024 - 11:58

LONDON MARKET OPEN: UK stocks beat peers; Starmer hosts EPC summit

London stocks outperformed its European peers on Thursday morning, as investors await a key interest rate decision by the European Central Bank.

The FTSE 100...

Thu, 18/07/2024 - 08:58

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