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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 up but European peers and US tech fall

London’s FTSE 100 shook off a stronger pound and a robust UK services inflation reading to register its first rise of the week on Wednesday,...

Wed, 17/07/2024 - 17:10

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks mostly down shortly after King’s Speech

Stock prices in London were mostly lower at midday Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 mildly in the green as annual consumer price inflation remained flat...

Wed, 17/07/2024 - 12:15

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks mixed ahead of eurozone CPI, King’s Speech

Stocks in Europe were mostly lower on Wednesday morning, ahead of a eurozone consumer price inflation reading and the King’s Speech.

The FTSE 100 index...

Wed, 17/07/2024 - 09:05

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Utilities, miners underperform; gold hits record

Stocks in London ended lower on Tuesday, as mining stocks, water utilities and Burberry weighed down the large-cap FTSE 100.

The FTSE 100 index ended...

Tue, 16/07/2024 - 17:03

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks head lower; Ocado stages recovery

European markets remained downbeat on Tuesday around midday, as the prospect of a second Trump term and signs of economic weakness from China weighed on...

Tue, 16/07/2024 - 12:21

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Burberry, Rio and Experian drag on FTSE 100

European share prices started lower on Tuesday, after a positive close in New York led into a mixed performance for Asian stock markets.

On Wall...

Tue, 16/07/2024 - 09:47

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE falls on Burberry hit despite upbeat Wall St

London’s FTSE 100 index dropped on Monday, as poor Chinese economic data weighed on mining stocks, and shares in luxury fashion house Burberry tumbled.

The...

Mon, 15/07/2024 - 16:58

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: European stocks slide while Destiny Pharma dives

Stock prices in Europe were in the red midday Monday, after markets reacted relatively calmly to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.

The FTSE 100...

Mon, 15/07/2024 - 12:01

LONDON MARKET OPEN: European stocks down as Burberry replaces CEO

European stocks opened lower on Monday morning, after Donald Trump was hit in the ear in an attempted assassination attempt on Saturday in Pennsylvania.

The...

Mon, 15/07/2024 - 09:19

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Rate cut euphoria gives stocks Friday feeling

Equities in Europe rose on Friday, with the growing conviction that the Federal Reserve will cut rates soon lifting the mood, and not even hotter...

Fri, 12/07/2024 - 16:59

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