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REPEAT: Early market roundup: FTSE 100 up; UK unemployment up at 5.2%

Stock prices in London were mostly higher on Tuesday morning as the Office for National Statistics reported that the UK’s unemployment rate unexpectedly reached a...

Tue, 17/02/2026 - 09:19

Early market roudup: FTSE 100 up; UK unemployment at near 5-year high

Stock prices in London were mostly higher on Tuesday morning as the Office for National Statistics reported that the UK’s unemployment rate unexpectedly reached a...

Tue, 17/02/2026 - 09:16

Late market roundup: FTSE 100 ends higher as NatWest bounces back

London’s blue chip index finished in the green on Monday, buoyed by defence stocks in a thin trading session as US financial markets were closed....

Mon, 16/02/2026 - 17:01

Lunchtime market roundup: UK defence stocks up after PM’s comments

Stock prices in London were higher on Monday midday with defence stocks boosted after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the country must ‘go faster’...

Mon, 16/02/2026 - 12:12

Early market roundup: FTSE 100 higher as NatWest rises; Rio Tinto down

Stock prices in London opened higher on Monday as NatWest shares rose after it started a share buyback programme; meanwhile Iran’s foreign minister arrives in...

Mon, 16/02/2026 - 09:10

Late market roundup: FTSE 100 climbs as US CPI cooler than expected

London stocks finished mostly in the green on Friday, as a long-range missile deal sent defence stocks higher and the US consumer price index reading...

Fri, 13/02/2026 - 17:09

Lunchtime market roundup: Stocks softly lower as all eyes on US CPI

Blue chip stock indices in London, Paris and Frankfurt were down a notch on Friday midday ahead of US consumer price index inflation data, while...

Fri, 13/02/2026 - 12:17

Early market roundup: Stocks mildly higher before eurozone flash GDP

Stock prices in London were up a notch on Friday morning ahead of flash eurozone gross domestic product, and trade balance data, a day after...

Fri, 13/02/2026 - 09:27

Late market roundup: FTSE 100 suffers after US tech shares decline

London’s FTSE 100 ended in the red on Thursday, despite kicking off the day in positive territory, as a slump in US tech shares hurt...

Thu, 12/02/2026 - 17:21

Lunchtime market roundup: FTSE 100’s Schroders glows; eyes on US data

Stock prices in London were up a notch at Thursday midday ahead of US weekly jobless figures, while Schroders on the FTSE 100 continued to...

Thu, 12/02/2026 - 12:24

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