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Late market roundup: FTSE 100 falls as AI concerns hurt data providers

London’s blue chip index ended Tuesday in the red, as gains in the mining sector were eclipsed by concerns around potential AI threats to existing...

Tue, 03/02/2026 - 17:16


Lunchtime market roundup: FTSE 100 lower after gold-buoyed rally

Stock prices in London were lower at Tuesday midday following a new intraday record, after investors bought gold on the dip which sent mining stocks...

Tue, 03/02/2026 - 12:25


Early market roundup: FTSE 100 at new record as gold rises

Stock prices in London opened higher on Tuesday morning, with the FTSE 100 boosted to a new intraday high as the price of gold recovered.

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Tue, 03/02/2026 - 09:31


Late market roundup: FTSE 100 gains despite precious metal pressure

London’s blue chip index closed higher on Monday, hitting new highs, as key manufacturing surveys showed sector growth in January both domestically and in the...

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 17:10


Lunchtime market roundup: European blue chip stocks rise before US PMI

Blue chip stock indices in London, Paris and Frankfurt were higher at Monday midday ahead of US manufacturing purchasing managers’ index data; meanwhile the dollar...

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 12:17


Early market roundup: FTSE 100 falls ahead of UK manufacturing data

London’s blue chip index opened lower on Monday as a drop in metal prices impacted mining stocks just before the release of UK manufacturing purchasing...

Mon, 02/02/2026 - 09:29


Late market roundup: FTSE 100 rises, Trump picks Warsh for Fed chair

Stocks closed mostly lower on Friday, although the FTSE 100 ended higher, despite a fall in the price of gold and falls for mining stocks.

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Fri, 30/01/2026 - 17:15


Lunchtime market roundup: Stocks up as Trump chooses Warsh for Fed

Stock prices in London, Paris and Frankfurt were higher at Friday midday after US President Donald Trump nominated former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to...

Fri, 30/01/2026 - 12:33


Early market roundup: FTSE 100 flat amid focus on UK-China relations

The FTSE 100 was little changed on Friday morning, as investors mulled a swathe of European economic data and renewed focus on the relationship between...

Fri, 30/01/2026 - 09:28


Late market roundup: FTSE 100 rises after torrent of global earnings

The FTSE 100 closed in the green on Thursday, as investors continued to analyse the US Federal Reserve’s decision on Wednesday amid a swathe of...

Thu, 29/01/2026 - 17:12


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