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LONDON MARKET OPEN: UK properties selling faster than pre-pandemic

London shares were mixed early Monday, with the FTSE 100 held back by a lower oil price, while the pound and equities more generally were...

Mon, 24/04/2023 - 09:09


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Miners subdue FTSE 100; M&A impetus elsewhere

London’s FTSE 100 ended the week in positive territory on Friday, though share price falls for its mining sector prevented stronger gains.

Elsewhere, there were M&A...

Fri, 21/04/2023 - 17:17


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: UK services sector PMI points to BoE rate hike

Evidence of strength and price pressure in the UK services sector convinced investors that another interest rate hike is all but certain next month, sending...

Fri, 21/04/2023 - 12:38


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Hawkish central banks, weak UK retail sales weigh

Disappointing UK retail sales figures for last month and growing investor resignation to interest rate hikes next month combined to push down share prices early...

Fri, 21/04/2023 - 09:04


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Tesla trouble sends carmakers into reverse

Blue-chip benchmarks in Paris and Frankfurt dropped as automotive shares suffered after poor Tesla results, while wider markets were also subdued as central banks look...

Thu, 20/04/2023 - 17:20


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Tesla earnings hit car maker shares in Europe

Interest rate policy remained front of mind for stock markets on Thursday at midday, despite the quarterly earnings season moving into full flow, and raised...

Thu, 20/04/2023 - 12:29


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Shares lower amid earnings and US Fed speeches

Share prices opened mostly lower in London on Thursday, as investors monitored a steady stream of earnings reports in the UK and US, as well...

Thu, 20/04/2023 - 09:30


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Rate hike worries mean FTSE win streak snapped

Hawkish comments from Federal Reserve and European Central Bank officials and a robust UK inflation suggest more rate hikes could be on the cards, keeping...

Wed, 19/04/2023 - 16:59


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Hawkish Fed officials, UK inflation hit shares

European shares were trading lower heading into the start of US trading on Wednesday, as investors became resigned to yet another round of central bank...

Wed, 19/04/2023 - 12:27


LONDON MARKET OPEN: ‘Stubborn’ inflation expected to force BoE’s hand

London shares opened lower on Wednesday, after UK consumer price inflation remained in double digits last month, all-but ensuring an interest rate hike by the...

Wed, 19/04/2023 - 09:21


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