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Lunchtime market roundup: Stocks down as pound fades amid gilts rise

Stocks in Europe were lower on Tuesday afternoon amid weaker risk sentiment as the yield on UK government bonds surged to a 27-year high, sending...

Tue, 02/09/2025 - 12:08


Early market roundup: European stocks mixed ahead of eurozone CPI

Stocks in Europe were mixed on Tuesday morning, ahead of a flash estimate of consumer price index inflation for the eurozone, and while UK Prime...

Tue, 02/09/2025 - 09:05


Late market roundup: FTSE 100 closes up as gold gains help miners

London’s blue chip index edged higher on Monday as housebuilders made modest gains following mixed UK housing market data.

The FTSE 100 index closed up...

Mon, 01/09/2025 - 17:12


Lunchtime market roundup: Stocks up as UK manufacturing fall continues

European stocks were mostly a touch higher on Monday midday, as UK households and businesses showed mixed borrowing patterns in July, according to Bank of...

Mon, 01/09/2025 - 12:08


Early market roundup: Stocks higher ahead of UK manufacturing PMI

European stocks were higher on Monday morning, with FTSE 250’s Kainos jumping after it reported that it delivered sequential improvement since April.

The FTSE 100...

Mon, 01/09/2025 - 09:07


Late market roundup: Banks hinder FTSE 100 amid tax hike concerns

London’s FTSE 100 closed off the week lower on Friday, as reports of a potential windfall tax by the UK government on banks weighed on...

Fri, 29/08/2025 - 17:09


Lunchtime market roundup: Bank shares sold on tax worry; US data ahead

London’s FTSE 100 outperformed European counterparts on Friday afternoon, but was hurt by banking shares, which slumped on windfall tax fears.

Investors across the globe...

Fri, 29/08/2025 - 12:20


Early market roundup: Stocks red after think tank proposes new tax

Blue chip stock indices in London, Paris and Frankfurt opened lower on Friday, with London-listed banks’ stocks falling after the Institute for Public Policy Research...

Fri, 29/08/2025 - 09:25


Late market roundup: London stocks red, outperformed by European peers

London stocks closed lower on Thursday, as stocks trading ex-dividend weighed on potential gains and investor appetite.

The FTSE 100 index closed down 38.68 points,...

Thu, 28/08/2025 - 17:10


Lunchtime market midday: Stocks mostly down as slew of US data nears

Stock prices were mostly lower at midday in London on Thursday as investors await several US data prints including flash quarterly personal consumption expenditures and...

Thu, 28/08/2025 - 12:09


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