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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Sell-off of US banks overshadows good UK data

A sell-off in US bank stocks was rippling around the world on Friday, with shares sharply down in Europe and Asia.

In London, the negative lead...

Fri, 10/03/2023 - 09:19

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 slips as focus turns to US nonfarms

London’s FTSE 100 lost more ground on Thursday, with investors digesting hawkish words from US lawmakers to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Market attention is...

Thu, 09/03/2023 - 17:25

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks still reeling from hawkish Powell remarks

Insurer Aviva shone, but Endeavour Mining, Spirax-Sarco and Entain all underwhelmed in a largely disappointing day of large-cap earnings in London on Thursday, compounding equity...

Thu, 09/03/2023 - 12:31

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Miners weigh on FTSE 100; Endeavour down 6%

London shares opened lower on Thursday, as investors analysed a bounty of annual earnings reports and awaited US jobs figures later Thursday and on Friday.

The...

Thu, 09/03/2023 - 09:01

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Weaker pound helps lift FTSE 100 in tepid trade

London’s FTSE 100 achieved a minor gain on Wednesday, helped by a weaker pound, while the dollar strengthened as traders bet that the US Federal...

Wed, 08/03/2023 - 17:28

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Attention turns to US jobs after Powell warning

Shares were lower at midday on Wednesday and the pound was slumping toward $1.18, after comments by US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday...

Wed, 08/03/2023 - 12:22

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Shares suffer and dollar rises on US rates redux

A 50-basis-point interest rate hike in the US was back to being the market’s most expected outcome of the next Federal Reserve policy meeting, following...

Wed, 08/03/2023 - 09:26

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Hawkish comments from Fed Chair turns stocks red

Stocks in London closed in the red on Tuesday after comments from US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared to suggest that interest rates in...

Tue, 07/03/2023 - 17:11

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Wood up 14%, Wincanton down 26% as Fed awaited

Company updates and M&A activity were providing the main trading focus for stocks in London at midday on Tuesday, as the market awaits some key...

Tue, 07/03/2023 - 12:34

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Shares trade tentatively ahead of US Fed testimony

Share prices were narrowly mixed in London early Tuesday, with major market movements on hold ahead of scheduled commentary on US monetary policy by the...

Tue, 07/03/2023 - 09:15

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