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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 down but stocks largely up with sterling

The FTSE 100 may have closed Tuesday in the red due to negative results from Ocado and Croda International, but continuing sterling momentum meant stocks...

Tue, 28/02/2023 - 17:03

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Sterling tops $1.21 on protocol deal bounce

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak headed to Belfast on Tuesday to try and sell his Northern Ireland protocol deal, and sterling traders liked what they...

Tue, 28/02/2023 - 12:17

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Pound supported by protocol deal; Ocado suffers

Poorly-received corporate earnings and a stronger pound in the wake of the UK-EU pact on the Northern Ireland protocol hurt the FTSE 100 early Tuesday....

Tue, 28/02/2023 - 09:26

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks close higher on UK-EU Brexit deal

The FTSE 100 closed higher on Monday and the sterling got a boost, as the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak signed a deal with the...

Mon, 27/02/2023 - 17:05

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Shares bounce after Friday’s US PCE hit

Only a handful of FTSE 100 stocks were in the red at midday on Monday, as markets were in a confident mood with all eyes...

Mon, 27/02/2023 - 12:18

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE rises amid Sunak and von der Leyen talks

Shares in London climbed in early exchanges on Monday, recovering from post-US personal consumption expenditures weakness, with the prospect of a UK and EU Northern...

Mon, 27/02/2023 - 09:14

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks in the red as US inflation accelerates

Stocks in London closed in the red on Friday, as a key US inflation gauge defied expectations of a slowdown in January.

The FTSE 100 index...

Fri, 24/02/2023 - 17:01

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 defies pre-US inflation data caution

London’s FTSE 100 edged higher heading into Friday afternoon, though European peers were more jittery ahead of a key US inflation reading.

The US Federal...

Fri, 24/02/2023 - 12:10

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Europe edges higher ahead of all-important US data

Stocks in Europe nudged cautiously higher early Friday, though gains may be short-lived if a key US inflation reading comes in hotter-than-expected this afternoon.

Ahead...

Fri, 24/02/2023 - 09:08

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 falls as big hitters go ex-dividend

London’s FTSE 100 underwhelmed on Thursday, hit by lingering interest rate worries and a host of the index’s heavyweights going ex-dividend.

Peers in Europe climbed, however,...

Thu, 23/02/2023 - 17:14

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