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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Haleon leads FTSE 100 as rate decisions loom

Company news, including the first earnings report from GSK-spin-off Haleon, was keeping some stock prices moving in London on Tuesday, amid a general reluctance by...

Tue, 20/09/2022 - 12:16

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Higher start after long weekend ahead of Fed, BoE

The London market reopened on Tuesday in the midst of a week expected to be dominated by central bank policy decisions, while the FTSE 100...

Tue, 20/09/2022 - 09:04

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Pound hits 40-year lows as UK retail sales fall

It was a poor end to a mostly poor week of trading for stocks in London, as disappointing UK retail sales data sent the pound...

Fri, 16/09/2022 - 17:14

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Weak UK retail sales send pound to 40-year low

Sterling fell to its lowest level against the dollar in nearly four decades on Friday, lending support to the FTSE 100 index, after the report...

Fri, 16/09/2022 - 12:24

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 headed toward negative week on rate worry

Positive economic readings from China to end a data-heavy week weren't enough to lift Asian or European share prices, as investors focused untamed inflation readings...

Fri, 16/09/2022 - 08:51

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks broadly higher; Wickes retains guidance

Stocks in London closed broadly higher on Thursday, as investors take a ‘wait and see’ approach as a slew of central bank decisions loom next...

Thu, 15/09/2022 - 17:16

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Hilton Food Group weighs on FTSE 250

The mid-cap FTSE 250 index was underperforming its blue-chip counterpart at midday on Thursday, due to a heavy drag from food packaging business Hilton Food...

Thu, 15/09/2022 - 12:21

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks firm but US Fed expected to remain hawkish

Share prices in London, Paris and Frankfurt were finding their footing early Thursday, after an unexpectedly high US inflation reading earlier in the week had...

Thu, 15/09/2022 - 08:52

CORRECT: Stocks down; Ocado falls on rating downgrade

(Correcting that it is Fundsmith Emerging Equities Trust which is planning voluntary liquidation)

Stock in London closed lower on Wednesday for the second time in...

Wed, 14/09/2022 - 18:32

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks down; Ocado falls on rating downgrade

Stock in London closed lower on Wednesday for the second time in a row, as UK consumer inflation showed signs on easing, but not enough...

Wed, 14/09/2022 - 17:12

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