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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks start new quarter in green before US jobs

Friday's newspaper headlines were all about the cost-of-living crisis hitting home for consumers in the UK, but it was retailers that were leading stock market...

Fri, 01/04/2022 - 12:12


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks soft before US jobs; oil slips near $100

Stock markets were marginally lower early Friday, ahead of the key monthly US jobs report, but oil prices continued to fall back toward $100 a...

Fri, 01/04/2022 - 08:58


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: European stocks struggle as peace hopes fade

The FTSE 100 was shunted into the red on Thursday as investors grow increasingly wary that peace in Ukraine may not be achieved soon, while...

Thu, 31/03/2022 - 17:26


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Brent oil edges down toward $100 a barrel

Oil was the major mover in financial markets on Thursday, while equities were narrowly mixed, after hopes for a quick resolution of the Ukraine crisis...

Thu, 31/03/2022 - 12:17


LONDON MARKET OPEN: M&A lifts shares as Ukraine peace hope fades

A dramatic foreign takeover in the FTSE 250 and some smaller merger & acquisitions activity were giving London stocks a boost early Thursday, as market...

Thu, 31/03/2022 - 08:59


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Commodity-linked stocks boost FTSE 100

Stocks in London ended in the green on Wednesday as a rally from oil companies and miners lifted the FTSE 100, more than offsetting a...

Wed, 30/03/2022 - 17:22


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks reverse amid doubts on Russian pullback

Questions over the credibility of a Russian promise to pull back some troops in Ukraine were hurting European markets more than London by midday on...

Wed, 30/03/2022 - 12:22


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Doubts about Russian withdraw hurt stock prices

European markets were lower early Wednesday, while oil and gold prices were higher, after Ukraine and Western governments cast cast doubt on Moscow's pledge to...

Wed, 30/03/2022 - 09:00


LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Ferrexpo tops FTSE 250 on peace talks progress

Stocks in London ended higher on Tuesday as commodities tumbled on signs of progress in peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.

In the latest...

Tue, 29/03/2022 - 17:11


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Hopes rise for negotiated end to war in Ukraine

A start of a fresh round of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia on Tuesday gave a lift to European stock markets and the euro,...

Tue, 29/03/2022 - 12:27


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