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UK stocks fail to rally despite US markets hitting new highs

UK stocks closed lower on Wednesday, reversing their earlier gains, despite continued strength in US markets after president Trump talked up further trade deals at...

Wed, 22/01/2020 - 16:42


UK stocks flat at midday

After opening higher on Wednesday as global markets pared substantial previous-day losses sparked by a deadly Chinese disease outbreak, UK stocks drifted back and finished...

Wed, 22/01/2020 - 12:02


UK stocks open 0.3% higher as China virus fears ease

UK stocks opened higher on Wednesday as global markets pared substantial previous-day losses sparked by a deadly Chinese disease outbreak that local authorities said they...

Wed, 22/01/2020 - 08:53


UK stocks lose ground on fears virus could harm Chinese growth

UK stocks recovered some of their losses on Tuesday afternoon but still closed in the red as global stocks fell on mounting concerns about the...

Tue, 21/01/2020 - 16:36


UK stocks remain under pressure at midday

UK stocks remained underwater at midday on Tuesday as global stocks fell on mounting concerns about the spread of a new strain of coronavirus in...

Tue, 21/01/2020 - 12:05


UK stocks drop 1.1% as deadly China virus spooks investors

UK stocks opened substantially lower on Tuesday as the spread of a deadly virus in China spooked global investors.

At 0845, the benchmark FTSE 100...

Tue, 21/01/2020 - 08:59


FTSE falls as IMF cuts global growth forecasts

UK stocks finished modestly in the red on Monday amid thin trading on a US public holiday, with a cut to global growth forecasts from...

Mon, 20/01/2020 - 16:43


FTSE lower in thin trading as Fevertree loses its fizz

UK stocks were trading modestly lower by lunchtime on Monday amid thin trading on a US public holiday, with tonic water maker Fevertree Drinks tanking...

Mon, 20/01/2020 - 11:51


FTSE finishes positive week by hitting 6-month peak

UK stocks put in a strong showing at the end of the trading week, joining in with a global rally as China's economic growth met...

Fri, 17/01/2020 - 16:44


FTSE firms on better than expected China data

UK stocks put in a strong showing at the end of the trading week, buoyed by better-than-expected Chinese economic data and expectations that the Chinese...

Fri, 17/01/2020 - 11:58


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