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UK stocks inch higher ahead of US-China trade accord

UK stocks inched higher on Wednesday ahead of the expected signing later in the day of a first-phase trade deal between the US and China....

Wed, 15/01/2020 - 08:59


UK Stocks end choppy day slightly in the black

UK stocks experienced a see-saw trading day which saw the FTSE 100 gain 0.5% by mid-morning only to slip into negative territory at midday, but...

Tue, 14/01/2020 - 16:41


FTSE dips despite generally upbeat newsflow

UK stocks traded lower on Tuesday during a see-saw session which saw the FTSE 100 gain 40 points by mid-morning only to give up its...

Tue, 14/01/2020 - 12:12


FTSE opens lower as local companies offer mixed forecasts

UK stocks opened lower on Tuesday as local companies issued mixed earnings forecasts and investors awaited the planned signing later this week of a first-phase...

Tue, 14/01/2020 - 08:57


UK markets close higher as investors shrug-off emerging recession threat and rate cut talk

UK markets ended the Monday session on the front foot despite emerging recession fears as investors responded positively to several corporate events and welcomed progress...

Mon, 13/01/2020 - 17:08


UK stocks hold on to gains at midday despite rate cut talk drag

UK stocks kept hold of most of the gains made earlier in the Monday session at midday as investors responded positively to several corporate events...

Mon, 13/01/2020 - 12:27


UK stocks open 0.4% higher; Pennon surges on Viridor bid reports

UK stocks opened higher on Monday, spurred by progress on a US-China trade deal and reports of a takeover bid for water utility Pennon's waste...

Mon, 13/01/2020 - 08:58


FTSE falls flat at US jobs data misses forecast

London's blue chip index closed marginally in the red on Friday as US added less jobs than expected last month.

The US added 145,000 jobs...

Fri, 10/01/2020 - 16:45


FTSE back into green as investors await US jobs data

London's blue chip index edged marginally back into the green in mid-morning trading on Friday as investors awaited the monthly US jobs report with cautious...

Fri, 10/01/2020 - 12:09


FTSE trades flat as retailers disappoint

London’s blue chip index was trading broadly flat in Friday’s opening session, handing back some initial gains in the first hour of trading.

The FTSE...

Fri, 10/01/2020 - 09:45


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