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Late market roundup: Stocks mixed on Monday as Starmer backs EU reset

London’s blue chip index edged into the green on Monday as a boosted gold price helped Fresnillo and Endeavour Mining advance, but with Diageo and...

Mon, 19/05/2025 - 17:19


Lunchtime market roundup: Stocks red amid worries from US, China

Stocks were mostly lower at Monday midday, as investors were unenthusiastic about a worsened US credit rating and a mixed economic picture coming out of...

Mon, 19/05/2025 - 12:15


Early market roundup: Stocks open down after Moody’s US downgrade

Stock prices in Europe suffered on Monday after Moody’s on Friday downgraded its US credit rating, sending Treasury yields higher, but hitting the dollar.

The...

Mon, 19/05/2025 - 08:49


Late market roundup: Stocks end decent week higher after US-China pact

London’s FTSE 100 perked up on Friday and found its best level since ’liberation day’, as the tariff de-escalation between the US and China continues...

Fri, 16/05/2025 - 17:07


Lunchtime market roundup: Stocks set to end week strongly; dollar down

The FTSE 100 pushed higher on Friday, supported by some of the index’s heavyweights trading higher, while geopolitical tensions remain in focus, as talks between...

Fri, 16/05/2025 - 12:13


Early market roundup: London stocks up; eEnergy rises amid partnership

Blue chip stocks in London, Paris and Frankfurt were in the green on Friday morning, while California-based chipmaker Nvidia said it discussed plans to set...

Fri, 16/05/2025 - 09:00


Late market roundup: Stocks climb as UK economic growth accelerates

The FTSE 100 closed in the green on Thursday on the back of a boost that showed the UK economy grew faster-than-expected at the start...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 17:02


Lunchtime market roundup: FTSE 100 edges higher ahead of US data

Stocks in London were mixed at Thursday midday ahead of a US producer price index reading and the initial weekly jobless claims data, while New...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 12:19


Early market roundup: European stocks lower ahead of eurozone GDP

Stocks in London, Paris and Frankfurt were in the red on Thursday morning, as investors await eurozone GDP and industrial output data.

The FTSE 100...

Thu, 15/05/2025 - 09:03


Late market roundup: London closes lower as trade rally stumbles

The FTSE 100 closed down on Wednesday as some trading statements weighed on the market despite recent positivity from the US-China deal.

The FTSE 100 index...

Wed, 14/05/2025 - 17:04


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