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Stock prices in London opened lower on Wednesday after the blue-chip index pulled back from a record closing high, with falling crude prices undermining oil...

Pharmaceutical firms GSK and AstraZeneca and grocers such as Tesco and Sainsbury’s helped the FTSE 100 reach another high on Tuesday, as Next impressed with...

London’s blue chip index extended its earlier gains to a new record at midday on Tuesday, with oil companies and banks in demand, ahead of...

London’s blue chip index opened higher on Monday, buoyed by Next, which raises guidance following better-than-expected sales over the Christmas period.

The FTSE 100 index...

The FTSE 100 climbed above the 10,000 mark for the first time on Monday despite uncertainty arising from the overthrow of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro...

London stocks were mostly higher at midday on Monday, with the FTSE 100 hovering just below 10,000 as defence and mining shares supported the index,...

London stocks edged higher at the open on Monday, with mining and defence shares leading gains after fresh geopolitical tensions in Venezuela lifted gold prices.

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Stocks in London had a positive start to the new year on Friday, as key indices closed higher and London’s blue chip index hit a...

London traders absorbed positive data for UK manufacturing on Friday, ahead of the eurozone, as Ukraine-Russia tension continued to cloud the macroeconomic backdrop.

The FTSE 100...

London’s defence stocks rallied on Friday morning, boosting the FTSE100 to a record high, while the market digested an unexpected drop in UK house prices...