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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 declines but Nvidia powers on in US

Equities in London ended lower on Tuesday after the long weekend, with investors nervy ahead of a US inflation reading on Friday, with comments from...

Tue, 28/05/2024 - 16:54

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 down despite grocers rising on data

Stock prices in London were mostly higher at midday on Tuesday but the FTSE 100 declined ahead of a slew of US data in the...

Tue, 28/05/2024 - 12:30

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks mixed; grocers up as food price growth down

Stock prices in London were mixed on Tuesday morning, while supermarkets rose as the BRC-NielsenIQ shop price index slowed to its lowest annual rate of...

Tue, 28/05/2024 - 09:20

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 struggles ahead of long weekend

Stock prices in London ended lower on Friday, ending a downbeat week in decline, with poor UK data and US interest rate worries doing little...

Fri, 24/05/2024 - 17:09

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Blue chips slip as wet weather hit retail sales

Blue-chips in London fell on Friday as weak retail sales and further heavy falls in National Grid dented the mood.

The FTSE 100 index was down...

Fri, 24/05/2024 - 12:07

LONDON MARKET OPEN: European stocks follow New York stocks’ fall

Stock prices in the UK fell Friday morning after retail sales came in below forecasts after a rainy April.

The FTSE 100 index opened down...

Fri, 24/05/2024 - 09:03

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE down as National Grid weighs on utilities

Stock prices in London ended largely lower on Thursday, with the FTSE 100 underperforming peers in mainland Europe, while stocks in New York opened mixed.

The...

Thu, 23/05/2024 - 17:24

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks little moved as UK manufacturing recovers

Stocks in London did not move much at midday Thursday, as data showed UK manufacturing returned to growth and to a 22-month high.

The FTSE...

Thu, 23/05/2024 - 12:06

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 down; investors react to UK election news

Stock prices in London opened mixed on Thursday, with the FTSE 100 dragged down by National Grid after it announced a £60 billion investment.

The FTSE...

Thu, 23/05/2024 - 09:12

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks red as inflation hotter than expected

Stock prices in London closed lower on Wednesday, ahead of an announcement from Westminster calling a general election on July 4, and amid hotter-than-expected inflationary...

Wed, 22/05/2024 - 17:21

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