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FTSE 250 movers: Property stocks, oilers pace declines
Property development stocks and oilers led the second-tier index lower on Wednesday, partially offset by gains for insurers.
Europe close: Shares slip amid dire economic data
Stocks across the Continent finished the session lower as traders assessed the competing forces bearing down on the euro area and governments tried to strike a balance between easing lockdowns and public health concerns.
Thursday preview: BoE, BT Group in focus
Financial markets' focus on Thursday will be on the Bank of England as rate-setters at the Old Lady on Threadneedle Street announce their latest monetary policy decisions.
Europe midday: Stocks mixed as investors assess costs of pandemic, record economic slump
Stocks across the Continent were trading on a slightly mixed note at the middle of the week as traders assessed the competing forces of governments trying to ease lockdowns while not incurring in further fatalities even as the latest economic laid bare one of the sharpest economic downturns ever.
Euro area economy shrank at record pace in April, PMIs show
Economic activity fell at a record pace across the euro area last month, the results of a closely followed survey demonstrated.
Euro area retail sales collapse in March as lockdowns kick in
Retail sales in the single currency bloc collapsed in March as lockdowns began to come into effect.