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FTSE 250 movers: Gold miners shine
London’s FTSE 250 was down 0. 2% at 19,739. 17 in afternoon trade on Friday.
FTSE 100 movers: Miners rally but airlines in the red
London’s FTSE 100 was up 1% at 8,002. 99 in afternoon trade on Friday.
JPMorgan Chase Q1 profits jump
JPMorgan Chase reported a 6% jump in first-quarter profit on Friday as net interest income rose.
JPMorgan 'repositioning for a recovery' as it upgrades host of housebuilders
JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded a host of names in the housebuilding sector on Friday as it said it was "repositioning for a recovery".
London midday: Stocks extend gains as miners, housebuilders rally
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Friday as the latest GDP data suggested the UK recession had ended, with miners and housebuilders on the front foot.
RBC Capital upgrades Taylor Wimpey, downgrades Berkeley
RBC Capital Markets upgraded Taylor Wimpey on Friday but downgraded Berkeley as it took a look at the two UK housebuilders.
London open: Stocks rally after GDP data, ahead of US earnings
London stocks rose in early trade on Friday as the latest GDP data suggested the UK recession had ended and as investors eyed the start of US earnings season.
UAE’s ADNOC said to have recently considered BP takeover
The United Arab Emirates' state-owned oil company recently considered buying BP but the deliberations did not progress beyond preliminary discussions, according to a report.
UK GDP grows 0.1% in February
The UK economy grew a touch in February, according to figures released on Friday by the Office for National Statistics.
London pre-open: Stocks seen up as investors mull GDP data
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Friday as investors mulled the latest UK GDP data and eyed the start of US earnings season.
Friday newspaper round-up: Everton, AstraZeneca, Amazon
Everton has paid about £30m in interest charges to an opaque lender associated with a tax exile, corporate records suggest. The charges appear to have reached about £438,000 a week, according to the troubled Premier League club’s most recent set of accounts, a figure more than three times the reported wages of the Everton and England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. – Guardian.