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Week ahead: Traders brace for election results
All eyes will be on the outcome of the elections on Friday and with some polls pointing to a quickly closing lead, traders will be on guard against a potential upset for the Tories which might result in a 'hung' parliament.
Europe close: Dax at new highs on strength in autos, chemicals
European stocks barreled higher as investors continued to search for yield against a backdrop of improving macro data, according to strategists, with cyclical issues like auto and parts manufacturers and chemicals pacing gains.
FX round-up: Cable up an ace despite sterling's wider list lower
Sterling gained a ace on an out-of-form greenback but otherwise was listing lower on political jitters surrounding the upcoming UK general election.
London close: Commodity losses, weak US May jobs report cap gains
After beginning on a chipper note, the FTSE 100 gradually lost its shine and slipped back towards its starting levels over the course of Friday trading, undermined by weak commodity prices and disappointing jobs data in the States, in that order.
BA data firm denies human error caused delay chaos
British Airways' data firm has denied that last week's travel chaos was caused by human error in one of the airline's data centres.
Director dealings: Selling Simons at B&M and Draper Esprit
Simon Arora at B&M European Value and Simon Cook of Draper Esprit both sold a chunk of shares in their respective companies.
US trade deficit widens more than expected in April
America's trade shortfall with the rest of the world widened in April although in a positive sign for consumption, demand for imports strengthened.
Commodities: Crude dives on US drilling fears after Trump quit Paris accord
Crude-oil futures are slip-sliding lower this balmy Friday afternoon in London as markets speculate that the US' quitting the 2015 Paris climate agreement might spark a ramp-up in shale drilling.
Acacia Mining hopeful of Tanzania resolution soon
Acacia Mining hopes to speak to the Tanzanian government in the coming "one to two weeks" to resolve a dispute in which the gold miner was accused of under-reporting the amount of gold it was exporting.
US May jobs report - Analysts react
"A few minutes ago, I was sent a chart showing that May payrolls tend substantially to undershoot consensus substantially when the survey is conducted early in the month. This year, the first day of the survey week was the 7th, the second earliest possible. We can't know for sure if this explains the soft reading today, but it certainly would help explain the huge discrepancy between the published number and the strength of most survey data. For now, we are very inclined to expect a big rebound in June.
Broker tips: Kaz Minerals, Whitbread, Easyjet
Kaz Minerals got a boost on Friday as Credit Suisse upgraded its stance on the stock to ‘outperform’ from ‘neutral’ and hiked the target price to 630p from 370p.
FTSE 100 movers: Old Mutual on the rise; Whitbread hit by downgrade
London’s FTSE 100 was up 0. 1% to 7,549. 20 in afternoon trade, off the intraday highs from earlier that saw the index within a whisker of the 7,600 for the first time.
Corbyn accuses May of 'subservience' to Donald Trump
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has accused PM Theresa May of being subservient to US President Donald Trump for not issuing stronger condemnation of his decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord.
US open: Traders unfazed by weak jobs report, push stocks higher
US stocks notched fresh record highs at the end of the week, with technology issues again spearheading the charge, despite the release of a weaker than expected jobs report for the month of May.
Sage to sell North American payments business
Software company Sage has agreed to sell its North American payments business - Sage Payments Solutions - to private equity firm GTCR for an enterprise value of $260m (£202m).
FTSE 250 movers: Acacia shines but oil stocks slump
London’s FTSE 250 was down 0. 2% to 19,981. 04 in afternoon trade, after setting another intraday record as it topped 20,080 earlier.
Apple, Facebook, Goldman condemn Trump's Paris withdrawal
A raft of major US tech companies have condemned Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement, including Facebook and Google.
Ormonde announces progress on Barruecopardo Project
Ormonde Mining updated the market on construction activities for the Barruecopardo Project in Salamanca, Spain on Friday, saying that following a period of review of the construction schedule, the board of the project company Saloro had authorised the issuance of outstanding approvals on various equipment and plant construction contracts.
Pound slips as further poll shows Labour closing gap on Tories
With less than a week to go before the UK general election, opinion polls continued to show Labour gaining ground and the Conservative party's share of the vote shrinking.