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FX round-up: Sterling reels amid reports on Brexit negotiations
Sterling got thrashed at the end of the week amid reports pointing to upcoming potentially tough negotiations with Brusselsregarding post-Brexit arrangements, with each side reportedly staking out their initial positions.
US close: Gains in Apple help keep S&P 500 in the black for the week
US stocks fell on Friday, with energy and financial shares particularly weak, as oil prices slumped and traders looked ahead to next week’s Federal Reserve policy decision.
Sunday share tips: San Leon Energy, Kier Group, Franchise Brands
Sell shares in San Leon Energy, was the verdict in the Sunday Times' Inside the City column. Tuesday's shareholder vote will determine whether to complete a £170. 3m fundraising that has already been conditionally agreed with backers at a price of 45p a share to buy a stake in the OML 18 Nigerian onshore oil and gas producing asset. Since listing in 2008, executive chairman Oisin Fanning has accumulated a scattered portfolio of projects for San Leon its native Ireland and Albania, Morocco, Poland and Spain.