Market Report - Close
London close: Stocks firmer ahead of Spring Statement
London stocks ended Tuesday in positive territory, ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Statement on Wednesday, supported by gains in housebuilding shares and strength from Segro and Shell.
London close: Stocks mixed as tariff fears waver
London stocks ended Monday largely flat in muted trading, with early optimism around Donald Trump’s comments on reciprocal tariffs fading as the session progressed.
London close: Stocks finish lower amid massive Heathrow disruption
London stocks ended lower on Friday, pressured by weak airline performance amid an all-day closure at Heathrow Airport, as well as disappointing public finance figures.
London close: Stocks finish lower as BoE holds rates
London's financial markets experienced slight declines on Thursday, as the Bank of England maintained its benchmark interest rate at 4. 5%, amid ongoing economic uncertainties.
London close: Stocks manage gains ahead of Fed decision
London's financial markets showed modest gains by the close on Wednesday, with investors digesting the Bank of Japan's recent policy decision and anticipating the upcoming announcement from the US Federal Reserve.
London close: Stocks finish higher as gold prices surge
London stocks closed higher on Tuesday as investors remained cautious ahead of key central bank decisions this week, including from the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve.
London close: Stocks continue moving higher
London stocks moved higher on Monday ahead of a week packed with central bank policy announcements, as investors mulled fresh stimulus plans from China and the latest developments in Donald Trump’s trade war.
London close: FTSE ends volatile week in the black
London stocks ended firmly in the black on Friday after a volatile week of trading rocked by the latest twists and turns in Trump's trade war, as investors mulled an unexpected contraction in the UK economy.
London close: FTSE ends flat as Trump makes more tariff threats
London stocks closed flat on Thursday as investors mulled more twists and turns in Trump’s tariff saga after the US President threatened to impose a 200% tariff on the European Union’s alcohol imports if the bloc does not remove its tariff on US whiskey.
London close: Ukraine ceasefire hopes lift stocks as trade war escalates
London stocks ended in the black on Wednesday despite an escalation of Trump’s trade war, as Ukraine ceasefire hopes lifted sentiment.
London close: FTSE slides as Trump ramps up trade war with Canada
London stocks ended firmly in the red on Tuesday after Trump announced the US will double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium imports, further rattling markets.
London close: Stocks fall amid worries about economic growth, Trump trade war
London stocks ended Monday’s session firmly in the red as worries about economic growth and the impact of US President Donald’s Trump’s trade war dented sentiment.
London close: FTSE ends flat as investors mull payrolls report
London stocks pared earlier losses to close flat on Friday as investors digested a slightly weaker-than-expected non-farm payrolls report amid confusion about Donald Trump’s tariff plans.
London close: Stocks mixed with tariffs, corporate updates in focus
London stocks ended Thursday on a mixed note, with the top-flight index in the red as weak corporate earnings and ex-dividend trading weighed.
London close: Stocks end flat as sterling gains; tariffs in focus
London stocks pared earlier gains to end flat on Wednesday, held back by strength in the pound, as investors hoped the US might offer Canada and Mexico a compromise on tariffs.
London close: FTSE tumbles as Trump tariffs kick in
London stocks fell sharply on Tuesday as Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico kicked in, prompting retaliatory measures and rattling markets.
London close: Stocks finish firmer as defence plays surge
London's financial markets closed on a positive note on Monday, bolstered by a significant surge in defense stocks amid expectations of increased military expenditure.
London close: FTSE rises on hopes for UK-US trade deal
London stocks ended mixed on Friday as optimism over a potential UK-US trade deal helped to boost the top-flight index.
London close: Stocks mixed on corporate earnings, Trump tariff threats
London stocks closed in a mixed state on Thursday, with the top-flight index recovering from a weaker open as investors absorbed fresh US jobless claims data and a wave of corporate earnings reports.
London close: Stocks rise as investors look to Nvidia earnings
London stocks ended higher on Wednesday, with investors maintaining a cautious yet positive stance ahead of Nvidia’s earnings release in the United States later in the global day.