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London close: Stocks finish weaker as market jitters continue
London stocks closed in negative territory on Friday, as worries about the Covid-19 vaccine rollout and Reddit-fuelled market chaos knocked sentiment.
London close: Stocks finish mixed as Reddit-fuelled frenzy calms
London stocks finished in a mixed state on Thursday, as worries about the Covid-19 pandemic and the vaccine rollout dented sentiment.
London close: Stocks finish weaker as investors look to Fed
London stocks finished in negative territory on Wednesday, amid ongoing worries about the pandemic, as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve.
London close: Stocks firmer as IMF upgrades global forecasts
London stocks finished in the green on Tuesday, despite the release of uninspiring jobs and retail sales data, as investors focussed on the latest growth forecast from the International Monetary Fund.
London close: Stocks finish weaker as travel plays take hit
London stocks closed in negative territory on Monday, with travel and leisure stocks under the cosh as the prospect of tighter border restrictions and a prolonged lockdown weighed on sentiment.
London close: Stocks finish weaker amid travel restriction concerns
London stocks closed in negative territory on Friday, as weak data and worries about the effect of prolonged lockdowns and travel restrictions knocked sentiment.
London close: Stocks weaker as ECB leaves policy unchanged
London stocks closed in the red on Thursday, as investors digested the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank.
London close: Stocks finish firmer as Biden takes up US presidency
London stocks closed in the green on Wednesday as sterling gained, with investors tuning in to Joe Biden’s inauguration as the new US president, and mulling the latest UK inflation data.
London close: Stocks close weaker as Yellen speaks
London stocks closed in negative territory on Tuesday, as investors awaited a testimony on stimulus by incoming US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
London close: Stocks mixed amid Covid-19 lockdown consternation
London stocks closed in a mixed state on Monday as investors mulled the latest data out of China, with travel and leisure shares under the cosh amid concerns about the Covid-19 crisis.
London close: Stocks finish weaker as UK economy contracts
London stocks closed in the red on Friday, as investors digested the latest UK GDP data, with US President-elect Joe Biden’s Covid relief package failing to lift markets amid growing worries about the pandemic and tightening restrictions.
London close: Stocks higher as investors hold breath for Biden's package
London stocks finished in the green on Thursday as investors waded through a deluge of corporate releases, amid expectations that US President-elect Joe Biden will unveil a Covid-19 relief package.
London close: Stocks finish weaker after 'quiet' trading session
London stocks had slipped into negative territory by the close on Wednesday, with investors sifting through a raft of corporate updates amid ongoing concerns about the Covid-19 crisis.
London close: Stocks finish lower after dire retail sales data
London stocks closed in negative territory on Tuesday, amid ongoing concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic and the potential for tighter restrictions, as investors digested dire UK retail sales figures.
London close: Stocks finish weaker amid further Covid jitters
London stocks closed in negative territory on Monday amid reports that Covid-19 restrictions in England were set to get even tougher.
London close: Stocks slightly higher as US nonfarms disappoint
London stocks closed just above the waterline on Friday, as investors digested the latest US non-farm payrolls report, with housebuilders sharply higher after a well-received update from Barratt Developments.
London close: Stocks finish firmer amid Biden-fuelled global rebound
London stocks managed to climb back into positive territory by the close on Thursday, after Joe Biden was confirmed by Congress as the 46th President of the US.
London close: Stocks firmer as Democrats lead Georgia race, oil stocks rocket
London stocks closed well into positive territory on Wednesday, as investors bet that a Democrat-controlled Senate in the US would lead to further stimulus, while oil plays surged.
London close: Stocks finish firmer as investors digest fresh Covid relief
London stocks managed to close in the green on Tuesday, as investors mulled the impact of England’s third national lockdown and news of a fresh £4. 6bn package of Covid relief measures to help businesses get through it.
London close: Stocks kick off new year in positive mood
London stocks closed in positive territory on Monday, kicking off the new year in style amid optimism over the latest Covid vaccine rollout, while deal news also provided a boost.