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London close: Stocks end relatively lacklustre week higher
London stocks finished the week in positive territory on Friday, having broken back above the waterline earlier in the afternoon.
London close: Stocks weaker as US GDP falls slightly short
London shares had reversed their earlier gains by the close on Thursday, as investors digested the latest GDP data out of the US, following a raft of corporate updates earlier.
London close: Stocks positive ahead of Fed decision
Stocks in London finished in positive territory on Wednesday, as investors held their collective breath ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy decision stateside.
London close: Stocks weaker as Fed meeting gets underway
Stocks finished below the waterline in London on Tuesday, even after better-than-expected results out of BP and HSBC.
London close: Travel stocks help carry FTSE into the green
Stocks in London managed a positive finish on Monday, after the head of the European Commission signaled that the European Union may open its borders to non-essential travel from the US by summer.
London close: Stocks marginally higher after raft of data
London stocks managed to finish just above the waterline on Friday, after a turbulent session, with investors rifling through a raft of positive economic data out of the UK.
London close: ECB policy announcement gives stocks a boost
Stocks in London finished above the waterline on Thursday, as investors digested the latest decision from the European Central Bank, which left the door open for a so-called “recalibration” to its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP).
London close: Stocks mixed as Covid fears reignite in Asia
Stocks finished in a mixed state in London on Wednesday, as investors watched rising numbers of Covid-19 infections outside of Europe, particularly in Japan and India, after a slightly lower-than-expected CPI print in the UK.
London close: Tobacco makers lead stocks lower on US regulatory fears
London stocks were well below the waterline at the close on Tuesday, dragged down by heavy losses in tobacco makers' shares following a Wall Street Journal report that the US administration was mulling capping the level of nicotine in cigarettes.
London close: Stocks drift lower in quiet start to week
London stocks closed below the waterline on Monday, as investors closed their wallets ahead of the release of a raft of key economic surveys later in the week, and their potential impact on bond markets.
London close: FTSE above 7,000 for first time in 14 months
London stocks finished higher on Friday, with the top-flight index trading above 7,000 for the first time since February 2020 as investors mulled encouraging Chinese growth figures.
London close: Miners lead top-flight index higher
London stocks closed in positive territory on Thursday, supported by a solid showing in the mining sector as investors turned their attention to earnings.
London close: Miners lead stocks slightly higher
London stocks finished in the green on Wednesday, although the gains were less than spectacular as investors continued to fret about the vaccine rollout in Europe, after the Johnson & Johnson jab was suspended due to blood clot concerns.
London close: Stocks positive after UK GDP, US inflation data
London stocks managed a positive finish on Tuesday, as investors mulled a slightly weaker-than-expected UK GDP reading and pored through the latest inflation data out of the United States.
London close: Stocks weaker even as England begins reopening
London stocks closed in negative territory on Monday, even as England’s economy began to open up again after the third national lockdown, with investors cautious ahead of the US earnings season.
London close: Stocks finish mixed after decent week
London stocks finished in a mixed state on Friday as the recent rally lost steam, but the top-flight index still managed to finish almost 180 points higher than it did in the prior week.
London close: FTSE continues to outperform ahead of lockdown lifting
London stocks closed above the waterline on Thursday, after the top-flight index hit its best level since the pandemic following dovish minutes from the US Federal Reserve.
London close: Stocks finish firmer on sterling weakness
London stocks closed well above the waterline on Wednesday, with sentiment underpinned by recovery hopes and an encouraging reading on the services sector.
London close: Stocks finish firmer on England reopening progress
London equity markets finished well into positive territory on Tuesday, following a record session on Wall Street, with reopening stocks on the front foot.
London close: Markets finish higher after encouraging manufacturing data
London stocks closed the Good Friday-truncated week with a positive finish on Thursday, as a surprise rise in US jobless claims was apparently offset by US President Joe Biden’s $2trn infrastructure plan, a profit upgrade from Next and encouraging manufacturing data.