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London close: Stocks mixed as economic jitters continue
London stocks were mixed at the end of trading on Wednesday, as investors sifted through a pile of US data, after earlier being met with uninspiring Chinese factory data, grim UK shop price inflation and a bleak survey on service sector confidence.
London close: FTSE ends above 7,500 on better China sentiment
London stocks closed in a mixed state on Tuesday, with the top-flight index maintaining most of its gains amid hopes that China would soon ease its strict Covid-19 restrictions.
London close: Stocks still weaker after China-fuelled oil jitters
London stocks closed below the waterline on Monday, as anti-lockdown protests in China rattled equity and energy markets.
London close: Stocks manage some gains on quiet Friday
London stocks managed to finish in the green on Friday, as Wall Street put in a truncated post-Thanksgiving session, with little in the way of corporate or economic news to provide direction.
London close: Stocks manage small gains as sterling rallies
London stocks finished just above the waterline on a globally-quiet Thursday, as investors digested the latest minutes from the US Federal Reserve, while traders across the pond were enjoying their day off for the Thanksgiving holiday.
London close: Stocks finish higher ahead of Fed minutes
London stocks managed a positive close on Wednesday, even after fresh data added to consternation over the state of the UK manufacturing sector, as investors awaited the release of the latest meeting minutes from the US Federal Reserve.
London close: Stocks higher despite grim economic outlook
London stocks remained well above the waterline by the close on Tuesday, with energy shares in the green as oil prices recovered.
London close: China concerns drag FTSE 100 lower
London stocks were in a mixed state at the close on Monday, with the top-flight index slipping into the red amid renewed Covid-19 concerns out of China.
London close: Stocks finish turbulent week in the green
London stocks finished in the green on Friday, after fresh data suggested a bounce-back for retail sales in October, although they remained weaker than before the pandemic.
London close: Stocks mixed as investors digest Hunt budget
London stocks were mixed but little changed by the close on Thursday, as investors digested the autumn statement from chancellor Jeremy Hunt.
London close: Stocks struggle after sizzling UK inflation reading
London stocks closed below the waterline on Wednesday, after a grim UK inflation report and an avalanche of data from across the pond.
London close: Stocks fall despite US producer inflation surprise
London stocks closed weaker on Tuesday after a session brimming with data, with UK unemployment ticking up, and producer prices rising stateside.
London close: Stocks finish higher as sterling falls back
London stocks managed a positive finish on Monday as investors looked towards chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s fiscal statement later in the week, with Informa maintaining its earlier gains after a guidance upgrade.
London close: Stocks mixed as recession fears reignite
London stocks were mixed by the close on Friday, after a more sour session on the back of the increased prospect of a looming recession.
London close: Stocks surge as US inflation comes in cooler
London stocks closed above the waterline on Thursday, as investors digested some weaker-than-expected consumer inflation data from across the pond.
London close: Stocks red amid mixed US midterm results
London stocks closed in the red on Wednesday as control of the US Congress remained on a knife-edge following Tuesday’s midterm elections, and after a raft of corporate updates earlier.
London close: Stocks higher as Americans head to the midterm polls
London stocks managed to close just above the waterline on Tuesday as investors turned their attention to the US midterm elections, after solid updates from the likes of Coca-Cola HBC and AB Foods helped to offset a gloomy statement from Persimmon earlier.
London close: Stocks mixed after relatively quiet trading
London stocks were mixed at the close on Monday, having started weaker after Chinese officials poured cold water on hopes the country would soon relax its Covid restrictions.
London close: Stocks rise on US payrolls, China reopening reports
London stocks closed in positive territory on Friday, amid swirling rumours of an impending post-Covid reopening in China, and as nonfarm payrolls for October once again beating expectations across the pond.
London close: Stocks mixed, pound sinks after BoE rate hike
London stocks were mixed at the close on Thursday, and the pound firmly in the red, after the Bank of England hiked rates by 75 basis points in a bid to tackle surging inflation.