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London close: Stocks mixed on renewed interest rate concerns
London stocks were mixed by the close on Tuesday, with Ocado in the red after disappointing results, as data showed that food inflation hit a record high.
London close: Stocks firmer as Sunak announces new Brexit deal
London stocks managed a positive finish on Monday, with Rolls-Royce pacing the gains after a rating upgrade, with well-received results from Bunzl and a guidance upgrade from AB Foods underpinning the mood.
London close: Stocks turn red on US inflation data
London stocks had swung into the red by the close on Friday, as investors digested a key US inflation reading and mulled a better-than-expected UK consumer confidence survey.
London close: Stocks mixed after wave of corporate updates
Equity markets in London were mixed at the close on Thursday as investors mulled a downward revision to US economic growth, with disappointing results from the likes of Mondi and BAE Systems and ex-dividend stocks weighing.
London close: Stocks fall further ahead of Fed minutes
London stocks were still in the red by the close on Wednesday, as worries about further rate hikes dented sentiment ahead of the release of the latest FOMC minutes.
London close: Stocks fall despite better-than-expected economic data
London stocks closed below the waterline on Tuesday, as investors sifted through a raft of UK data and results from the likes of HSBC and InterContinental Hotels.
London close: Stocks manage gains on quiet Monday
London stocks managed a positive finish on Monday amid quiet trade, with US markets closed for Presidents’ Day and little in the way of corporate news to provide direction.
London close: Stocks lower on downbeat Fed sentiment
London stocks remained in negative territory by the close on Friday as US rate hike fears continued to weigh on sentiment, with NatWest under the cosh after results.
London close: FTSE finishes above 8,000 despite US PPI pullback
London’s top-flight index closed above the 8,000 point level after a wavering session on Thursday, with Centrica surging ahead after bumper results.
London close: FTSE touches 8,000 level as sterling weakens
London stocks finished in the green on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 briefly breaking the 8,000 level for the first time during the session, as investors mulled a dip in UK inflation and a better-than-expected rise in US retail sales.
London close: Stocks mixed amid hotter-than-hoped US inflation
London stocks were mixed at the close on Tuesday, as investors mulled faster-than-expected inflation in the US, while unemployment in the UK remained stable.
London close: Stocks end week on a down note with US CPI ahead
London stocks were still in the red on Friday as investors failed to find any comfort in news the UK narrowly avoided following into recession last year.
London close: FTSE 100 continues grind higher towards 8,000 points
London stocks were mixed on Thursday but the top-flight index continued to grind higher as investors sifted through corporate news, with Standard Chartered surging ahead on deal speculation.
London close: Stocks edge higher
London stocks were up again on Wednesday, having hit a fresh all-time high at one point, as investors welcomed less hawkish than feared comments from US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell overnight.
London close: Stocks end mixed ahead of key speech from Fed's Powell
London stocks ended Tuesday on a mixed note, although BP shares surged following the release of its latest set of results, even as investors eyed a speech by US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell scheduled for after the close.
London close: Stocks fall as investors recalibrate rate hike expectations
London stocks were knocked lower on Monday by the prospect of further rates hikes from the Federal Reserve and as Sino-US tensions dented sentiment.
London close: FTSE 100 notches up new record high
London's top-flight index carved out a new all-time high after it was reported that the US labor market created far more jobs at the start of 2023 than anyone had dared imagine.
London close: Stocks jump as investors eye interest rate peak
London stocks jumped on Thursday, while sterling fell further after the Bank of England hiked rates for the tenth month in a row.
London close: FTSE dips ahead of Fed rate announcement
London stocks reversed earlier modest gains to end just lower on Wednesday as investors eyed a rate announcement from the US Federal Reserve.