Market Report - Close
02 Aug
London close: Stocks dragged lower by U.S. debt quandary
London stocks finished lower after a downgrade of the U. S. government's long-term credit rating overnight caught traders on the hop.
01 Aug
London close: Stocks slip as longer-term Gilt yields grind back higher
London stocks finished in the red on Tuesday as investors mulled downbeat manufacturing data and results from the likes of BP, HSBC and Diageo, together with a rise in longer-term Gilt yields.