Market Report - Close
London close: Stocks mixed ahead of US Fed, BoE decisions
London's financial markets finished with mixed performance on Wednesday, with investors closing their wallets ahead of rate announcements from both the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.
London close: Stocks finish higher on raft of global data
London's stock markets managed modest gains on Tuesday, driven by the news that the eurozone had narrowly avoided a recession.
London close: Stocks turn weaker ahead of busy week for earnings
London’s stock market saw slight declines by the close on Monday, as investors turned their attention to a week filled with corporate earnings reports and central bank announcements.
London close: Stocks finish higher as US inflation cools
London's financial markets closed positively on Friday, as investors were buoyed by an optimistic consumer confidence survey and a lower-than-anticipated inflation reading from across the pond.
London close: Stocks turn green after US GDP release
Stocks in London had turned higher by the close on Thursday, as investors digested a better-than-expected GDP reading out of the United States.
London close: Stocks rise on positive news from China
London markets finished with a positive performance on Wednesday, driven by gains in the mining sector following China's announcement of an upcoming reduction in the reserve requirement ratio for banks.
London close: Stocks slip as focus shifts to US earnings
London's stock markets experienced a downturn on Tuesday, despite the release of favourable UK borrowing figures as investors turned their focus to earnings from prominent US companies on Wall Street.
London close: Stocks maintain gains on fresh UK optimism
London markets finished with a positive performance on Monday, following the lead of Wall Street's strong gains towards the end of the previous week.
London close: Stocks mixed for third straight week of losses
London stocks ended the trading session on Friday with a dip in performance, after disappointing retail sales figures had a downward impact on the value of the pound.
London close: Stocks manage gains after deluge of updates
London's stock markets managed a positive finish amid subdued trading activity on Thursday, with investors digesting a plethora of corporate news.
London close: Stocks slip after surprise jump in UK inflation
London's financial markets experienced a downturn on Wednesday, as a surprising increase in UK inflation and sluggish Chinese GDP growth impacted investor sentiment.
London close: Stocks finish lower as wage growth eases
London's stock markets finished in the red on Tuesday, as investors assessed the latest UK jobs data.
London close: Stocks mixed on relatively quiet Monday
London's stock market finished with a mixed performance on Monday, after underwhelming reports from PageGroup and Crest Nicholson.
London close: Stocks rise on positive UK economic data
London's financial markets closed on a positive note today, buoyed by fresh data indicating that the UK economy had returned to growth in November.
London close: Stocks fall as US inflation comes in hot
London's stock markets closed in the red on Thursday, reversing earlier gains after US consumer inflation came in hotter than expected.
London close: Stocks slip as investors brace for US inflation
London stocks closed with losses on Wednesday, influenced by a pessimistic growth outlook from the World Bank and investors' attention to upcoming US inflation data.
London close: Stocks finish red after choppy session
London stocks had turned back into the red by the close on Tuesday, with recruitment firms and asset managers pacing the declines after some disappointing corporate updates.
London close: Stocks manage positive finish after mixed session
London's financial markets experienced a mixed trading day on Monday, with the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices closing in positive territory after spending much of the session in the red.
London close: Stocks finish red after US payrolls beat
London stocks ended the trading day in negative territory on Friday as investors considered the latest UK construction data and a fresh non-farm payrolls report out of the US.
London close: Stocks rise as US jobless claims slow
London markets showed mixed performance on Thursday as investors digested the latest UK services and mortgage data and a fall in jobless claims across the pond.