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Europe close: Geopolitics weigh on stocks in the new quarter
European equity markets lost ground at the start of the new quarter as news broke that two blasts had rocked the St. Petersburg metro and some US data came in wide of the mark, weighing on the greenback.
Directors dealings: Travis Perkins COO sells stock at multi-year lows
Travis Perkins's chief operating officer, Antony Buffin, unloaded some shares even as they were trading at multi-year lows.
S&P downgrades South Africa's sovereign debt ratings
Standard&Poor's downgraded its rating on the Republic of South Africa's long-term debt after its president removed the country's finance minister from his post.
FTSE 100 movers: Financials lead fall, Next and ITV down on broker talk
A sharp drop in government bond yields on both sides of the Atlantic pulled the rug out from underneath life insurers and financial more generally.
FTSE 250 movers: WS Atkins jumps after receiving bid
Confirmation that WS Atkins has received a cash takeover offer from Canadian rival SNC-Lavalin at a price of 2,080p per share, sent shares in the engineer to the top of the leaderboard.
Sector movers: Drop in Gilt yields hits life insurers, gold-diggers higher
Interest rate sensitive REITs led fallers in the market place at the start of the week even as longer-term Gilts' prices advanced at the start of the quarter, pushing their yields sharply lower, with jitters surrounding Brexit a possible trigger.
US March ISM manufacturing PMI edges back
Manufacturing activity in the States cooled a little in March as firms eased back a tad on the rate of production level increases, but according to economists the report showed strength across its major subcomponents.
Credit Suisse hails Morrison's positives, but says valuation expensive
Credit Suisse bumped up its target price for Wm Morrison, telling clients that its shares deserved a premium valuation versus those of Tesco and Sainsbury.
HSBC reiterates 'Buy' on Barratt Developments despite Brexit risks
Analysts at HSBC revised their target price on shares of Barratt Developments higher on the back of the company's better than expected margins and as it moved to belatedly clear stock in zones one and two in London.
Blasts rock St. Petersburg metro
An explosion has rocked a metro station in St. Petersburg, Russia, according to reports.
London midday: Market steady despite manufacturing wobbles
Stocks were steady come midday despite weaker than expected readings on the manufacturing sector out of the UK and China, as investors looked out to key political events worldwide later in the week.
Berenberg reiterates 'Buy' on RPC, says M&A potential underpriced
Analysts at Berenberg said shares in RPC Group were arguably cheap, giving short shrift to criticism of the company's adjustments to its operating profits, or that it was overpaying for assets, amongst other issues.
Euro area producer prices gain in February despite energy price drop
Factory gate prices in the euro area rose past forecasts in February despite a large drop in energy costs and in some of the bloc's largest economies.
German, euro area manufacturing PMIs roar ahead in March, PMIs show
Factory activity in the single currency bloc accelerated sharply last month - rising at its quickest pace since 2011 - led by a core group comprised of Germany, the Netherlands and Austria, but amid rising cost pressures.
Europe open: Traders eye political risk amid strong manufacturiing data
European indices began the new quarter on a mixed note, amid strong readings for the euro area's manufacturing sector (perhaps a tad too much so) as investors continued to closely monitor polictical risks, traders nevertheless appeared to be largely upbeat.
London open: Stocks edge higher despite mixed data out of China and Japan
Stocks began the session and the second quarter on the front foot despite a weaker-than-expected reading on the state of China's manufacturing sector in March and mixed data out of Japan.
London pre-open: Stocks to start higher despite weaker China manufacturing PMI
Stocks are being called to start the session slightly higher despite a weaker-than-expected reading over the weekend on the state of China's manufacturing sector.
China manufacturing PMI slows in March as export orders cool
Activity in China's manufacturing sector slowed last month as orders for export sales rose at the their weakest pace for three months.