Market Pulse
London pre-open: Stocks to edge lower amid Brexit caution
London stocks looked set to edge lower at the open on Thursday following a solid close the day before, with sentiment still fragile as the Brexit saga rumbles on and trading likely to be a little quieter than usual as US markets will be closed for Thanksgiving.
Thursday newspaper round-up: Berkeley Group, Amazon, Brexit, pensions, WTO
Bosses at the housebuilding firm Berkeley Group were accused of engaging in years of bribery with a partner at a major estate agent, according to papers filed in a pair of lawsuits brought against Berkeley by a former finance director in 2014 and 2015. The claim was among numerous “whistleblowing” allegations by Nicolas Simpkin, 49, who served on the board of the £2. 7bn turnover company from 2009 until he was fired in 2014. – Guardian.
US close: Markets mixed as tech stocks take a breather
Wall Street finished Wednesday’s session on a mixed note, after a day in which the major US indices tried to bounce back from heavy losses witnessed earlier in the week.