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London close: Travel stocks pace the decline on UK quarantine changes
London stocks closed firmly in the red on Friday, with travel shares under pressure as the UK added more countries to its quarantine list, while disappointing data out of China and deadlocked US stimulus talks also weighed.
London close: Stocks finish weaker amid trade concerns
London stocks closed in negative territory on Thursday, with ex-dividends weighing heavily as hopes of further US stimulus faded and a trade dispute between the US and Europe dented sentiment, although the latest jobless figures out of the US did surprise.
London close: Stocks finish stronger as investors digest GDP figures
London stocks closed in positive territory on Wednesday, as investors took dire UK GDP figures in their stride.
London close: Stocks finish higher on US stimulus, Russian vaccine hopes
London stocks closed Tuesday’s session positive, as investors bet on a possible Covid vaccine from Russia as well as further US stimulus, shrugging off bleak UK jobs data.
London close: Stocks finish higher amid US-China escalations
London stocks managed to finish in positive territory on Monday, as investors digested a further escalation of tensions between the US and China.
London close: Stocks finish flat after US nonfarms surprise
London’s benchmark finished pretty close to flat on Friday, as investors - sweltering in an August heatwave - digested a surprisingly positive US nonfarm payrolls report, released during the afternoon.
London close: Stocks finish lower as BoE stands pat on rates
London stocks closed on the red on Thursday, after the Bank of England stood pat on interest rates and warned the economic recovery would take longer than expected.
London close: Stocks finish firmer as investors hope for US stimulus deal
London stocks finished in positive territory on Wednesday, amid expectations of further coronavirus stimulus in the US, as gold prices hit a new high.
London close: Markets finish positive as BP lifts benchmark
London’s benchmark finished just above the waterline after a choppy session on Tuesday, following strong gains in the previous session, as investors sifted through results from the likes of BP and Diageo.
London close: Stocks finish higher as investors pore through data
Stocks in London finished in the green on Monday, helped by the release of a much better than expected reading on euro area factory activity last month, and similarly upbeat survey results overnight in China.
London close: Stocks finish weaker as eurozone GDP, virus risks weigh
London stocks finished well into the red on Friday, as weak eurozone growth figures offset stellar earnings from the US technology sector earlier.
London close: Stocks finish weaker after Germany, US GDP figures
London stocks finished well into the red on Thursday, dipping below the 6,000 point level, following a disastrous GDP release from the United States, and disappointing results from the likes of Lloyds.
London close: Benchmark manages positive close ahead of Fed
London’s benchmark finished in the green on Wednesday, boosted by strong performances from the likes of Next and Smurfit Kappa, but offset by ongoing concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic and ahead of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy announcement.
London close: Stocks finish higher after turbulent afternoon
London’s benchmark managed to break back into the green by the close after a choppy session on Tuesday, as investors weighed worries about a rise in new coronavirus infections against hopes of a US stimulus package, and a strong showing in the housebuilding sector.
London close: Stocks finish weaker on Covid travel concerns
London stocks finished in the red despite a late rally on Monday, as a strong showing from precious metals miners helped to offset weakness in the travel sector, after Ryanair warned over a second wave of coronavirus infections.
London close: Stocks negative as US-China relationship deteriorates
London stocks finished in negative territory on Friday, as it emerged that business activity in the UK grew at its fastest pace in five years in July, amid concerns about escalating tensions between the US and China.
London close: Stocks finish higher as US-China tensions escalate
London stocks finished in the green on Thursday, despite escalating tensions between the US and China, as investors sifted through a veritable tsunami of corporate news.
London close: Stocks finish weaker on UK-EU deal concerns
London stocks finished in negative territory on Wednesday, amid growing tensions between the US and China and reports the UK is close to giving up on a Brexit trade deal.
London close: Benchmark manages green finish after choppy afternoon
London stocks finished just above the waterline after some turbulent late trading on Tuesday, as investors breathed a sigh of relief after EU leaders agreed on a Covid-19 rescue package.
London close: Benchmark finishes weaker as EU talks continue
London’s benchmark closed in negative territory on Monday amid ongoing concerns about a rise in new coronavirus cases in the US and elsewhere, and as EU talks over a rescue fund dragged on.