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London close: FTSE ends down for January as housebuilders and Capita drag
London stocks extended their losses on Wednesday, finishing down for the month amid weakness in the housebuilding sector and wider sector concerns sparked by a profit warning from business services outsourcer Capita.
London close: Stocks slump as bonds and FCA warning weigh, Carney lifts pound
The FTSE was a sea of red on Tuesday by a bruising combination of government bond pressure, a rising pound and a hit for banks and builders from a regulatory warning.
London close: Stocks cling onto gains as pound slides
London stocks held on to slight gains on Monday as the pound slumped back and Wall Street started on the back foot but the UK's major miners saved the day as copper prices rose.
London close: Stocks end up despite pound rally as GDP data pleases
London stocks ended the week in style despite a rally in the pound, as investors digested solid UK growth figures.
London close: Punchy pound knocks FTSE down again
London stocks lost out on their earlier modest gains by the close on Thursday as the pound remained firm and UK corporate and economic news was mixed.
London close: Pound surges to post-Brexit high and wallop FTSE stocks
London blue chip stocks fell to their worse finish since Christmas on Wednesday as the pound surged to a post-Brexit high against the dollar after solid UK employment data.
London close: Pound returns to pre-referendum levels, EasyJet takes off
The pound notched up a 19-month high against the dollar on Tuesday to keep a lid on gains for London stocks as easyJet and a group of healthcare stocks led the march higher.
London close: Sterling strength saps stocks
London's top flight index sagged a little as France's Prime Minister, Emmanuel Macron held out the possibility of a bespoke trading arrangement for the UK after Brexit, boosting the value of the pound, and with bookmakers under the cosh amid speculation the government is planning a £2 maximum stake on betting machines.
London close: Dip in pound offsets weakness in retailers
London stocks were boosted on Friday by weakness in the pound, which slipped following the release of disappointing retail data that added to the sector's woes alongside a profit warning from Carpetright.
London close: Deals news fails to boost stocks
London stocks finished lower on Wednesday as Informa tumbled on news of a merger with UBM and weighed down by disappointing updates from the likes of Burberry and Pearson.
London close: Commodities losses and Carillion fallout weigh on stocks
London's blue chip stocks failed to hold onto their early gains on Tuesday, as the drag from metals prices on mining heavyweights offset any benefit from a fall in the pound on the back of an easing in UK inflation.
London close: Stocks dip as pound hits fresh post-Brexit vote high
London stocks edged lower on Monday as the collapse of contractor Carillion and the potential repercussions among other listed firms in the sector weighed on investors' minds, even as the pound advanced to a fresh post-Brexit vote high.
London close: Stocks, pound climb in tandem on Brexit optimism
London stocks managed to carve out small gains, with the top-flight index hitting a record intraday high, even as pound jumped to its best level since the referendum after it was reported that Spain and Holland would back a soft Brexit deal.
London close: Stocks edge higher as finer miners mask retail wails
Share prices in London nudged higher on Thursday as strength from miners and defence companies offset weak retailers and housebuilders following uninspiring updates from Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Barratt Developments.
London close: Stocks mixed amid retailers' updates, banks wanted
London stocks finished on a mixed note on Wednesday, as investors digested the latest reading on industrial production, with retailers in focus again following updates from Sainsbury’s, Ted Baker and Superdry.
London close: FTSE reaches record close as Morrisons leads retail rally
London stocks notched up a record closing high on Tuesday as retailers were boosted by a strong Christmas trading update from Morrisons and strong supermarket industry data.
London close: FTSE flops as mixed earnings and housebuilders weigh
After hitting a fresh all-time high in the morning, London's FTSE 100 ended Monday in the red after another retail profit warning and disappointing numbers from Micro Focus on revenues and from Halifax on house prices.
London close: Footsie continues record run despite soft US jobs data
London stocks extended their recent record run on Friday, with the top-flight index hitting fresh highs as investors brushed off a slightly weaker than expected reading on US non-farm payrolls for December.
London close: FTSE touches 7700 as Wall Street confidence spreads
London stocks took confidence from their US and European counterparts on Thursday afternoon, even though the pound ticked up against the dollar following decent services data, while a profit warning from Debenhams weighed on retail shares.