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London close: Jump in pound after GDP revisions cuts short gains in shares
London's top flight index trimmed its early gains as the pound shot higher following an upward revision to first-quarter UK growth figures.
London close: FTSE moves sideways but outshines European stocks
An up-and-down day for London stocks on Thursday ended up only slightly below water, as the extra buoyancy from a weaker pound helped even out worries over President Trump's trade plans.
London close: Shares jump as trade concerns ebb
London stocks ran higher following reports that the Trump administration had decided to use solely existing legislation to curb Chinese investments in the country, foregoing the use of alternate methods.
London close: Resources rally helps FTSE regain some lost ground
London stocks on Tuesday recouped just over a quarter of the previous day's sharp losses as energy and resources led a modest rally, though gains were limited as trade war worries continued to weigh on investors' minds.
London close: Reports of new trade threats take their toll
London stocks cratered on Monday, with miners under the cosh as investors grew increasingly jittery following reports of more trade threats from US President Trump.
London close: Footsie snaps back on gains for Big Oil
London stocks bounced back at the end of the week, recovering from the previous session's losses, after OPEC delivered an increase in output that came in on the low side of analysts' expectations.
London close: Housebuilders lead retreat after BoE's hawkish surprise
London stocks gave back two days' gains on Thursday as the pound rebounded after the Bank of England took a surprisingly more hawkish turn, which also hit housebuilding stocks.
London close: Bounce in stocks fizzles out amid latest trade headlines
London stocks finished higher on Wednesday, but well off their best levels of the day, as investors put their concerns about the US-China trade spat to one side, at least for now.
London close: Stocks stumble on trade worries, recover as Brexit hits pound
London stocks steadily pared losses over the course of Tuesday's session, helped as the pound fell on Brexit worries but escalating trade tensions between the US and China and a series of profit warnings kept investors on edge.
London close: Stocks edge lower amid US-China trade spat, political uncertainty in Europe
London stocks fell into the red on Monday as the threat of a US-China trade war and political developments in Germany kept investors on edge.
London close: Traders dump shares as US levies tariffs, Brent skids lower
London stocks gave back all of the previous day's gains - and then some - on Friday, as traders reacted to the feared, albeit somewhat anticipated, announcement by the White House of the imposition of a 25% tariff on $50bn-worth of goods purchased from China in retaliation for IP theft and forced technology transfers.
London close: Shares shoot higher after ECB kicks hikes into long grass
London stocks climbed back to their feet on Thursday afternoon along with continental peers after the European Central Bank said it was unlikely to raise rates before autumn next year.
London close: Stocks hug the flatline ahead of Fed's Powell, rate decision
London stocks finished the session little changed as investors bid their time ahead of the US central bank's policy announcement which was scheduled for later on Wednesday evening.
London close: Stocks dip amid Commons debate on Withdrawal Bill
London stocks fell as traders bid the pound slightly higher ahead of the US central bank's policy decision the next day, even as they followed the latest developments in the Commons debate on the Withdrawal Bill.
London close: Stocks shrug off G-7 acrimony, weak economic data
Investors shrugged off an acrimonious G7 meeting at the weekend and weak readings on the economy thanks to positive 'chatter' ahead of Tuesday's historic summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump and key central bank meetings later in the week.
London close: Shares dip heading into G7 summit
London stocks ended on a mixed note on Friday as investors adopted a risk-off strategy ahead of what could be a heated G7 summit in Canada.
London close: Stocks fail to hold onto gains after Davis' Brexit ultimatum
London stocks could not keep a grip on their earlier gains on Thursday, weighed down as the pound whipsawed on Brexit rumours and after kicking-off the day’s trading an hour late following a technical glitch at the London Stock Exchange.
London close: Miners boosted by more positive tone to US-China trade talks
London stocks regained some ground on Wednesday as commodity stocks were boosted by a weaker dollar, encouraging sounds from China-US trade talks and the euro spiking on hawkish comments out of the European Central Bank.
London close: FTSE pipped as rate expectations pep up pound
London-listed equities retreated on Tuesday, under pressure from a pound boosted by stronger services data and with oil heavyweights adding to the drag.
London close: Stocks extend gains helped by lower pound
Stocks extended the positive run from the end of last week on Monday, as global trade concerns were shrugged off as political worries around Italy and Spain appeared to ebb away.