Market Report - Close
London close: Stocks track end of month bounce on Wall Street
There were no spooks or frights in London equity markets on Wednesday, just a welcome treat of rising prices at the end of what has been a torrid month for global stocks.
London close: FTSE finishes higher after late wobble
London stocks wobbled late on but managed to end Tuesday a little higher, helped along by solid earnings from BP and a housebuilding sector rally.
London close: Investors cheer tax cuts, reports of China stimulus
London-listed stocks found a bid at the start of the week, buoyed by a solid set of earnings from HSBC, the unveiling of tax cuts for 2019 and reports of potential further economic stimulus in the pipeline in China, although traders remained of a cautious bent.
London close: Shares finish off lows amid another sell-off in US tech
London stocks fell sharply on Friday as sentiment was undermined by disappointing earnings from US tech companies and declines for Rolls-Royce and RBS.
London close: FTSE climbs back above 7,000
London stocks mounted a spirited fightback along with their European allies to counter the overnight onslaught on Wall Street and in Asia, helped by some solid company updates and a softer pound and euro.
London close: Stocks stage timid bounce
London stocks staged a timid bounce on Wednesday with the help of a weaker pound and following the heavy losses endured during the previous session.
London close: FTSE falls as risk appetite dims
London stocks stumbled on Tuesday as concerns about Brexit, Italy's budget and US-Saudi tensions dented investors' appetite for risk.
London close: Stocks kick the week off lower amid political uncertainty
London stocks started the week on a down note despite a weaker pound, albeit on the back of heightened political uncertainty, even as investors continued to ponder the risk of another leg lower on Wall Street.
London close: Shares finish week on a mixed note despite buoyant data
London's main stockmarket gauges finished the week on a mixed note, although the Footsie did outperform its European peers as investors digested the latest borrowing figures and economic growth data out China.
London close: Stocks slip as Brexit summit and retail sales disappoint
London stocks limped lower on Thursday as Brexit squabbling hit the pound along with disappointing retail sales data and hawkish minutes from the US Federal Reserve.
London close: Stocks end lower as investors take profits
Shares finished a touch lower on Wednesday even as sterling fell after the release of a much weaker-than -expected reading on UK inflation for September, with moves muted overall as investors eyed the EU summit in Brussels.
London close: FTSE makes late rally as investors get FOMO
London stocks made a late rally on Tuesday as the pound flattened off and investors were gripped by a fear of missing out as Wall Street set a more upbeat tone.
London close: Shares bounce despite steady tone in Sterling
London stocks finished on a mixed note, with the top-flight index staging a small bounce even as the pound regained some composure but with the FTSE 250 clobbered by a spate of profit warnings.
London close: Shares forfeit early bounce, strategists cautious
London stocks finished a bruising session on a negative note, despite solid performances from the mining and housebuilding sectors and a dip in the value of the pound, as a bounce on Wall Street following two days of heavy losses weakened a tad.
London close: FTSE slides to lowest finish since end-March
London joined in with the heavy selling across European stock markets on Thursday amid discomfort about rising US interest rates.
London close: Rising bond yields, trade worries give investors indigestion
London stocks finished sharply lower on Wednesday as investors continued to digest a move higher in government bond yields around the globe against a backdrop of ongoing trade tensions, even as Sterling gained on the back of a stronger-than-expected reading on industrial production at home.
London close: FTSE stops the rot, pound makes late jump
London's blue chip stocks arrested their recent decline and outperformed their smaller siblings on Tuesday as resources companies provided a lift to offset a rise Italian and US bond yields.
London close: Shares knocked lower by rise in rates, Italy concerns
London stocks took a drubbing on Monday, amid continued selling on Wall Street on the back of recent gains in government bond yields and heightened concerns around the sustainability of Italy's debt pile and Rome's commitment, or lack thereof, to reining-in its public finances.
London close: Shares sharply lower as pound pops higher, Gilts retreat
London stocks fell sharply at the end of the week, tracking losses around the globe on the back of rising government bond yields.
London close: Shares hit by rising yields, sterling bounce
London stocks were knocked back into the middle of last week on Thursday as US Treasury yields spiked on the prospect of faster interest rate hikes and a pound that gained on the back of fresh Brexit rumours.