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London close: Stocks end quarter on a strong note as Parliament rebuffs PM's proposal
London stocks pushed higher on the last day of the quarter as lawmakers voted down the government's proposed EU withdrawal agreement for a third time, possibly paving the way for a milder sort of Brexit and perhaps even general elections, according to some analysts.
London close: FTSE extends gains as pound falls on Brexit angst
London stocks outperformed most of their European peers on Thursday, as sterling stumbled over continued confusion and doubts over the Brexit process.
London close: Stocks steady ahead of indicative votes in Parliament
London stocks had reversed earlier gains by midday on Wednesday as sterling pared losses ahead of 'indicative votes' on Brexit in Parliament later in the day.
London close: FTSE led higher by retailers, builders
London stocks on Tuesday recouped the losses from the day before, helped along by the retail and housebuilding sectors, while sterling made its way tentatively higher on faint hopes for some progress in Westminster.
London close: Stocks follow pound lower
London stocks finished in the red on Monday, alongside losses in sterling, as investors geared up for votes on amendments to the Prime Minister's proposal for the UK's withdrawal from the European Union and fretted about global growth, with a better-than-expected reading on German business sentiment doing little to improve the mood.
London close: FTSE indices join global sell-off amid growth concerns
London stocks were pummeled on Friday, even as the pound regained some composure after European leaders gave the UK a few more weeks to organise its withdrawal from the bloc, while weak German manufacturing data sparked global growth concerns, with the selling in shares extending across the Pond to Wall Street.
London close: Stocks finish on a mixed note amid pound weakness
London stocks finished on a mixed note on Thursday, with some investors visibly more nervous as they moved to discount increased risks of a hard Brexit.
London close: Dip in pound fails to stem selling pressure
London stocks dipped on Wednesday, with a drop in sterling unable to stem the selling as investors were suddenly faced with the prospect of further key votes in Parliament on Brexit as soon as the following week.
London close: FTSE 100 hits highest close since early October
London stocks continuing to push higher on Tuesday as investors remained sanguine about Brexit uncertainty and mulled figures showing a drop in the rate of unemployment to its lowest level since 1975.
London close: Stocks jump as Speaker of the House sends pound lower
Stocks in London's top-flight index jumped on Monday, helped along by a weaker pound and a strong performance from the mining sector, even as the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, surprised markets, telling MPs the Prime Minister could not bring her withdrawal proposal back for a third vote.
London close: Investors take pound strength in their stride, push shares higher
London stocks extended their gains on Friday, with investors taking pound strength in stride and taking heart from the latest Brexit developments in Parliament and signs of progress in Sino-US relations.
London close: FTSE 100 led higher by UK-focused stocks
London's FTSE 100 edged higher on Thursday, aided by a weaker pound as investors were bewildering by Brexit business in Westminster.
London close: Stocks little changed ahead of 'no deal' vote in Parliament
London stocks edged higher on Wednesday, even as sterling gained amid hopes of an extension to Article 50 and on the back of an unexpectedly positive surprise in the Chancellor's Spring statement.
London close: FTSE 100 nudges higher as pound hit by Brexit woes
London's financial markets were all caught up in the latest twists and turns of the Brexit saga on Tuesday, with stocks reversing earlier losses as sterling tumbled along with hopes for Theresa May to avoid another damaging defeat in parliament.
London close: Stocks edge up even as the pound leaps higher
London stocks edged higher on Monday, even as reports that the Prime Minister was on her way to Strasbourg for last minute talks with European Commission president Jean Claude Juncker sent the pound flying higher.
London close: Stocks fall amid weak data around the world, doubts around US-China talks
London stocks were walloped on Friday, as the latest US jobs data popped a nasty surprise on unsuspecting traders and with miners under the cosh following the release of disappointing Chinese trade data and amid reports that a US-China trade deal is not imminent.
London close: FTSE 100 falls under pressure from results, ex-divs, ECB
Some disappointing corporate results, ex-dividend stocks, Brexit worries and slashed forecasts from the European Central Bank created a toxic brew for London equity markets on Thursday.
London close: Shares finish on a mixed note despite dip in the pound
London equity markets put in a mixed performance on Wednesday, helped along by a stellar performance from Paddy Power Betfair and strength in the tobacco sector, but with Brexit and Sino-US trade worries limiting the upside.
London close: FTSE outperforms European peers after China cuts forecasts
London stocks finished on the front foot on Tuesday, helped by a weaker pound as investors mulled the latest reading on the UK services sector and a downgrade of China's economic growth target for this year.
London close: Stocks edge higher amid continued Brexit optimism
London stocks edged higher at the start of the week as sterling eased back against the Greenback after the release of weak UK construction data, with sentiment underpinned by growing optimism about a trade deal between the US and China.