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London close: Stocks drop as stronger pound, miners weigh
London stocks ended in the red on Tuesday, weighed down by weakness in the mining sector and a stronger pound, as investors mulled updates from the likes of StanChart, BP and Whitbread.
London close: Stocks track gains on Wall Street
London stocks moved higher on Monday, tracking a record close on Wall Street at the end of last week, even as investors mulled a downgrade to UK growth forecasts and eyed more Brexit talks and the resumption of trade discussions between the US and China.
London close: Stocks nudge lower as RBS and Just Eat lose ground
London stocks ended the day a touch lower on Friday as investors weighed up a solid update from advertising giant WPP and some better-than-expected US growth figures against disappointing updates from the likes of RBS and Just Eat.
London close: Stocks drop as Sainsbury's, housebuilders retreat
London stocks fell on Thursday as the latest update from Taylor Wimpey dented the housebuilding sector, while first-quarter numbers from Barclays disappointed and Sainsbury's slumped as the competition watchdog blocked its proposed merger with Asda.
London close: Stocks drop as traders book profits; miners and energy shares retreat
London stocks fell on Wednesday as investors took profits following a solid session the day before which saw the energy sector propel the top-flight index to near seven-month highs.
London close: FTSE gains as oil stocks rally on Iran sanctions
London equity markets ended in the green on Tuesday, with energy shares pacing the advance as oil prices rallied after the US decided not to renew its Iran sanctions waivers for a spate of crude oil importers, including China and India.
London close: Stocks dip despite more upbeat data around the globe
London stocks were a touch weaker on Thursday, with better-than-expected retail sales figures failing to provide a boost as traders were in holiday mode ahead of the long Easter weekend.
London close: Stocks finish on mixed note as CPI undershoots
London stocks finished on a mixed note on Wednesday despite the release of better-than-expected Chinese growth figures, as the latest UK inflation data undershot expectations.
London close: Stocks higher as pound slips, jobs data pleases
London stocks gained on Tuesday, as investors mulled the latest reading on the UK jobs market, with some well-received updates from retailers lending support.
London close: Stocks mixed as investors monitor trade headlines
London stocks finished on a mixed note on Monday, but the upside for the top flight index was capped by a weak mining sector, as investors digested mixed reports on the state of US-China trade talks at the weekend and waited on important UK and Chinese data due later in the week.
London close: Stocks finish higher after stronger data in China, upbeat earnings in US
London stocks finished higher on Friday as investors mulled mixed Chinese data and stronger-than-expected earnings from US banking heavyweight JP Morgan, with the latter beating estimates "on almost every front" according to analysts at RBC Capital Markets.
London close: FTSE nudges lower but travel and housebuilding stocks rally on Brexit delay
London stocks ended Thursday’s session a touch lower, but travel and housebuilding issues raced ahead as the Brexit can was kicked down the road once again.
London close: Stocks finish on a mixed note ahead of key Brexit summit
London stocks finished on a mixed note on Wednesday, with Tesco on the rise after well-received results but Indivior battered by news of US fraud charges, as investors kept their powder dry ahead of the EU Brexit summit in Brussels.
London close: Stocks give back early gains as global watchdog warns of risks
London stocks were knocked lower by the proverbial bolt out of the blue on Tuesday, as the International Monetary Fund cut its forecast for global GDP growth in 2019 for the third time in six months, and warned of the danger that a no-deal Brexit might combine with other vulnerabilities to depress growth even further.
London close: Stocks little changed as investors wait on Brexit end-game
London stocks finished a touch higher on Monday in fairly quiet trade, as investors continued to keep an eye out for Brexit developments with the deadline for leaving the European Union just five days away.
London close: Stocks end week on an up note, even as pound falls back
London stocks were in the green at the end of the week, amid signs of progress in Sino-US trade talks, and a drop in the pound as Westminster haggled with Brussels over the length of any extension to Article 50.
London close: FTSE leaks lower as Lords chuck spanner in Brexit works
London's equity markets paused for a weather break on Thursday, with ex-dividend stocks taking their toll as investors eyed more trade talks between the US and China and Brexit progress in parliament was hampered by a leaking roof and Lords-a-leaping.
London close: Stocks hit six-month highs on hopes for soft Brexit or long delay
London stocks pushed to six month highs on Wednesday, on signs that Theresa May was shifting towards a softer Brexit and thanks to reports of continued progress in US-China trade talks.
London close: FTSE pushes towards six-month highs
London stocks continued their strong start to the second quarter on Tuesday, helped by a move lower in the pound as Brexit deadlock continued and shrugging off a tepid start on Wall Street.
London close: Stocks carve out gains despite stronger pound, Brexit uncertainty
London shares kicked-off the new quarter on the front foot, driven by gains from the mining sector on the back of improved Chinese economic data and more positive sounds from US-China trade talks.