Market Report - Close
London close: Spooked investors see Halloween session finish red
London stocks remained in the red at the close on Thursday, dragged lower by a stronger pound, with fresh uncertainty over a potential Sino-US trade deal and disappointing results from the likes of Shell and Lloyds spooking investors.
London close: Stocks little changed as investors mull prospect of new elections
London stocks finished the Wednesday session little changed as investors mulled the prospect of a general election before Christmas and sifted through updates from the likes of Next and Standard Chartered.
London close: Stocks dip as investors mull prospect of general elections
London stocks dipped on Tuesday as Britain looked set for a December general election, with oil giant BP pacing the decline after its third-quarter results.
London close: Stocks track gains on Wall Street ahead of vote in Parliament
London stocks finished higher, tracking fresh record highs on Monday for some of Wall Street's main stock market gauges and after the EU decided to grant the UK a three-month extension to the deadline for Brexit.
London close: FTSE 100 ends week sharply higher despite election uncertainty
London stocks finished the session little changed on Friday even as the prospect of an election threw up yet more uncertainty, but there were some bright spots in the form of well-received updates from the likes of WPP and Barclays and as regards US-China trade.
London close: Markets finish higher as investors wait for Brexit news
London stocks finished in the green on Thursday, helped along by a softer pound and some well-received corporate releases as investors awaited the EU's decision on a Brexit extension.
London close: Stocks rise as investors wait on Brussels's decision on Brexit extension
London stocks were mostly higher on Wednesday, despite the pound's resilience as investors waited on the European Union's response to the UK's request for an extension to the date for its leaving the bloc.
London close: Deal news boosts FTSE 100 ahead of key votes in Parliament
Deal news helped push London's top-flight index higher on Tuesday, with optimism over Sino-US trade relations also lending a hand, but the second-tier index was weighed down as Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal faced its first parliamentary hurdle.
London close: Stocks up ahead of key day in Parliament and amid positive trade headlines
Stocks finished in the green on Monday, even after the speaker of the House of Commons decided against allowing a meaningful vote on the government's Brexit proposal, helped by positive headlines around the US-China trade negotiations.
London close: Stocks end on mixed note ahead of expected key vote on Brexit
Stocks finished the Friday session little changed ahead Saturday's key vote in Parliament, with some analysts saying that "anything could happen".
London close: Stocks remain positive amid Brexit deal scepticism
London stocks had pulled back from earlier gains by the close on Thursday, but remained above the waterline, as the pound rose against the greenback after the UK and the European Union reached a deal on Brexit.
London close: Stocks hit by pound strength as analysts spy possible Brexit deal
London stocks slipped on Wednesday as pound strength continued to take its toll and with souring relations between the US and China denting the mood further.
London close: FTSE 250 closes at year-to-date high on Brexit deal speculation
London stocks finished on a mixed note on Tuesday as data showed the UK jobs market cooled in August and sterling leaped higher on Brexit deal hopes.
London close: Shares dip as analysts take stock of situation after Friday surge
London stocks dipped on Monday as optimism over a trade deal between the US and China faded a bit, with worries about Brexit and uninspiring Chinese data also weighing on investor sentiment.
London close: Shares surge on hopes for Brexit and US-China trade talks
London stocks surged at the end of the week, with banks and housebuilders up on Brexit hopes, although gains for the top flight index were capped by a jump in sterling to its best levels since mid-2019 - but analysts remained wary.
London close: Markets finish higher as UK avoids recession
London stocks finished a solid afternoon in the green on Thursday, as investors had their recession fears allayed by the latest economic growth figures, and a strong showing from the mining sector also lending support.
London close: Stocks stabilise but analysts remain cautious
London's top-flight index edged higher on Wednesday on the back of an improved news-flow ahead of this week's Sino-US trade talks, but analysts remained cautious.
London close: Stocks slip amid concerns over US-China trade and Brexit
London stocks finished in the red on Tuesday as optimism over upcoming Sino-US trade talks faded, but a weaker pound kept a lid on losses even as hopes of a Brexit deal dimmed.
London close: Stocks extend bounce ahead of US-China trade talks
London stocks started the week higher, despite worries about a global slowdown and jitters ahead of this week's Sino-US trade talks.
London close: Stocks finish higher with Brexit, US jobs data in focus
London stocks closed in the green on Friday, with gains picking up the pace in afternoon trading after the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.