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London close: FTSE 100 suffers worst year since 2008
After a year many of us would rather forget, dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, restrictions and the Brexit saga, stocks fell on Thursday, with the top-flight index suffering its worst annual performance since the financial crisis in 2008.
London close: Stocks end lower as millions more enter Tier 4
London stocks reversed earlier small gains to end lower on Wednesday despite news that AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine has been given the green light and MPs’ passing of the Brexit deal, as millions more people in England were set to enter tougher Tier 4 restrictions.
London close: Stocks rally on Brexit deal, US stimulus
London stocks rallied on Tuesday as investors cheered a US stimulus package and the UK’s Brexit deal, although banks were under pressure.
London close: Stocks barely changed, pound rallies as investors eye Brexit deal
London stocks ended a shortened session just in the black on Thursday, as sterling rallied on expectations that a Brexit deal will be announced later in the day, on what felt like an otherwise sparkle-free, mostly Tier 4 Christmas Eve.
London close: Markets finish firmer on Brexit deal chatter
London stocks popped higher by the close on Wednesday, as sterling was lifted by reports that a Brexit deal between the UK and the EU was all but announced.
London close: Stocks finish higher as investors watch for Brexit news
London stocks managed to close in positive territory on Tuesday after the selloff in the the previous session, while sterling lost ground following reports of another setback in Brexit talks.
London close: Stocks fall, pound dips amid Covid and cross-channel chaos
London stocks closed well into negative territory on Monday, along with the pound, as investors were rattled by a new strain of Covid-19, a UK travel ban, border chaos and a missed Brexit deadline.
London close: Stocks finish weaker as Brexit deadline looms
London stocks closed weaker on Friday as the pound lost further ground, with the Brexit trade deadline looming.
London close: Stocks finish mixed as Sunak extends furlough, loan schemes
London stocks finished in a mixed state on Thursday, as investors digested the extension of Covid-19 assistance from the Chancellor, and mulled the latest policy announcement from the Bank of England.
London close: Stocks finish higher on hopes for Brexit, US stimulus
London stocks finished in positive territory on Wednesday, with sentiment underpinned by Brexit hopes and US stimulus progress.
London close: Stocks mixed as investors weigh Brexit optimism, London lockdown
London stocks finished in a mixed state on Tuesday amid concerns about the Covid-19 crisis, with the capital set to be plunged into Tier 3, as investors mulled grim UK jobs data.
London close: Stocks mixed with capital set to enter tier 3 restrictions
London stocks closed on a mixed state on Monday, as investors weighed hopes that a Brexit deal would be agreed with the news that London would be entering stricter Covid-19 measures later in the week.
London close: Stocks finish weaker amid no-deal Brexit warnings
London stocks closed in negative territory on Friday, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned there was a "strong possibility" of a no-deal Brexit.
London close: Stocks finish mixed as investors mull Brexit, ECB
London stocks were mixed at the close on Thursday, as sterling slid amid stalled Brexit talks, with the deadline now extended to Sunday.
London close: Stocks slightly higher as Johnson heads to crunch dinner
London stocks closed marginally higher on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson headed to Brussels to discuss Brexit over dinner with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
London close: Stocks mixed as traders keep Brexit in focus
London stocks closed in a mixed state on Tuesday, with Brexit firmly in focus as the UK agreed with the European Union to drop controversial clauses from the Internal Market Bill.
London close: Stocks end mixed, Brexit worries weigh on sentiment
Stocks finished on a mixed note on Wednesday amid concerns about the endgame for Brexit talks with the European Union.
London close: Stocks finish firmer as investors await Brexit deal news
London stocks ended the week in the green on Friday, as investors mulled a solid reading on the UK construction sector and a report suggesting a negotiated trade deal between the EU and the UK was "imminent".
London close: Stocks higher as investors focus on Brexit, US jobless claims
London stocks closed in positive territory on Thursday, following solid gains in the previous session, as jobless claims surprised in the US, while Brexit talks remained in focus as the end of December deadline loomed.
London close: Weaker pound helps lift stocks
London stocks closed in positive territory on Wednesday, helped along by a weaker pound, as UK approval of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for rollout next week failed to provide any meaningful boost to markets.