Market Report - Close
London close: Stocks weaker after disappointing data from China
London stocks closed in the red on Monday, with miners under pressure through the session after the release of disappointing Chinese data overnight.
London close: Stocks mixed as Bank of England keeps policy steady
London stocks closed in a mixed state on Thursday, after an afternoon that saw investors poring over the latest policy announcement from the Bank of England.
London close: Stocks finish firmer as deal fever continues
London stocks closed above the waterline on Monday, having been hit hard last week amid concerns about China’s tech crackdown, with deal news helping to lift sentiment.
London close: Stocks higher even as private sector growth slows
London stocks managed a positive finish on Wednesday, underpinned by solid results from Legal & General and Taylor Wimpey, as investors digested the latest reading on the UK services sector.
London close: Flutter figures help FTSE touch one-month high
London stocks managed a positive finish on Tuesday, with Paddy Power owner Flutter Entertainment riding high after well-received results, and investors mulling the latest retail sales data.
London close: Stocks mixed with all eyes on battle for Vectura
London stocks finished in a mixed state on Monday, although the top-flight index did manage to break into the green in late trading, as the battle for inhaler maker Vectura intensified.
London close: Stocks mixed after forecast-beating US payrolls report
London stocks finished in a mixed state on Friday, as traders spent the afternoon digesting a payrolls report out of the United States which saw growth ahead of expectations.
London close: Stocks finish firmer ahead of Jackson Hole
London stocks managed a positive finish on Wednesday, with all eyes on Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole symposium.
London close: Stocks fall ahead of Powell speech
London stocks ended a little weaker on Thursday as investors eyed a speech by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and digested the latest US data releases.
London close: Stocks edge up as Powell speech lifts markets
London stocks closed in the black on Friday, boosted late in the day by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the virtual Jackson Hole symposium.
London close: Stocks fall as banks, travel issues weaken
London equity markets ended in the red on Tuesday as banks and travel stocks retreated.
London close: Stocks finish green as US inflation sates investors
London stocks held onto their gains on Wednesday, underpinned by deal news, as investors digested the latest US inflation reading.
London close: Stocks manage positive finish after wayward session
London stocks managed a positive finish on Tuesday, having bobbed above and below the waterline throughout a session that saw them struggle for direction.
London close: Stocks mixed amid Sainsbury's suitor buzz
London stocks finished in a mixed state on Monday, as investors digested a slew of UK data releases, with Sainsbury’s lifted by takeover speculation.
London close: Shares firmer despite disappointing retail data
London stocks managed to break back above the waterline by the close on Friday, even after investors were faced with disappointing UK retail sales data.
London close: Stocks weaker as investors digest Fed tapering timeline
London stocks closed well below the waterline on Thursday, having spent the session in the red after minutes from the latest US Federal Reserve meeting signalled that tapering was on the cards this year.
London close: Stocks mixed after weaker inflation data
London stocks were in a mixed state at the close on Wednesday, with the mining sector remaining particularly weak on the top-flight index, as investors digested the latest UK inflation data.
London close: BHP, Just Eat underpin buoyant FTSE
London stocks finished in a mixed state on Tuesday, helped along by well-received earnings from the likes of BHP and Just Eat, as investors digested the latest UK jobs data.
London close: Stocks finish firmer as investors cheer Babcock disposal
London stocks closed in the green on a relatively quiet Friday in London, as investors digested the latest import price data from across the pond.
London close: Stocks weaker as Rio Tinto drags on FTSE
London equities closed below the waterline on Thursday, with ex-dividend stocks proving to be a drag as investors digested the latest UK GDP reading.