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London close: Stocks close higher on last trading session of the year
London stocks wavered on the last trading session of the year before closing on a fresh high.
London open: Stocks edge lower after Thursday's record close
London stocks edged lower at the start of the last trading session of the year– a half day – after the index closed at a fresh record high in the previous session.
London pre-open: Stocks seen flat after fresh record
London stocks were set to kick off the last trading session of the year – a half day – in a fairly muted fashion after the index closed at a fresh record high in the previous session.
London close: FTSE finishes higher as gold miners lifted by weaker dollar
London stocks clawed back gains to finish higher on Thursday as gold miners were supported by a rally in price of the yellow metal.
London midday: Stocks fall on profit taking after reaching record high
London stocks retreated on Thursday after reaching a record high in the previous session.
London open: Stocks edge down after Wednesday's record closing high
London stocks nudged lower in early trade as investors took a breather after the index closed at an all-time high on Wednesday.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower on weak US cues
London stocks were set for a weaker open on Thursday, taking their cue from a downbeat US session, with volumes expected to be light again due to the holidays.
London close: Stocks led higher by mining shares
UK equities were led higher by mining shares on Wednesday as commodity prices rose.
London midday: Miners lead equities higher
London stocks advanced on Wednesday, with mining shares leading the way, as trading resumed following the Christmas break.
London open: Stocks nudge up in quiet trade
Stocks in London ticked a touch higher in early trade as activity kicked off again following the Christmas break, but volumes are likely to remain thin, with many traders still away form their desks in the run-up to the New Year.
London pre-open: Stocks set for muted open in quiet trade
London stocks were set for a muted open on Wednesday following the Christmas break, with many traders still away form their desks in the run-up to the New Year.
London close: Stocks end flat in thin volumes ahead of Christmas; Barclays drops
London stocks ended a half-day session with a whimper rather than a bang on Friday amid holiday-thinned volumes, as investors digested an upward revision to third-quarter UK economic growth figures and some key news for the banking sector.
Europe midday: Stocks waver but Italy gains on Monte dei Paschi bailout
European stocks wavered on Friday in the run-up to Christmas, as investors eyed the banking sector after Italy approved a state bailout for troubled lender Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena and as Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse agreed billion-dollar settlements with the US Department of Justice.
London open: Stocks flat in thin volumes ahead of Christmas; GDP eyed
London stocks were flat in early trade amid dwindling volumes ahead of the Christmas break, as investors eyed the latest UK GDP reading.
London pre-open: Stocks seen touch lower as investors eye GDP
London stocks were set to open a little lower on Friday as investors look to the release of UK GDP figures on what is expected to be a very quiet half day’s trading ahead of the Christmas break.
London close: Stocks rise after US GDP beats expectations
The FTSE 100 clawed back from earlier losses to finish higher on Thursday as the pound weakened against the dollar and as investors digested better-than-expected US economic growth data.
London midday: Miners drag FTSE lower as metal prices slide
London stocks were led lower by mining shares on Thursday as commodity prices fell amid thin trading volumes ahead of the Christmas break.
London open: Stocks little changed in quiet trade; US data eyed
Stocks in London were little changed at the open in thin volumes, as investors digested the latest survey on consumer confidence and looked ahead to some US data releases.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower as attention turns to US data
Stocks in London were set to open in the red on Thursday, taking their cue from a downbeat session in the US and mixed markets in Asia, as investors eyed a slew of US data releases.
London close: Stocks fall after worse-than-expected UK public borrowing data
London stocks declined on Wednesday after official UK public borrowing figures came in worse than expected.