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London close: FTSE rallies into month-end as GKN submits to Melrose bid
Far from a quiet stroll ahead of the long Easter weekend, Thursday’s session saw the tense conclusion of the soap opera-style GKN/Melrose will-they-won't-they drama, while a deluge of economic data and regulatory decisions to kept investors gripped down to the wire.
London midday: Stocks in the black amid data deluge; D-day for GKN
With the long Easter weekend just hours away, you might have been forgiven for assuming that Thursday’s session would be a little limp.
London open: Stocks edge higher ahead of Easter break; Nex accepts takeover
London stocks edged higher in early trade in what was shaping up to be a fairly busy day in terms of news flow as we head into the long Easter weekend.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower as volumes thin out before Easter weekend
London stocks were set for a weaker open on Thursday, with volumes likely to be thinner than usual as we head into the long Easter weekend.
London close: Stocks higher at quarter-end, buoyed by deal news
Deal news helped London's top flight index finish higher on Wednesday, after a technology-led selloff on Wall Street during the previous session sparked early losses.
London midday: Stocks off lows as Shire surges on deal news
Deal news helped London equity indices pare losses by midday on Wednesday, after a technology-led selloff on Wall Street sparked early losses.
London open: Stocks in the red as FANG selloff bites
London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a selloff on Wall Street led by the technology sector.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower after tech-led US selloff
London stocks were set to drop at the open on Wednesday, taking their cue from a late selloff on Wall Street led by the technology sector.
London close: FTSE bounces back as trade fears recede
The FTSE 100 bounced back on Tuesday but fell agonisingly short of regaining the 7,000 level as markets swung from pessimism to optimism that a global trade war can be averted, with the surging dollar helping many of London's multi-nationals.
London midday: FTSE regains 7000 level as dollar rebounds
The FTSE 100 surged above the 7,000 mark on Tuesday as markets swung from pessimism to optimism over the chances of averting a global trade war, with the surging dollar helping many of London's multi-national giants.
London open: Stocks swing higher as trade fears cool
Only one FTSE 100 stock was in negative territory on Tuesday morning as markets swung from pessimism to optimism about the chances of a global trade war.
London pre-open: FTSE set to rebound after huge Wall Street gains
London stocks are expected to jump higher on Tuesday morning after Wall Street posted its biggest one-day gain in two and a half years as trade tensions eased.
London close: Pound strength proves too much for stocks
A bout of late selling clipped the wings of London's top flight index, with deal-making and broker upgrades failing to offset the drag from currency gains and still visibly weak investor sentiment in the States.
London midday: Deals, oil and upgrades help FTSE pare losses
London stocks were adding to their slight gains by midday Monday morning as dealmaking and broker upgrades helped investors attempts to erase last week's losses.
London open: Deals and precious metals lift FTSE
London stocks opened slightly higher on Monday morning as dealmaking again dominated the corporate headlines and investors attempted to erase last week's losses.
London pre-open: FTSE looking to rebound, Smurfit and GKN continue to resist
London stocks are predicted to open slightly higher on Monday morning as dealmaking dominated the corporate news again.
London close: Stocks end down amid trade war woes; Smiths slumps but Next rallies
London stocks ended down but off lows on Friday amid trade war fears, with engineer Smiths slumping on the back of disappointing results but retailer Next in the black.
London midday: Stocks maintain losses amid trade war fears; Smiths tumbles on results
London stocks were still in the red by midday as financial markets were hit by fresh worries about a trade war after China promised immediate retaliation against the import tariffs levied by US President Donald Trump.
London open: Stocks drop amid trade war worries; Next bucks trend after results
London stocks fell in early trade on Friday following heavy losses in the US and Asia as financial markets were hit by fresh worries about a trade war after China promised immediate retaliation to the hefty import tariffs levied by US President Donald Trump.
London pre-open: Stocks to tumble as US and China exchange trade salvos
London stocks are expected to open lower on Friday in line with global markets as a trade war breaks out between the world’s two biggest economies, with China promising retaliation to the opening salvo from the US.