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London close: Financials help FTSE perk up after three-day decline
Having hummed and hawed all day amid a buzz of UK corporate and global geopolitical news on Thursday, London's blue chip share index showed signs of life after being laid up for the first three days of the week.
London midday: Unilever, Cussons, trade fears all drag on FTSE
London stocks had pared earlier gains by midday on Thursday amid worries about a possible trade war between the US and China, while news that Unilever is shunning the UK for new headquarters in Rotterdam did little to boost sentiment.
London open: Stocks in the black but trade war fears cap gains
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Thursday, although gains were capped by worries about a possible trade war between the US and China.
London pre-open: Stocks seen muted as trade war concerns weigh
London stocks were set for a muted open on Thursday as worries about a possible trade war between the US and China play on investors' minds.
London close: Stocks end lower as US equities retreat; Prudential bucks trend
London stocks reversed earlier gains to close lower on Wednesday as US equities retreated on the back of weak retail sales and growing political uncertainty, although a strong showing from Prudential and heavily-weighted miners kept losses to a minimum.
London midday: Stocks rise as investors cheer Prudential spin-off; US retail sales eyed
London stocks were adding to their early gains by midday on Wednesday, recovering somewhat from losses in the previous session as a strong performance from miners and Prudential lent a hand.
London open: Stocks in the black as Prudential rallies
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Wednesday, recovering from losses in the previous session when investors were lumped with Trump's sacking of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Philip Hammond's spring statement, with a strong performance from Prudential lending a hand.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower as White House tensions run high
London stocks were set for a downbeat open on Wednesday following negative sessions on Wall Street and in Asia as investors continue to digest President Trump's decision to sack US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
London close: Stocks shrug off Chancellor to slip on sterling spike
London stocks were knocked back into the middle of last week on Tuesday after a the market shrugged at the Chancellor's spring statement but was unsettled by another sacking in the White House.
London midday: Stocks flat as investors eye spring statement, US inflation
London stocks were flat by midday on Tuesday, with investors reluctant to make any big bets either way ahead of Chancellor Philip Hammond's spring statement and the latest inflation reading from across the pond.
London open: Stocks nudge lower ahead of Chancellor's spring statement
London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Tuesday following an uninspiring session in the US, as investors eyed Chancellor Philip Hammond's spring statement and the latest inflation reading from across the pond.
London pre-open: Stocks seen down ahead of Spring Statement, US inflation
London stocks were set for a lower open on Tuesday following an uninspiring session in the US, as investors eyed Chancellor Philip Hammond's Spring Statement and the latest inflation reading from across the pond.
London close: Shares dip despite fresh M&A news
London stocks failed to build on the gains seen on Wall Street at the end of last week as investors mulled over news that London house prices have slumped over the last year, while M&A was in focus as Melrose sweetened its hostile bid for GKN.
London midday: Stocks flatten out as Melrose drops after sweetening GKN offer
London stocks had flattened out by midday on Monday, failing to build on the gains seen on Wall Street at the end of last week as investors mulled over news that London house prices have slumped over the last year, while M&A was in focus as Melrose sweetened its hostile bid for GKN.
London open: Stocks edge higher; Melrose sweetens bid for GKN
London stocks nudged up in early trade on Monday, failing to really build on the gains seen on Wall Street at the end of last week as investors mulled over news that London house prices have slumped over the last year, while M&A was in focus as Melrose sweetened its hostile bid for GKN.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher on positive Wall St cues
London stocks were set to edge higher at the open on Monday after the Nasdaq hit a fresh record high at the end of last week.
London close: Korean breakthrough, US jobs data buoy shares
Shares finished at their best level of the session, amid optimism around the situation on the Korean peninsula, and after a bumper US non-farm payrolls report for February boosted copper and oil futures which in turn lifted shares of miners and oilers.
London midday: Stocks muted ahead of payrolls; construction data disappoints
London stocks were still little changed by midday on Friday, with investors erring on the side of caution ahead of the non-farm payrolls report, as data revealed that the UK construction sector suffered its biggest monthly drop in six years in January.
London open: Stocks little changed as investors eye payrolls report
London stocks were little changed in early trade on Friday as investors eyed the release of the key non-farm payrolls report and digested news that US President Trump has accepted an offer to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.
London pre-open: Stocks seen muted ahead of payrolls
London stocks were set for a steady open on Friday as traders digest news that US President Trump has accepted an offer to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and ahead of the release of the key non-farm payrolls report.