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British midcaps fall amid inflation concerns, Unilever lifts FTSE 100

London’s FTSE 250 index fell on Tuesday and marked a second straight month of losses on concerns a worsening...

Published 31 May, 2022 09:55pm

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FTSE 100 rises as banks gain; windfall tax threatens utilities

The UK’s top share index rose on Thursday on the back of gains in banks, but shares of utilities slumped after...

Published 26 May, 2022 10:00pm

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UK stocks hit by global gloom, windfall tax threat for utilities

UK’s FTSE 100 fell on Tuesday, tracking a sour global mood with energy stocks leading declines and shares of British...

Published 24 May, 2022 09:43pm

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FTSE 100 rebounds on China optimism; THG surges after rejecting buyout bid

UK’s FTSE 100 rebounded on Friday as a move by China to support its economy lifted sentiment at the end of a rocky...

Published 20 May, 2022 09:16pm

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London's FTSE 100 tumbles on global slowdown worries

UK's FTSE 100 tumbled on Thursday as investors globally fretted over the broadening impact of inflation on economic...

Published 19 May, 2022 09:32pm

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FTSE 100 slips on inflation worries

LONDON: UK’s blue chip index fell on Wednesday as data showed inflation jumped 9% last month, fuelling fresh...

Published 19 May, 2022 05:29am

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UK’s FTSE 100 rises on commodity stocks rally, Compass earnings boost

Britain’s FTSE 100 ended higher on Wednesday as energy and mining shares rallied on the back of higher commodity...

Published 11 May, 2022 09:38pm

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London stocks slide as China growth concerns dent global risk appetite

UK shares ended lower on Monday, as tightening lockdowns in China added to investors’ concerns about a recession...

Published 09 May, 2022 09:59pm

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European stocks waver at open before Fed

LONDON: European stocks wavered in opening deals on Wednesday, with the inflation-fighting Federal Reserve widely...

Published 04 May, 2022 12:43pm

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FTSE 100 slips in catch-up trade, BP shines after earnings

UK’s FTSE 100 started the holiday-shortened week lower on Tuesday, as weakness in mining and consumer staples stocks...

Published 03 May, 2022 12:57pm

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Stocks rise, US yields slip as markets await Fed rate hike

NEW YORK/MILAN: A gauge of global equity markets rose slightly on Tuesday while 10-year US Treasury yields slid from...

Updated 03 May, 2022 09:37pm

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Standard Chartered leads FTSE 100 higher in earnings-driven session

London’s FTSE 100 closed higher on Thursday driven by strong earnings updates from companies including Whitbread and...

Published 28 Apr, 2022 09:36pm

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FTSE 100 snaps 3-day losing streak; AB Foods slumps on earnings update

London’s FTSE 100 inched higher on Tuesday after a three-day sell off, as resource and defensive stocks rose, while...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 09:19pm

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Commodity stocks drag FTSE 100 lower as slowdown concerns bite

Commodity stocks and banks led a near 2% drop in London’s FTSE 100 on Monday as fears of a global economic slowdown...

Published 25 Apr, 2022 09:35pm

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UK stocks fall on hawkish cenbanks, weak retail sales data

LONDON: UK shares fell on Friday as the growing prospect of aggressive monetary policy tightening coupled with a...

Published 25 Apr, 2022 07:23am

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UK stocks fall on hawkish central banks, weak retail sales data

UK shares fell on Friday as the growing prospect of aggressive monetary policy tightening coupled with a sharp drop...

Published 22 Apr, 2022 09:37pm

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London’s FTSE 100 ends flat as miners weigh; Ibstock tops FTSE 250

London’s FTSE 100 pared losses to end flat on Wednesday as gains in cyclical and energy stocks countered...

Published 21 Apr, 2022 09:49pm

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Financials stocks lift FTSE 100 higher; resource stocks cap gains

London’s FTSE 100 closed higher on Wednesday as gains in financial shares outweighed weakness in resource stocks,...

Published 20 Apr, 2022 10:05pm

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UK midcaps slip as inflation hits 3-decade high; Tesco slides

UK midcaps slipped on Wednesday after data showed annual inflation last month rose to a three-decade high,...

Published 13 Apr, 2022 09:58pm

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Rolls-Royce, defensives drag down UK’s blue-chip index

The UK’s top share index closed down on Tuesday as bearish brokerage calls on companies like Rolls Royce and...

Published 12 Apr, 2022 09:59pm

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Gloomy economic data pulls UK shares lower

British stocks ended lower on Monday as data showed the economy slowed more than expected in February, intensifying...

Published 11 Apr, 2022 09:44pm

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European stock markets rally at open

LONDON: European stock markets rallied at the start of trading on Friday, as dealers took their cue from overnight...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 01:50pm

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Shell drags FTSE 100 lower on bigger Russia writedown

Britain’s FTSE 100 slid on Thursday, weighed down by oil major Shell after it flagged a bigger writedown following...

Published 07 Apr, 2022 09:21pm

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UK shares break 3-day winning streak on US rate hike worries

Hawkish Fed view sparks selloff in equities
Imperial Brands gains after H1 trading update

Published 07 Apr, 2022 05:15am

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Defensive stocks underpin UK’s FTSE 100

Britain’s main share index held steady on Monday, with investors buying into defensive stocks as talks of more...

Published 04 Apr, 2022 02:34pm

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Europe stocks sink, oil rebounds as peace talks stall

LONDON: European stocks sank and oil rebounded Thursday as key peace talks stalled between Russia and Ukraine in a...

Updated 10 Mar, 2022 06:04pm

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FTSE 100 rises as Prudential leads financials higher

London’s FTSE 100 rose on Wednesday, aided by gains in financial stocks after insurer Prudential reported upbeat...

Published 09 Mar, 2022 02:28pm

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European stock markets drop at open

LONDON: Europe's main stock markets extended losses at the open Friday with Ukraine tensions escalating after Russia...

Published 04 Mar, 2022 01:30pm

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London stocks slump over 2pc

LONDON: UK’s main stock indexes plunged on Thursday, tracking a sharp selloff in global equities, as investors ...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 06:19am

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UK stocks fall more than 2% as Russia attacks Ukraine

UK's main stock indexes plunged on Thursday, tracking a sharp drop in global equities as investors shed riskier...

Published 24 Feb, 2022 01:48pm