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London Markets: London markets slip after last week’s surge; Reckitt Benckiser adds jumps 5%

London markets were down on Monday, losing some of the advances made last week......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 18th, 2019

London Markets: London markets lose ground from last week’s surge; Reckitt Benckiser adds 4%

London markets were down on Monday, losing some of the advances made last week......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 18th, 2019

London Markets: A pair of IPOs brighten up a week that sees London stocks underperform

London stocks are set to finish with a 1.6% gain this week, underperforming global indexes as the pound surged. In the middle of it, an IPO blasted off......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 5th, 2021

London Markets: Moderna and SpaceX highlighted by a fast-growing U.S. fund traded in London

Baillie Gifford U.S. Growth Trust devoted much of its half-yearly report to talking up the prospects of biotech Moderna and rocket launcher SpaceX, two of its investments that helped lift its net asset value surge during the time frame......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 18th, 2021

London Markets: U.K. stocks cool after biggest one-day surge for FTSE 100 in three months

U.K. stocks struggled for direction on Thursday, one day after the FTSE 100's biggest advance in close to three months......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 7th, 2021

London Markets: Mining sector drives big rally for FTSE 100 as gold and other metals surge

U.K. stocks surged on Monday, buoyed by a rally for the mining sector as metals futures jumped......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 4th, 2021

London Markets: Brexit extension gives U.K.-focused companies a boost, with FTSE 250 surging

Relief that a Brexit deal wasn't quashed over the weekend has triggered a surge for smaller companies......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 14th, 2020

London Markets: FTSE 100 kicks off the week with a struggle as oil companies drop

U.K. stocks gave up a stronger lead at the start of Monday, to struggle into the afternoon, with downside led by oil companies as crude prices fell sharply......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 20th, 2020

Stock markets surge even as the U.S. braces for ‘hardest and saddest’ week of the coronavirus pandemic

The Dow jumps more 900 points, or 4 percent, as the United States braces for infections to peak this week......»»

Category: topSource: washpostApr 6th, 2020

London Markets: FTSE 100 swings between gains and losses after worst week since financial crisis

U.K. stocks swung between gains and losses on Monday, as traders assess whether the selling that sent the FTSE 100 into correction territory was enough to price in the economic effects of the spreading coronavirus......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 2nd, 2020

London Markets: U.K. stocks end lower, capping worst week in 15 months

London stocks got no breaks on Friday, with a strong pound weighing on exporters and the U.K. reporting its first two cases of coronavirus. That is as the country is officially due to exit the EU later on Friday......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 31st, 2020

London Markets: British stocks surge as market fears over China virus ease despite rising death toll

The FTSE 100 surged on Friday as fears over the coronavirus in China were eased by the World Health Organization......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 24th, 2020

London Markets: FTSE 100 avoids heavy losses as oil prices surge after U.S. killing of Iranian general

The FTSE 100 fell on Friday but avoided heavier losses as oil prices surged following the U.S. killing of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 3rd, 2020

London Markets: British stocks surge after Johnson’s Conservatives win majority

Home builders and banks in the U.K. rallied on Friday in relief at a commanding Conservative victory in the general election......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 13th, 2019

London Markets: Basking in the glow of a luxury-goods deal, Burberry boosts London stocks

Trade optimism and a big deal in the luxury sector help underpin gains for the FTSE 100 as a new week begins......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchNov 25th, 2019

London Markets: London stocks slip as commodity-related stocks, banks weigh

The FTSE 100 index is down Friday, threatening a winning streak that has stretched for five sessions......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchNov 8th, 2019

London Markets: Pound dips, FTSE 100 futures point to steady start after Brexit-vote delay

A calm start was ahead for U.K. stocks, while the pound was pulling back as investors faced a tense week on the Brexit front as Prime Minister Boris Johnson fights to get his Brexit deal passed ahead of an Oct. 31 deadline......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 21st, 2019

London Markets: Pound pulls back from three-month highs as hopes dim over Brexit agreement

Fresh concerns that U.K. and European leaders may not read a deal for Britain to leave the European Union weighed anew on the pound Monday, pulling it off a three-month high seen late last week......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 14th, 2019

Stocks slip amid lack of detail on trade deal

Stock markets slipped sharply on Monday as signs of progress in the China-U.S. trade dispute drew mixed a reaction from investors. Brexit worries, meanwhile, drove London stocks lower. David Pollard reports......»»

Category: videoSource: reutersOct 14th, 2019

London Markets: British pound jumps, then flattens, as U.K. Supreme Court rules suspension of Parliament was unlawful

The British pound moved higher Tuesday as the U.K. Supreme Court ruled that the suspension of Parliament was unlawful, in a development that makes a no-deal Brexit less likely......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchSep 24th, 2019

London Markets: British pound reaches highest level in a week after Parliament rebuke of Johnson

The British pound on Wednesday reached its highest level in a week, extending gains after Parliament voted to seize control of the Brexit agenda......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchSep 4th, 2019