London close: Stocks jump on retail sales figures, US-China trade talks
Fri 15 Feb 2019
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(Sharecast News) - London stocks pushed higher on Friday, with sentiment boosted by stronger-than-expected domestic retail sales data and some positive around the ongoing US-China trade talks.
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FTSE 100 movers: RBS rallies on results; Standard Life loses the will
Fri 15 Feb 2019
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(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 0.8% to 7,254.86 in afternoon trade on Friday as investors mulled better-than-expected domestic retail sales data.
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FTSE 250 movers: Acacia Mining sparkles, Plus500 tumbles
Fri 15 Feb 2019
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(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 250 rose by 0.63% to 19,016.43 on Friday afternoon, with precious metals miner Acacia Mining heading up the advance.
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London midday: Stocks push higher as retail sales beat expectations
Fri 15 Feb 2019
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(Sharecast News) - London stocks had pushed higher by midday on Friday, with sentiment boosted by stronger-than-expected domestic retail sales data.
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London open: Stocks steady ahead of retail sales data; RBS gains after results
Fri 15 Feb 2019
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(Sharecast News) - London stocks were steady in early trade on Friday as investors mulled the Commons' rejection of Theresa May's latest Brexit deal and eyed the release of UK retail sales data.
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London pre-open: Stocks seen down after May's defeat, ahead of retail sales
Fri 15 Feb 2019
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(Sharecast News) - London stocks looked set to edge lower at the open on Friday as investors mulled the Commons' rejection of Theresa May's latest Brexit deal and eyed the latest release of UK retail sales data.
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London close: FTSE kisses four-month high but ends flat
Thu 14 Feb 2019
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(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 had a shy glance at a four-month high on Valentine's Day Thursday but ended the day pretty much back where it started as encouraging results from the likes of Micro Focus and AstraZeneca were balanced by brooding heavyweight miners and oil producers.
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FTSE 250 movers: Convatec flatlines, Lancashire averts disaster
Thu 14 Feb 2019
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(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 250 dropped by 0.57% to 18,864.20 on Thursday afternoon, with Convatec dragging the index lower as it plummeted on the back of poor results.
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FTSE 100 movers: Micro Focus feels the love; Coca-Cola goes flat
Thu 14 Feb 2019
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(Sharecast News) - The FTSE 100 was flat in mid afternoon trade, being kept afloat by some well-received results from the likes of Micro Focus and AstraZeneca.
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Sector movers: Software up loads
Thu 14 Feb 2019
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(Sharecast News) - The software & computer services sector was top dog on Thursday while industrial metals and health care were sick as dogs.
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London midday: Stocks maintain gains but Coca-Cola loses fizz on cautious outlook
Thu 14 Feb 2019
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(Sharecast News) - London stocks were still in the green by midday on Thursday, underpinned by solid performances from the likes of Micro Focus and AstraZeneca, although Coca-Cola HBC lost its fizz as it struck a cautious note about the outlook.
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London open: Stocks edge up as Micro Focus, AstraZeneca rally
Thu 14 Feb 2019
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(Sharecast News) - London stocks edged higher in early trade on Thursday, helped along by some well-received results from the likes of Micro Focus and AstraZeneca.
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London pre-open: Stocks seen lower after recent gains
Thu 14 Feb 2019
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(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to edge down at the open on Thursday following recent gains, but the mood was likely to remain upbeat amid rising optimism about an extension to the Sino-US trade truce and following solid Chinese trade data.
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London close: Stocks rise as trade truce hopes boost sentiment
Wed 13 Feb 2019
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(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended Wednesday's session with solid gains, with sentiment underpinned by hopes of an extension to the Sino-US trade truce, as investors digested news that UK inflation fell to a two-year low last month.
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FTSE 100 movers: Smurfit shoots higher on results; Tui drops again
Wed 13 Feb 2019
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(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 0.8% to 7,188.88 in afternoon trade on Wednesday, with investors buoyed by hopes of an extension to the trade truce between the US and China.
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FTSE 250 movers: Galliford Try builds, Just Eat cools off
Wed 13 Feb 2019
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(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 250 climbed 0.85% to 18,984.09 on Wednesday, with Galliford Try surging as it reported a 4% increase in first-half pre-exceptional pre-tax profit and said full-year turnout is expected at the upper end of analysts' current range.
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London midday: Stocks extend gains on trade deal hopes; inflation falls
Wed 13 Feb 2019
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(Sharecast News) - London stocks had extended gains by midday on Wednesday, with sentiment underpinned by hopes of an extension the Sino-US trade truce, as investors digested news that UK inflation fell to a two-year low last month.
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London open: Stocks rise amid trade truce hopes; UK inflation data eyed
Wed 13 Feb 2019
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(Sharecast News) - London stocks edged up in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from upbeat sessions in the US and Asia as investors grew hopeful of a trade truce extension between the US and China, with all eyes on the release of the latest UK inflation data.
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London pre-open: Stocks seen higher amid trade hopes
Wed 13 Feb 2019
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(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set for a firmer open on Wednesday, taking their cue from upbeat sessions in the US and Asia as investors grew hopeful of a trade truce extension between the US and China.
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London close: Stocks just hold their nerve after May's Brexit speech
Tue 12 Feb 2019
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(Sharecast News) - London stocks recovered from a mid-session lurch on Tuesday as Theresa May's statement to parliament and a speech by Bank of England governor Mark Carney combined to undermine market sentiment that had been buoyed by positive signals from across the Atlantic.
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