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Market Report - Close
28 Sep
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London close: Stocks fall back, financials retreat on uncertainty in Italy

London stocks tumbled back to around where they started the week on Friday, after disappointing GDP figures and with the financial sector leading the downside amid the prospect of a clash between Brussels and Rome over Italy's budget.

27 Sep
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London close: FTSE climbs on rising dollar, falling yields

London stocks roused themselves from a small early slump on Thursday, edging towards a five-week high thanks to the pound weakening and oil prices remaining strong.

26 Sep
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London close: Shares hold ground ahead of Fed call

London stocks had a lethargic Wednesday session, in line with most European bourses, as traders sat on their hands ahead of the Federal Reserve rates announcement later.

25 Sep
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London close: Oilers lift Footsie to month's highest close

London's blue chip benchmark ended at its highest level this month thanks to a strong showing from retailer Next while the surge in oil prices helped BP and Shell but hit easyJet and British Airways owner IAG.

24 Sep
London close: Stocks slip on trade concerns

London stocks finished lower on Monday, as miners slipped on China's withdrawal from trade talks, but oil prices hit a four-year high and Sky surged after Comcast outbid Fox for the broadcaster.

21 Sep
London close: Stocks jump as risk of 'no-deal' rises, sinking the pound

London's top-flight index jumped on Friday as sterling slid on jitters about a no-deal Brexit, while a strong performance from the mining sector also provided a boost.

20 Sep
London close: FTSE hits 10-day high after strong retail data

London stocks finished at a 10-day high on Thursday, lifted by miners, retailers and financials, while the pound given a boost by an unexpected jump in retail sales last month and Brexit hopes.

19 Sep
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London close: Footsie buoyed by miners

Stocks finished near their best levels of the session on the back of gains in miners' shares and as early strength in sterling wore off.

18 Sep
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London close: Shares struggle for direction amid trade tensions

London's stocks struggled for direction for a second day on Tuesday as investors seemed to shrug off the latest escalation in global trade tensions as the US and China both levied new tariffs on each other.

17 Sep
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London close: Shares finish day little changed, despite trade concerns

London stocks finished the session little changed as trade concerns continued to weigh on investors' minds, with US President Trump set to slap tariffs on a further $200bn-worth of Chinese imports, possibly as soon as Monday evening.

14 Sep
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London close: Stocks finish week in the green, despite warnings around 'no deal' Brexit

London stocks finished higher on Friday, recovering from the previous session's drop, with housebuilders paring their losses and helped by a positive start to trading on Wall Street.

13 Sep
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London close: Shares slip as John Lewis sparks retail worries

The Bank of England acted as expected and trade tensions eased but London stocks lost territory on Thursday as weakness in the retail sector combined with late gains for the pound against the dollar.

12 Sep
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London close: Stocks jump on improved news on trade, rally in tobacco

London stocks shook off a profit warning from SSE, helped by news that the US is reaching out to Beijing before any decision on moving ahead with further trade tariffs is made and a sharp rally in tobacco stocks.

11 Sep
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London close: Trade jitters offset positive news on wage front

London stocks finished the Tuesday session slightly lower as UK jobs and wage data was overshadowed by news that China is set to ask the World Trade Organisation for permission to slap sanctions on the US.

10 Sep
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London close: Shares eke out small gains despite another big jump in the pound

London stocks managed to stay afloat even as the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, held out the prospect of striking a deal with Westminster on Brexit in under two months' time, which sent the pound vaulting higher again.

07 Sep
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London close: Shares drop as pound pops higher again

London stocks fell for the fourth day in a row on Friday as the pound rallied, with investors jittery as they eyed global trade developments and the release of the latest non-farm payrolls report.

06 Sep
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London close: FTSE lurches to 20-week low as tech, oilers wobble

London's blue chip benchmark dropped to a 20-week low on Thursday amid lingering global trade concerns, softer oil prices and as a Wall Street tech wobble knocked UK digital peers.

05 Sep
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London close: FTSE falls to four month-low

London's blue chip stocks on Wednesday fell to their lowest finish since April as the pound sharply reversed earlier softness, oil prices weighed and UK business optimism remained low amid trade and geopolitical tensions.

04 Sep
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London close: Brexit concerns and weakness in miners takes its toll

London stocks finished in the red on Tuesday following the release of disappointing UK construction data and amid weakness in the mining sector.

03 Sep
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London close: Blue chips bolstered by slide in pound

London blue chips bounced back on Monday as the pound gave back some of its recent gains, weighed down by criticism of Theresa May's Brexit plans from EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and disappointing manufacturing data.