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London close: Talk trade negotiations might re-start stokes risk appetite
Stocks finished July on a positive note, helped by big gains in shares of oil majors BP and Shell as well as miners, after Bloomberg reported that top officials from Washington and Beijing were holding contacts in a bid to restart trade talks and avoid a full-blown trade war.
London midday: Gains for Big Oil push Footsie higher
London stocks are moving higher on the last trading session of July despite another round of heavy selling in the US technology space the day before, helped by big gains from oil majors BP and Shell.
London open: Stocks edge higher at the end of the month
London stocks have begun the last trading session of the month slightly higher despite another round of heavy selling in the US technology space the day before.
London pre-open: Stocks set for slight dip, BoJ pleases, China PMI weak
Stocks are set for a dip at the start of trading on the back of another round of heavy losses in the technology space in the States on Monday.
London close: Stocks recover from losses despite renewed selling in US tech space
Stocks were little changed on the next to last trading session of the month, with traders opting to sit on their hands ahead of key policy announcements from two of the main foreign central banks, the Bank of Japan and the US Federal Reserve, scheduled for later in the week and before a keenly awaited decision on interest rates from the Bank of England on Thursday.
London midday: Stocks come off lows, analysts cautious ahead of BoE
Stocks have come off their lows of the session, with traders opting to sit on their hands ahead of key policy announcements from two of the main foreign central banks scheduled for later in the week and before a keenly awaited decision on interest rates from the Bank of England on Thursday.
London open: Stocks dip with central banks in focus
Stocks are trading slightly lower at the start of the week, with all eyes on foreign central banks and ongoing trade negotiations around the world ahead of a keenly awaited policy announcement from the Bank of England later in the week.
London pre-open: Footsie to start lower, tracking losses on Wall Street
London's top flight index is seen starting the session moderately lower, tracking losses on Wall Street last Friday.
London close: Stocks pedal higher after gruelling week
The FTSE 100 peloton crested the summit of 7,700 to finish a demanding results season week, underpinned by well-received earnings reports from a small breakaway group of blue chip giants, as traders mulled confirmation that the US economy remained good shape but not quite top gear.
London midday: Stocks rally as earnings impress; US Q2 GDP eyed
London stocks firmed up by midday on Friday, underpinned by solid earnings from the likes of BT, Pearson and Reckitt, as investors eyed the advance reading on US second-quarter GDP.
London open: Stocks rise as Reckitt, Pearson, BT impress
London stocks rose in early trade on Friday as investors cheered solid earnings from the likes of Reckitt, Pearson and BT.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher as investors eye US GDP
London stocks were set for a firmer open on Friday as investors took some comfort from solid Amazon earnings and looked ahead to the latest US GDP reading.
London close: BAT bounce offsets Shell slide as stocks edge up
London stocks sweated out a small gain on Thursday as investors mulled the apparent progress made at the trade meeting between US President Trump and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker a day earlier and fought through a barrage of earnings reports, with oil giant Shell under the cosh after its second-quarter numbers.
London midday: Stocks stay flat as earnings roll in; Shell under the cosh
London stocks were still basically halfway through Thursday's session as investors mulled over the progress made at the meeting between US President Trump and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker a day earlier and waded through a barrage of earnings reports, with oil giant Shell under the cosh after its second-quarter numbers.
London open: Stocks steady amid earnings avalanche; US-EU pact digested
London stocks were steady in early trade on Thursday as investors waded through a veritable barrage of earnings reports and mulled over the progress made at the meeting between US President Trump and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker a day earlier.
London pre-open: Stocks to nudge up as earnings roll in; US-EU agree to lower tariffs
London stocks were set to nudge up at the open on Thursday as investors braced for a deluge of earnings reports, while headlines from US President Trump's meeting with EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker helped to soothe investors' nerves.
London close: Stocks slide on trade jitters ahead of Trump-Juncker meeting
London stocks erased all their gains from the day before as jitters set in ahead of US President Trump's meeting with EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday evening, with a flood of earnings news to keep investors busy.
London midday: Stocks extend losses as jitters set in, earnings avalanche digested
London stocks had extended losses by midday on Wednesday as jitters set in ahead of US President Trump's meeting with EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, with a deluge of earnings news to keep investors busy until then.
London open: Stocks nudge lower amid deluge of corporate news; Trump-Juncker meeting eyed
London stocks nudged a touch lower in early trade on Wednesday as investors waded through a deluge of corporate news and broker notes and eyed a meeting between US President Trump and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
London pre-open: Stocks seen weaker ahead of Trump-Juncker meeting
London stocks were set for a downbeat open as trade war worries returned ahead of US President Trump's meeting with EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at the White House on Wednesday.