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Market Pulse
28 Apr
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US close: Wall Street closes in the green as earnings season peaks

Wall Street bounced back quickly but modestly on Thursday as the peak day of the earnings season was rather mixed, with investors still getting over their disappointment over White House tax cut plans the previous day.

27 Apr
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Lloyds Banking Group profit increases, on track to meet 2017 targets

Lloyds Banking Group’s first quarter profit increased with the part state-owned bank still on track to meet its 2017 targets.

27 Apr
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Shift in 'forward guidance' was not discussed on Thursday, ECB chief Draghi says

European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi left the door open to further policy easing, sending the euro slightly lower, albeit while noting that the balance of risks had moved towards a "more balanced configuration".

27 Apr
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ECB policy decision - Analysts react

"In June we expect a change to a less dovish and more symmetric forward guidance that would open the door for depo rate hikes in 2018. In particular, we would expect modifications possibly to both the forward guidance on rates and on QE by removing the explicit reference in the statement to a scenario with lower rates and/or higher QE. " - Philippe Gudin, Antonio Garcia Pascual, Barclays Research.

27 Apr
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FX round-up: Sterling sails higher on UK retail data, ECB rate call

Sterling sailed higher on most key crosses Thursday as investors liked the currency after pleasing UK retail data, European Central Bank holding interest rates and last night's US tax-reform disappointment.

27 Apr
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Europe close: ECB pours cold water on expectations of policy shift

European stocks declined for the first time in seven days despite the European Central Bank sounding a more confident note on the single currency bloc's economy.

27 Apr
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Friday preview: UK economic growth seen slowing, RBS results under scrutiny

On Friday the Office for National Statistics will reveal its preliminary estimate for UK gross domestic product growth for the first quarter.

27 Apr
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Europe midday: Stocks fall for first time in seven days as investors eye ECB comments

European stocks declined for the first time in seven days on Thursday as investors awaited the European Central Bank’s policy decision.

27 Apr
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ThinkSmart CEO de Vicente to leave earlier than anticipated

ThinkSmart issued an update on its management situation on Thursday, having announced on 15 March that the board had accepted the resignation of CEO Fernando de Vicente.

27 Apr
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RBS agrees further settlement with shareholders over 2008 rights issue

Royal Bank of Scotland has reached a "full and final" settlement with a large group shareholders over claims it misrepresented its financial health at the time of its 2008 rights issue.

27 Apr
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N Brown results send shares to 10-month high

Final results from N Brown confirmed slow but steady progress with the catalogue retailer's transition to an online force, with a smaller decline in profits than expected sending shares to their highest since the Brexit vote.

27 Apr
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Commodities: Crude futures slump on reports of two Libya oilfields resuming output

Crude-oil futures slumped more than 2% on Thursday afternoon as a report said two key oilfields in Libya have resumed pumping against a backdrop of rising US shale output and the now chronic global glut.

27 Apr
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Sector movers: Oil majors act as drag on market as Brent futures slip

Oil stocks and Cyclicals weighed on the market as news flowed in that Libya's main oilfield, Sharara, with a production capacity of 300,000 barrels a day, had come back online after an armed group that was protesting by blocking its pipelines stopped doing so.

27 Apr
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Credit Suisse initiates coverage of UK life insurers

Credit Suisse initiated coverage of five UK life insurers on Thursday.

27 Apr
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Concha in 'dialogue' with Ve Interactive after management buyout

Concha issued a statement to the market on Thursday, after a number of media reports emerged on Wednesday about Ve Interactive.

27 Apr
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Salt Lake Potash raises £7m in placing for Goldfields project

Salt Lake Potash has raised £7m through a placing of 30m shares at 25p each, which will be put towards the planning and construction costs of the pilot plant it is proposing to build at its Goldfields Salt Lakes Project, as well as ongoing exploration and development costs.

27 Apr
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US pending home sales drop less than expected in March

US pending home sales fell less than expected in March, according to data from the National Association of Realtors.

27 Apr
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US open: Stocks edge higher despite doubts over Trump tax plans

Stocks managed to hold onto slight gains at the open as investors continued to mull over the White House's tax cut plans announced the night before amid a barrage of largely as expected economic data.

27 Apr
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FTSE 250 movers: Berendsen rallies on update but Fidessa slumps

London's FTSE 250 was down 0. 4% to 19,608. 09 in afternoon trade as investors chewed over corporate releases.

27 Apr
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US initial jobless claims unexpectedly rise

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, according to data from the Labor Department.