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London close: FTSE mildly up amid transatlantic caution ahead of Trump speech
Equities in London turned a mildly positive performance ahead of US President Donald Trump's speech before Congress, while US Federal Reserve's interest rate stance was again in focus.
London midday: Stocks tread water as miners slump; Trump speech eyed
Stocks in London treaded water on Tuesday as investors looked ahead to US President Donald Trump's address to Congress later in the day, with heavily-weighted miners under the cosh as the dollar gained ground.
London open: Stocks little changed amid deluge of earnings; Trump eyed
Stocks in London were little changed in early trade on Tuesday as investors sifted through a deluge of corporate news and looked ahead to US President Donald Trump's address to Congress later in the day.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher as investors eye Trump speech
Stocks in London were set to open higher, taking their cue from a positive session on Wall Street where the Dow notched its 12th consecutive record close, as investors looked ahead to US President Donald Trump's address to Congress later in the day.
London close: FTSE ends higher as resources-led gains trump insurers' falls
Stocks in London ended Monday a little higher with gains among a resources-rich sweep of sectors beating falls in insurers and commercial property as the Tory rush to trigger Brexit hit another speed wobble in the form of Scottish indpendence.
London midday: Stocks pare gains as insurers slump
Stocks in London were little changed by midday on Monday, paring earlier gains as weakness in the insurance sector weighed on the index.
London open: Stocks edge up as pound drops on Scottish referendum worries
Stocks in London edged higher in early trade, underpinned by some solid earnings from Persimmon and AB Foods, and a weaker pound.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher after late Wall St bounce
Stocks in London were set to open higher following a late rebound on Wall Street on Friday, as investors prepared to sift through more corporate news.
London close: FTSE 100 dragged down by banks and miners
Banks and miners led the FTSE to a lower close Friday, in a session awash with blue-chip news including disappointing annual results from Royal Bank of Scotland and Standard Chartered, among other stocks reporting.
London midday: Banks pace the decline as RBS, StanChart disappoint
Banking stocks paced the decline in London on Friday as investors waded through a deluge of earnings, with RBS and Standard Chartered in focus after disappointing results.
London open: Stocks drift as RBS posts its ninth consecutive loss
Stocks in London drifted lower in early trade as investors waded through a deluge of earnings, with RBS in the spotlight.
London pre-open: Stocks seen touch weaker as earnings roll in
Stocks in London were set for a marginally weaker open on Friday as investors braced for another round of earnings from the likes of RBS and Pearson.
London close: FTSE ends lower on banks in news-rich session
London shares closed lower on Thursday with banks leading the drop in blue-chip stocks in a session overflowing with mostly well-received corporate news.
London midday: Stocks drift amid avalanche of earnings
London stocks drifted modestly lower on Thursday as investors sifted through an avalanche of corporate news and digested the latest retail sales figures from the CBI and overnight minutes from the Federal Reserve.
London open: Stocks nudge lower as investors sift through earnings; Barclays gains
London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Thursday as investors sifted through a raft of corporate news and digested the latest minutes from the Federal Reserve.
London pre-open: Stocks seen weaker as investors mull earnings, Fed minutes
London stocks were expected to open lower on Thursday as investors faced a deluge of corporate results from the likes of Barclays and digested the latest minutes from the Federal Reserve.
London close: FTSE up as Lloyds, Barratt lead blue chips higher
Shares in London ended Wednesday on a mixed note after confirmation the UK saw better than expected economic growth at the end of 2016, with blue chips benefiting from a softer sterling.
London midday: Stocks nudge up as Lloyds impresses, GDP revised higher
Stocks in London were a smidgen higher at midday following solid earnings from Lloyds Banking Group and news that the UK economy grew slightly faster than expected in the final quarter of last year.
London open: Stocks edge higher as investors eye GDP; Lloyds in focus
Stocks in London edged higher in early trade, buoyed by a strong performance in the US, where indices closed at fresh highs, as investors awaited the release of UK economic growth figures.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher on strong US cues; GDP eyed
Stocks in London were set for a firmer open on Wednesday, taking their cue from a positive session in the US, where indices closed at fresh highs, as investors await the release of UK economic growth figures.