London?s FTSE 100 pushed higher on Thursday, leaving peers on the continent and beyond in its wake, on share price rises for heavyweights AstraZeneca, Barclays and Unilever, as well as M&A impetus for Anglo American.Trade was underwhelming elsewhere, however, as equities struggled following a red-hot US inflation reading, which was coupled with numbers showing a slowdown in growth.The FTSE 100 ind

Australian miner launches deal worth proposed $38.8 billionAnglo has huge copper assets crucial to buyoutCopper prices at two-year highs as renewable energy demand risesFTSE 100 mining group Anglo American (AAL) has huge iron ore, platinum, coal and, through its? controlling stake in dealer De Beers, diamonds, but make no mistake, BHP?s (BHP) interest in the business is a big bet on copper.Copper

Stock prices in London rose on Tuesday heading into the afternoon, as UK economic data buoyed investors with ?fresh optimism? and helped the FTSE 100 hit another intraday high.Amongst individual stocks, AB Foods was the star of the morning, thanks to a jump in its interim profit. JD Sports also rose, after agreed to buy US sports fashion retailer Hibbett for just over $1 billion.The FTSE 100 index

Investors in London continued to show confidence, as stocks at the open on Tuesday added to Monday?s gains, boosted by the prospect of interest rate cuts.The FTSE 100 index opened up 33.06 points, 0.4%, at 8,056.93. The FTSE 250 was up 54.48 points, 0.3%, at 19,653.87, and the AIM All-Share was up 2.14 points, 0.3%, at 751.32.The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.3% at 804.24, the Cboe UK 250 was up 0.2% at 17

Stock prices in London closed largely up on Wednesday, as the FTSE 100 shrugged off hotter-than-expected UK inflation data.The FTSE 100 index closed up 27.63 points, 0.4%, at 7,847.99. The FTSE 250 ended down just 4.40 points at 19,340.14, and the AIM All-Share closed up 4.84 points, or 0.7% at 743.12.The Cboe UK 100 ended up 0.6% at 785.06, the Cboe UK 250 closed up 0.1% at 16,784.15, and the Cbo

Equity prices in London found some composure heading into Wednesday afternoon, recovering from an uncertain start following an unnerving UK inflation reading.International Distribution Services jumped, after a billionaire shareholder?s takeover proposal that was rebuffed by the Royal Mail parent.The FTSE 100 index rose 46.18 points, 0.6%, at 7,866.54. The FTSE 250 climbed 107.23 points, 0.6%, at 1

Stock prices in London opened mixed on Wednesday, as UK consumer price inflation ebbed, but not by how much economists were expecting, prompting investors to rethink their Bank of England interest rate expectations.The reading followed numbers showing UK wage growth was loftier than expected in the three months to February. Sterling traded higher early Wednesday.The FTSE 100 index opened just 1.54

European shares fell on Thursday, with markets grappling with US inflation, Federal Reserve interest rate and geopolitical worries, with the latter hitting travel stocks.Elsewhere among central banks, the European Central Bank left rates unmoved as expected, but the odds of a June cut have risen. The Bank of England is ?way off? cutting, however, a monetary policy committee member said.The FTSE 10

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London?s FTSE 100 ended Tuesday morning how it started it, barely budging in cautious trade ahead of Wednesday?s US inflation report.Miners were on the up, as were oil majors, though that still could not lift the FTSE 100 into the green. Heavyweights such as drugmaker GSK, down 0.5% and defence firm BAE Systems, sliding 4.2%, were among those holding back London?s blue-chip benchmark.The FTSE 100

Stock prices in London closed lower on Monday amid rising global tensions, although conviction grows that the Bank of England will soon cut rates.The FTSE 100 index closed down 13.35 points, 0.2%, at 7,917.57. The FTSE 250 ended down 110.79 points, 0.6%, at 19,613.53, and the AIM All-Share closed down 2.26 points, 0.3%, at 737.26.The Cboe UK 100 ended down 0.2% at 791.89, the Cboe UK 250 closed do

European stocks went into Monday afternoon in negative territory, with geopolitical tensions putting the brakes on a post-central bank decision rally seen in equities last week.The FTSE 100 index was down 32.76 points, 0.4%, at 7,898.16. The FTSE 250 was down 143.23 points, 0.7%, at 19,581.09, and the AIM All-Share was down 1.03 points, 0.1%, at 738.49.The Cboe UK 100 was down 0.5% at 789.82, the

Rewind to 2020, five years on from the landmark Paris Agreement to combat climate change, and aside from the pandemic the big stories in markets were the ?climate emergency? and the ?energy transition?.Although the Glasgow COP26 conference had to be postponed until 2021 due to Covid, there was no shortage of high-profile events from Manchester?s virtual four-day Green Summit to the WEF (World Econ

London?s FTSE 100 underwhelmed on Wednesday, achieving only the most fractional of gains, while peers in Paris and Frankfurt hit record highs.Favourable gross domestic product data lifted sterling above the $1.28 mark and helped strengthen the idea that a UK recession will only be brief.Elsewhere, Direct Line shares fell as Belgian insurer Ageas came knocking again as it looks to buy the insurer.

London-listed stocks delivered a mixed performance on Monday in a big week for economic data, as the market prepared for Tuesday?s US inflation reading.The FTSE 100 index closed down 9.49 points, 0.1%, at 7,669.23. The FTSE 250 ended down 71.69 points, 0.4%, at 19,530.09, and the AIM All-Share closed down 2.29 points, 0.3%, at 738.27.The Cboe UK 100 ended up 0.1% at 767.93, the Cboe UK 250 closed

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The pound recovered on Tuesday after the Bank of England?s Andrew Bailey discussed possible interest rate cuts, but stock prices still closed down in London.The FTSE 100 index closed down 9.29 points, 0.1%, at 7,719.21. The FTSE 250 ended down 107.27 points, 0.6%, at 19,109.63, and the AIM All-Share closed down 3.28 points, 0.4%, at 753.05.The Cboe UK 100 ended down 0.1% at 772.61, the Cboe UK 250

£250 million investment into data and technologyTargeting a further £175 million gross savingsShares up 5% year-to-dateShares in WPP (WPP) were up nearly 3% to 802p in morning trading as the advertising giant upgraded its medium-term targets due to cost cutting and structural savings. The structural savings - announced at a capital markets day in London - will deliver annualised net cost savings

London?s blue chips closed little changed, after a bright start, ahead of a busy week of data, central bank announcements, and earnings.The FTSE 100 index closed down 2.35 points, marginally down, at 7,632.74. The FTSE 250 ended down 26.86 points, 0.1%, at 19,311.16, and the AIM All-Share closed down 0.42 of a point, marginally lower, at 750.28.The Cboe UK 100 ended down 0.2% at 762.54. The Cboe U