London stocks kick off May on bright note

At the latest meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee, the Bank of England left its policy interest rate unchanged – at 5.25% – the first time since November 2021 that the cost of borrowing wasn’t raised. The decision

UK’s FTSE 100 index rose on Tuesday bolstered by commodity-linked stocks, while investors await domestic inflation data and key central bank policy meetings. The exporter-heavy FTSE 100 (.FTSE) rose 0.3% by 0820 GMT. Precious metal miners (.FTNMX551030) rose 0.9% , while energy

Despite the doom and gloom of recent years the outlook for UK smaller companies is starting to finally look more positive. Recently released revised UK GDP figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed by the end

UK’s FTSE 100 opened higher on Monday, led by mining stocks after China rolled out new measures to prop up its stuttering economy, while London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) rose on the back of plans for a blockchain-based

London stocks opened higher on Tuesday following an extended weekend as miners rose on optimism over fresh policy support from top consumer China, while Bunzl advanced on upbeat annual profit outlook. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index surged 1.3%

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index lifted off six-week lows on Tuesday, powered by gains in beaten-down cyclical sectors, while shares of John Wood Group advanced after raising its annual profit outlook. The FTSE 100 (.FTSE) was up 0.3%, while the

U.K. headline inflation cooled sharply in July to an annual 6.8%, but the core consumer price index remained unchanged, posing a potential headache for the Bank of England. The headline CPI reading was in line with a consensus

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European and US markets headed into the green on Thursday, as investors parsed another central bank interest rate rise. The European Central Bank opted to hike rates once more, raising them from 4% to 4.25%. This is the

British stocks rose in a broad-based rally on Wednesday after domestic inflation eased more than expected, with a weaker pound pushing the exporter-heavy FTSE 100 to a more-than-two-week high. The blue-chip FTSE 100 (.FTSE) rose 1.1%. The more domestically focussed

K’s FTSE 100 edged higher on Monday as gains in energy firms outpaced losses in mining stocks, which fell on lower metal prices after weak Chinese economic data renewed slowing demand concerns. The blue-chip FTSE 100 (.FTSE) was up 0.1%,

Equities have made strong gains since the start of the year. Growing hopes of a soft landing for the global economy have buoyed riskier, growth-dependent assets. Global equities markets have returned almost 13 per cent since January.   This

British equities rose on Tuesday as China-exposed stocks jumped after Beijing said domestic growth would be higher in the second quarter, while mining stocks rose on higher metal prices. The blue-chip FTSE 100 (.FTSE) rose 0.1%, while the more domestically-focussed