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FTSE 100 snaps 3-day losing streak; AB Foods slumps on earnings update

April 26 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 inched higher on Tuesday after a three-day sell off, as resource and defensive stocks rose, while HSBC Holdings and Associated British Foods slid following earnings updates.

Sunday newspaper round-up: Twitter, British Airways, Russian oil imports

(Sharecast News) - Relations between Twitter and and Elon Musk may be thawing if reports that the former is taking a fresh look at the technology magnate's £33bn takeover offer is anything to go by. According to the Wall Street Journal, the two sides were set to meet on Sunday to discuss the deal and Twitter's board was now said to be "more receptive to a deal". - Sunday Telegraph

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London's FTSE 100 ends flat as miners weigh; Ibstock tops FTSE 250

April 21 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 pared losses to end flat on Wednesday as gains in cyclical and energy stocks countered underwhelming production updates from mining companies, while gains in airline stocks and brick maker Ibstock helped the midcap index stay afloat.

Financials stocks lift FTSE 100 higher; resource stocks cap gains

April 20 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 closed higher on Wednesday as gains in financial shares outweighed weakness in resource stocks, while miner Rio Tinto hit the bottom of the index on a downbeat earnings update.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: European stocks sink as Fed signals tightening

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 went into reverse on Wednesday - following global peers - as sentiment was rocked due to worries over tightening US monetary policy.

UK shares break 3-day winning streak on U.S. rate hike worries

April 6 (Reuters) - Britain's main stock indexes snapped three sessions of gains on Wednesday as investors feared an aggressive U.S. monetary policy tightening and new Western sanctions on Russia would slow economic growth.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks slide after Fed Brainard's hawkish turn

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were lower at midday on Wednesday amid fears the US Federal Reserve will act more aggressively to bring inflation under control as investors await the release of the central bank's minutes from its previous policy meeting.

UK's FTSE 100 marks sixth consecutive quarterly gain

March 31 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 fell on Thursday, weighed down by weakness in consumer staples due to concerns linked to the war in Ukraine, although the benchmark index recorded its sixth consecutive quarter of gains.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Nervy trade amid peace doubts and US yields

(Alliance News) - Blue-chip equities in Europe traded lower midday Wednesday, with markets made uneasy by recent developments in US bond markets and amid doubts about Russia's announcement of a de-escalation of its assault on Ukraine.

Commodity-linked shares lift FTSE to the third week of gains

March 25 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 ended higher on Friday and marked their third straight weekly gain on strength in commodity-linked shares and consumer staples, although worries about high inflation slowing economic growth kept sentiment in check.

IN BRIEF: BAT closes USD200 million offering of notes due 2032

British American Tobacco PLC - London-based maker of cigarettes, tobacco and nicotine products - Closes offering of USD200.0 million 4.742% notes due 2032. BAT intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes, including the potential repayment of upcoming maturities.

Healthcare stocks boost FTSE 100, economy worries weigh on midcap stocks

March 24 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 ended higher on Thursday, aided by healthcare and consumer staple stocks, although concerns about surging inflation and the fallout from the Ukraine crisis weighed on overall sentiment and dragged down the midcap index.

LONDON BRIEFING: Lloyd's of London in profit but expects war claims

(Alliance News) - Lloyd's of London on Thursday said it made a big swing back into profit last year, but the insurance market warned that the conflict in Ukraine "will be a major claim to the market in 2022".

IN BRIEF: British American Tobacco Director Bellini to step down

British American Tobacco PLC - London-based maker of cigarettes, tobacco and nicotine products - Says Marina Bellini, director of digital & information, will step down from the management board on March 31 and leave the company on July 31 to pursue new opportunities. Bellini joined BAT in 2018 as chief information officer and became director of digital & information in January 2019. She will be replaced by Javed Iqbal, who is currently area director of the Middle East South Asia. Iqbal's appointment will be effective April 1.