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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks fall ahead of US midterms; AB Foods rises

(Alliance News) - London stock prices were lower in early trade on Tuesday, with Persimmon dragging down fellow housebuilders after a less-than-stellar trading update, while plans for a share buyback lifted Primark-owner Associated British Foods.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies raises Centrica and Drax to 'buy'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:

LONDON BRIEFING: FTSE 100 called higher ahead of EU data

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London are set to open slightly higher on Monday, with key economic data from the EU due and the week also holding interest rate decisions from the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday and the Bank of England on Thursday.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Strong sterling growth holds FTSE 100 back

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 stock index extended its decline at midday on Wednesday, suffering at the hands of a surging pound, which reached as high as USD1.16.

Jefferies slashes targets for UK housebuilders to reflect downturn scenarios

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Jefferies took an axe to their target prices for several of the UK's largest homebuilders, telling clients that bottom fishing in the sector might prove premature as industry data had yet to reveal the full extent of the recent financial and political turmoil.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: HSBC raises BP, Land Securities, British Land

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and Friday afternoon:

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 heads into reverse as pound grows

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 in London moved higher at the open on Monday but took a sharp downward turn as sterling continued to rise, the currency getting a boost after former prime minister Boris Johnson bowed out of the Tory leadership race.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: DB cuts most housebuilders but raises Bellway

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:

LONDON BRIEFING: Stocks called lower as UK government in disarray

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open slightly lower on Thursday, as the UK government descended further into chaos, and equities declined in Asia and the US following mixed earnings.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Hunt's mini-budget reversal sends sterling higher

(Alliance News) - It was a bright start to the week for stocks in Europe, but London's FTSE 100 was unable to keep pace with its counterparts on the continent despite a strong session from housebuilders and utilities.

UK's Barratt warns on profit as rising mortgage rates hit demand

Net private reservations/average week 188 vs 281 year ago

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 closes out tough week with small gain

(Alliance News) - London's blue chip index managed to close out the highly-volatile week on the front foot Friday, but was sitting behind European peers, getting a boost from an unexpectedly strong performance from the UK economy.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 moves into green as BoE soothes fears

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 moved into the green in afternoon trading on Wednesday, reversing the losses seen earlier in the session, after the Bank of England announced it will be temporarily buying long-dated UK bonds.

London's FTSE 100 kept afloat by gains in consumer staples

FTSE 100 flat, FTSE 250 down 1.4%

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Sterling battered; housebuilders, retailers down

(Alliance News) - Sterling fell to an all-time low against the US dollar on Monday, before rebounding slightly, with UK housebuilders and retailers also on the receiving end of a steep sell-off.