FTSE 100 ends down as defence stocks offset commodity gains
Easter food spending lifts UK retail sales in March
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Easter food spending lifts UK retail sales in March
*Read more(Alliance News) - European equities closed lower on Tuesday, with sentiment downbeat ahead of Wednesday's US inflation reading, though impetus could be found in gold, which hit another record high.
Read more(Sharecast News) - London markets closed lower on Tuesday, as investors braced for a key US inflation reading as well as a policy announcement from the European Central Bank later in the week.
Read more(Alliance News) - Equities in London lacked impetus heading into Tuesday, as investors moved with caution ahead of a US inflation print on Wednesday and the European Central Bank's interest rate decision a day later.
Read more(Alliance News) - Shell PLC fired a warning shot to that it could be prepared to move its listing to the US in a fresh blow to London's financial centre.
Read more(Alliance News) - BP PLC on Tuesday said it expects first quarter upstream production to be higher than the previous three month period but cautioned lower prices would hurt performance elsewhere.
Read more(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mostly lower on Tuesday, as investors look ahead to a key inflation reading from the US, as well as the latest interest rate decision from the European Central Bank.
Read moreApril 9 (Reuters) - BP said on Tuesday it expects first-quarter upstream production of both oil and gas as well as low-carbon energy to be higher than the previous three months.
Read more(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called to open lower on Tuesday, as investors nervously look ahead to US inflation data and the European Central Bank's latest interest rate decision.
Read more(Sharecast News) - Oil giant BP said it expected first-quarter upstream production to be higher than the previous three months.
Read more(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were firmly down at midday on Friday, as rising tensions between Israel and Iran alongside doubts around the timing of US interest rate cuts hurt investor sentiment.
Read more(Alliance News) - Stocks in Europe had a downbeat start to the day on Friday, with investors unnerved by rising geopolitical tensions and hawkish remarks from US central bankers.
Read more(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed up on Thursday, as investors first digested words from US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell overnight, before reacting to hotter-than-expected US initial jobless claims.
Read more(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were in the green on Thursday afternoon, with mining stocks powering the FTSE 100 higher, as investors digested words from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
Read more(Sharecast News) - Personal Goods was at the bottom of the pile on the FTSE 350 at the start of the second quarter, as fashion retailer Burberry Group's shares fell back towards their five-year lows.
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