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LONDON BRIEFING: CMA minded to approve new Microsoft/Activision deal

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are expected to edge into the red at Friday's market open, after a week dominated by central bank decisions.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Hawkish Fed hits risk appetite as BoE hurts pound

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in Europe closed lower on Thursday as hawkish words from the Federal Reserve hit equities, while the FTSE 100 ended off morning lows but failed to cling onto the gains it made after the Bank of England stood pat on interest rates.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan ups Rio Tinto; Redburn likes Carnival

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

London close: Stocks mixed as weaker pound lifts FTSE 100

(Sharecast News) - London's stock market presented a mixed close on Thursday, with the bourse's top-flight index ending in positive territory, buoyed by a weakening pound.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 up, pound down as Bailey hints at peak

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mixed at midday, with the FTSE 100 bouncing back after an initial decline on Thursday morning as investors took heart from dovish comments from Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey.

TOP NEWS: Direct Line interim loss widens; sells business to RSA

(Alliance News) - Direct Line Insurance Group PLC on Thursday reported a widened loss in the first half of 2023, as its net insurance margin turned to a loss, while it also announced the disposal of a business line.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Melrose shines on guidance; Synthomer sinks

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened in the red on Thursday, as concerns over oil prices, interest rates and weak Chinese data sapped risk appetite across global equities.

Direct Line losses widen as motor claim costs rise

(Sharecast News) - Shares in Direct Line Insurance Group surged on Thursday as the company slapped drivers with a 25% premium hike to improve operating profit next year while it also picked up £520m via the sale of its commercial lines business.

LONDON BRIEFING: Direct Line sells brokered commercial lines unit

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called lower on Thursday, amid ongoing concerns about the recent rise in oil prices, and its potential implications for interest rates.

FTSE 100 rises on commodity boost, logs weekly gain

China optimism lifts commodity-linked stocks

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 closes higher following mixed US jobs

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed higher on Friday, as investors digested a mixed US jobs report, which has raised expectations that the US Federal Reserve will hold rates steady at its next meeting.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 climbs amid dovish US central bank bets

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were largely higher at midday on Friday, undeterred by further bad news for the UK manufacturing sector, as markets looked to incoming US jobs data with optimism.

TOP NEWS: Direct Line Insurance overcharged for renewals - UK FCA

(Alliance News) - Direct Line Insurance Group PLC charged existing home and motor customers more for their renewals than if they had been a new customer, the UK financial regulator said on Friday, and it will provide redress costing about GBP30 million.

Direct Line faces £30m bill for overcharging motor, home customers

(Sharecast News) - UK insurer Direct Line has agreed with regulators to review overcharging of existing motor and home policyholders in a move that could cost it £30m to fix.

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