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STOXX ON THE BACKFOOT (0754 GMT)

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Muted open in Europe on lack of US impetus

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mixed on Tuesday, amid a lack of market drivers, as investors look ahead to a UK interest rate decision on Thursday.

TOP NEWS: UK grocery inflation fades to year-to-date low - Kantar

(Alliance News) - UK grocery price inflation eased to its lowest level since last year, numbers on Tuesday showed, though it remained in robust shape, helping boost the market share of discounters.

Broker tips: Ocado, Abcam

(Sharecast News) - Online supermarket Ocado was under the cosh on Tuesday after JPMorgan Cazenove cut its price target on the shares to 400p from 450p and placed the stock on 'negative catalyst watch' into first-half results.

LONDON BRIEFING: abrdn sells HDFC stake; Lookers agrees to buyout

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were expected to fall further on Tuesday's open, with investors awaiting UK inflation data and a Bank of England rate announcement later this week.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 ends a week of rate decisions higher

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London ended largely higher on Friday, following a busy week centred on the interest rate decisions of three major central banks.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks firm as expected Fed pause still in doubt

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were tentatively higher at midday on Monday, as investors looked ahead to a key US inflation print on Tuesday with some caution ahead of the Federal Reserve's next interest rate decision.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Goldman Sachs cuts Great Portland to 'sell'

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

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Upbeat market mood ahead of rate decisions

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Monday as markets looked ahead to three major central bank policy meetings, in the US, EU and Japan, with increasing confidence in their outcome.

UK self-driving car dreams could break down at the starting line

LONDON, June 8 (Reuters) - Britain could lose out on investments in autonomous vehicles (AVs) and see startups shift testing elsewhere if promised laws to regulate the technology are not passed before the next general election, startups and insurance companies said.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks higher as interest rate decisions loom

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were largely higher at the close on Tuesday, shrugging off a poor performance for oil majors in the FTSE 100 and lacklustre data for the UK's retail sector.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 underwhelms as BP and Shell fall

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were lower at midday on Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 hurt by share price falls for oil majors, while a less than stellar reading of the UK retail sector kept a lid on sentiment.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Morgan Stanley raises ConvaTec to 'overweight'

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

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: China slowdown worries send stocks lower

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London closed in the red on Wednesday, with weaker-than-expected economic data from China and poorly received company news contributing to a subdued market mood.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks down on US debt vote nerves

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were down at midday Wednesday, ahead of a vote on the US debt ceiling bill.