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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks in green despite UK hit by recession

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed higher on Thursday, after data showed that the UK economy slipped into recession in the final quarter of 2023, buoying hopes for interest rate cuts from the Bank of England.

London close: Stocks manage gains despite UK recession news

(Sharecast News) - London markets had a mixed but ultimately positive day of trading on Thursday, despite news that the UK fell into a technical recession at the end of 2023.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 flat as strong start fades

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 tread water on Thursday afternoon, as share price declines for some of London's heavyweights offset a strong start for the index, which got a boost from Bank of England rate cut hopes.

Shell expects liquified natural gas demand to surge by 2040 and beyond

(Alliance News) - Shell PLC on Wednesday expects global demand for liquified natural gas by more than 50% by 2040 as shift to gas "gathers pace" in Asia.

IN BRIEF: Shell and Corsair ink plastic waste feedstock supply deal

Shell PLC - London-based oil major - Plastic waste recycling firm Corsair Bangkok Co Ltd, part of Corsair Group, signs deal to supply Shell Singapore Pte Ltd with pyrolysis oil, a mixed plastic waste feedstock, from its recycling facility in Thailand. Oil will be delivered to the Shell Energy & Chemicals Park Singapore on Pulau Bukom, a restricted-access island south of mainland Singapore. Corsair says it will then be used to manufacture "sustainable circular chemicals" which are "typically used" in textiles, food packaging and other everyday products.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: European markets quiet heading into afternoon

(Alliance News) - European stock markets were quiet heading into Friday afternoon, as investors eye the annual US consumer price index benchmarks revisions.

UK dividends calendar - next 7 days

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: BP tops FTSE 100 index on buyback promise

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 was higher at midday Tuesday, despite lingering unease in equity markets on US interest rate worries, while BP led the way among London's large-caps as it announced a buyback plan.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: BP jumps after unveiling share buyback

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 in London opened higher on Tuesday, with oil major BP at the top of the index, thanks to its new share buyback programme.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks mixed as US jobs data dashes rate cut hope

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed mixed, after hotter-than-expected US jobs data hit already precarious investor sentiment and all but ensured the Federal Reserve will not be cutting interest rates next month.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Airlines up but oil falls on Middle East talks

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were higher at midday Friday, ahead of the afternoon's US jobs data, as earnings from tech behemoths overnight lifted investor morale.

Annual profits top $36bn at ExxonMobil

(Sharecast News) - ExxonMobil posted above-forecast earnings on Friday, as increased production helped offset a decline in energy prices.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: European stocks lifted on Wall Street's gains

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Friday, closing of a busy week of monetary policy decisions.

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks down on hawkish BoE interest rates hold

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed down on Thursday after the Bank of England left interest rates on hold in a split decision that was hawkish on expectations of rate cuts.

London close: Stocks turn lower as BoE keeps rates on hold

(Sharecast News) - London's financial markets finished in the red on Thursday, reversing earlier gains after the Bank of England maintained interest rates at current levels.