London shares close the week mixed as sterling fall upsets mid-cap investors
London shares closed mixed on Friday, with the blue-chips mustering a firmer finish but the UK-centric mid-caps dipping
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London shares closed mixed on Friday, with the blue-chips mustering a firmer finish but the UK-centric mid-caps dipping
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The FTSE 100 Index was 14.19 points adrift at 6,640.28
FTSE 100 Index backtracked 10.47 points to 6,644.00
London’s shares closed at an eleven-month high on Friday after a buoyant US non-farm payrolls report built on bourse firmness earlier in the session
Modest gains for the FTSE 100 this morning, amid investor nervousness ahead of US jobs numbers later today.
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UK banks took a beating from brokers on Monday as the fallout from last week's Brexit vote continues
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Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays and Lloyds Bank felt the wrath of the brokers on Monday as all were downgraded following the UK’s decision to leave the EU
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London’s FTSE 100 index closed below 6,000 on Monday, and dropped by nearly as much as it lost on Friday in the wake of the shock UK referendum decision to quit the European Union
The FTSE 100 Index fell 95.7 points to 6,043 while even small-cap stocks took a hit
Bank share prices plummet as investors fretted about possible loss of access to European markets
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The FTSE 100 Index fell 63 points to 6,075, although that was less than some market watchers expected
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Shares in Barclays Plc, Lloyds Banking Group Plc and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc were among the worst hit on Friday
House builders, financials and airline IAG, which issued a profit warning, took an absolute battering today.
Britain's premier share index is down 4.49% at the midday point, while other European shares are tanking
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That's it from us for a very volatile Friday, more Brexit reaction to follow on Monday.
Britain's top share index opened almost 7% lower before making up some ground after a historic EU referendum vote and as PM David Cameron told the nation he will resign.
The FTSE 100 index closed firmer on Tuesday, after a choppy session, as the latest opinion polls showed Remain-Brexit support on a knife-edge ahead of Thursday’s referendum
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The polls are tight and much can still happen before Thursday’s EU vote, in the meantime equities are expected to show some volatility.