London close: Stocks firmer as US CPI comes in hot
11th Sep 2025 17:35
(Sharecast News) - London stocks advanced on Thursday as investors weighed a stronger-than-expected US inflation reading and its implications for global interest rate policy.
Read moreLondon close: Defence plays, gold miners lead stocks higher
1st Sep 2025 17:30
(Sharecast News) - London stocks eked out modest gains on Monday, with strength in defence firms and precious metals miners helping the market to a positive close.
Read moreUK inks £10bn warship deal with Norway, defence stocks pop
1st Sep 2025 07:44
(Sharecast News) - Defence stocks were in the green in London on Monday, after the UK secured its largest-ever warship export deal.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: 30-year bond yields, France, BAE Systems
31st Aug 2025 20:03
(Sharecast News) - Thirty-year bond yields have notched multiple new record highs thus far in 2025 - for all the wrong reasons. That on the 30-year bond had stayed at around 5.6%, near a three-decade high. That is also the highest yield among G7 countries. Should a country's rate of economic growth not be set to exceed the average rate on its debt, then it is in trouble, as that is taken as a sign of future default. France's prime minister seems to be facing the impossible task of cutting spending and raising taxes to lower its deficit. In Britain, there is talk of a fiscal hole of as much as £40bn. The US deficit meanwhile could jump by over $2trn over the next 10 years as a result of President Trump's tax cuts. - The Sunday Times
Read moreLondon close: Stocks higher on hopes of geopolitical easing
19th Aug 2025 17:11
(Sharecast News) - London equities closed higher on Tuesday as investors weighed the possibility of progress towards ending the Ukraine war, after US president Donald Trump said he was arranging a meeting between his Ukrainian and Russian counterparts.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks weaker ahead of Putin-Trump talks
15th Aug 2025 17:53
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended lower on Friday as investors turned cautious ahead of talks between US president Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska, aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed on robust US data, earnings flurry
30th Jul 2025 17:15
(Sharecast News) - London equities ended Wednesday narrowly mixed as investors weighed stronger-than-expected US economic data against a wave of corporate earnings that failed to inspire.
Read moreBAE Systems lifts FY guidance after strong first half
30th Jul 2025 07:51
(Sharecast News) - BAE Systems upgraded its full-year guidance on Wednesday following "another strong" performance in the first half against a market backdrop of increased defence spending.
Read moreBAE Systems lifts FY guidance after strong first half
30th Jul 2025 07:51
(Sharecast News) - BAE Systems upgraded its full-year guidance on Wednesday following "another strong" performance in the first half against a market backdrop of increased defence spending.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Centrica, Barrow, Argentina
27th Jul 2025 20:13
(Sharecast News) - British Gas owner, Centrica, is looking at possible investments in miniature nuclear power plants in the UK in a bid to tap into huge demand for the technology. Hence, it has initiated talks with Government which could see it take part in developing small modular reactors. Last month, the energy secretary, unveiled billions of pounds for SMRs. - The Sunday Telegraph
Read moreLondon close: Stocks slip on slew of UK data
30th Jun 2025 17:40
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended lower on Monday as investors digested a series of UK economic data and monitored developments in North American trade negotiations.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks slip as geopolitical caution resurfaces
25th Jun 2025 17:39
(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed negative territory on Wednesday as investor caution resurfaced amid ongoing geopolitical tensions despite a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks manage gains as oil prices slide
24th Jun 2025 17:37
(Sharecast News) - London equities ended slightly higher on Tuesday, overcoming geopolitical jitters after Israel accused Iran of violating a ceasefire agreement.
Read moreTuesday preview: Iran-Israel, Fed's Powell, NATO summit in focus
24th Jun 2025 07:19
(Sharecast News) - Investors' focus on Tuesday will be on geopolitics and whether or not the halt in fighting between Iran and Israel holds.
Read moreIran and Israel halt fighting, Trump announces ceasefire and end of war
24th Jun 2025 06:44
(Sharecast News) - Iran and Israel ceased attacks on each other overnight, but all eyes now were on whether the halt in fighting would hold.
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