London close: Stocks slip as US jobless claims rise
20th Feb 2025 16:06
(Sharecast News) - London equities ended lower on Thursday as investors reacted to a higher-than-expected rise in US jobless claims and a decline in UK consumer confidence.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks higher as ECB cuts rates
30th Jan 2025 16:48
(Sharecast News) - London equities finished higher on Thursday, with investor sentiment buoyed by a rate cut from the European Central Bank and a decline in US jobless claims.
Read moreShell Q4 profits miss expectations but dividend hiked
30th Jan 2025 07:55
(Sharecast News) - Oil giant Shell lifted its dividend on Thursday even as it posted a bigger-than-expected drop in fourth-quarter profits.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks down as PMI rises, consumer sentiment slips
24th Jan 2025 16:21
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended lower on Friday as investor sentiment weakened following a decline in consumer confidence and another drop in private sector employment.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks fall, pound weakens further on rising bond yields
13th Jan 2025 15:19
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended Monday in negative territory, pressured by rising bond yields and diminished expectations for near-term interest rate cuts.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks fall after better-than-expected US payrolls
10th Jan 2025 16:11
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended the week lower, with investors reacting to a better-than-expected US nonfarm payrolls report during the afternoon.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed as US jobless claims fall again
8th Jan 2025 15:01
(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets ended Wednesday on a mixed note, as investors digested another fall in jobless claims across the Atlantic, after some disappointing corporate news earlier in the session.
Read moreShell cuts LNG production targets, reveals $1.3bn cashflow hit
8th Jan 2025 07:16
(Sharecast News) - Oil major Shell has announced that results for the fourth quarter were significantly lower than the preceding three months, as it revealed $700m of well-write offs and a $1.3bn hit to cashflow.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish first week of 2025 weaker
3rd Jan 2025 17:12
(Sharecast News) - London stock markets closed in the red on Friday as sharp declines in airline, mining, and housebuilding stocks weighed on indices, with a lack of significant news and profit-taking following a recent rally dampening sentiment.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks weaker as UK unemployment holds steady
17th Dec 2024 14:52
(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets closed lower on Tuesday as fresh UK jobs data signalled a likely pause by the Bank of England in its interest rate policy this week.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed as oil prices rise
5th Dec 2024 14:40
(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed mixed on Thursday as investors digested a new report on the UK construction sector and monitored political developments in France, while Frasers Group weighed heavily on sentiment after the retailer slashed its profit outlook.
Read moreShell, Equinor to form UK oil & gas joint venture
5th Dec 2024 07:58
(Sharecast News) - Energy giants Equinor and Shell on Thursday said they were combining their British offshore oil and gas assets to create what they said would be the UK North Sea's biggest independent oil and gas producer.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks higher amid Korean political turmoil
3rd Dec 2024 16:30
(Sharecast News) - London's equity markets closed higher on Tuesday as upbeat sentiment in the retail and travel sectors buoyed investors, with the world's attention on sudden political instability in South Korea.
Read moreShell wins appeal against Dutch ruling to cut emissions
12th Nov 2024 08:18
(Sharecast News) - Oil producer Shell has won its appeal in a Dutch court against a 2021 ruling to slash its global carbon emissions.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed on eve of US presidential election
4th Nov 2024 15:13
(Sharecast News) - London markets closed with mixed results on Monday, as investors prepared for a week laden with key political and economic events, including the upcoming US presidential election and anticipated policy statements in both the UK and US.
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