Copper Miners, Energy Stocks Pull FTSE 100 Lower

FTSE 100 down 0.2, FTSE 250 up 0.1 Energy stocks lead declines as oil prices slip U.S. Fed Chair Powell39;s speech at Jackson Hole awaited Aug 20 Reuters UK39;s FTSE 100 benchmark stock index edged lower on Tuesday, pulled down by energy and copper miners39; shares, while optimism around a September interest rate cut by […]
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Londons FTSE 100 slips, US RateCut Optimism Limits Losses

FTSE 100 down 0.2, FTSE 250 flat Aerospace and defence stocks lead losses Plus500 sees annual results above market view, shares jump Aug 19 Reuters London stocks kickstarted the week on a lacklustre tone, weighed down by aerospace and defence shares, although investor optimism over a potential September rate cut in the United States limited […]
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Sterling Hits 1mth High, Fed Rate Cut Bets Weigh on Dollar

Aug 19 Reuters Sterling touched a onemonth high against the dollar on Monday, as growing bets around U.S. interest rate cuts pushed the greenback lower against other major currencies. Investors are awaiting speeches from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Bank of England BoE Governor Andrew Bailey on Friday at the central bankers39; gathering in […]
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Indian Shares Rise Led by Energy Stocks

BENGALURU, Aug 19 Reuters Energy stocks lifted Indian shares higher on Monday after a cut in windfall tax on crude, while other Asian markets gained as U.S. data helped soothe fears of a recession in the world39;s largest economy. The NSE Nifty 50 index was up 0.23 at 24,599.4 as of 950 a.m. IST, and the […]
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