Banks, Miners Drag FTSE 100 Lower; Hammerson Jumps

April 12 Reuters Londons FTSE 100 fell on Monday, dragged lower by heavyweight banking and mining stocks, while shares of shopping centre operator Hammerson gained on plans to shore up its finances. The bluechip index slipped 0.2 after recording its best weekly performance since earlyJanuary on Friday. The wider banks index slid 0.8, with HSBC […]
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Sterling Recovers as Shops in England Reopen

LONDON, April 12 Reuters The pound rose on Monday as some UK lockdown measures were eased, recovering some of last weeks losses, but analysts cautioned that the boost to sterling from being ahead in the vaccine race could be shortlived as other countries catch up. Englands shops, pubs, gyms and hairdressers reopened after three months […]
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