In early corporate news, AstraZeneca receives EU approval for a bladder cancer therapy, and a subdued housing market leaves MJ Gleeson eyeing adjusted pretax profit at the lower end of current market ...

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LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: Stocks down as US plans to inform on tariffs

(Alliance News) - London stocks are set to open lower on Friday, following a soft retail sales data reading and ahead of the US potentially informing its trading partners of their new tariff rates.

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London IPO fundraising falls to 30-year low

Fundraising from initial public offerings in London has tumbled to its lowest level in at least 30 years, in a stark sign of the waning attractiveness of the UK’s equity markets for companies and ...

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Pound climbs, bond yields ease as PM backs Reeves

The FTSE 100 index closed up 48.51 points, 0.6%, at 8,823.20. The FTSE 250 jumped 250.09 points, 1.2%, at 21,702.58, and the AIM All-Share rose 8.49 points, 1.1%, at 776.25. The Cboe UK 100 closed up ...

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: UK stocks, bond prices and pound slump

The FTSE 100 suffered a minor fall, with a rise in mining shares tempering its decline, though there was a slump for housebuilders. A sharper fall for the FTSE 250 typified a drab day for more ...

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