Molly Smith, 29, headed to London's Leicester Square with her sister on Saturday in a bid to soak in some early festive cheer - but good tidings were in short supply in the West End.

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UK seeks to revive dwindling stock market with single source of data

Creating a single stream of all UK share trading data from across different markets would cost about £93mn and bring £100mn of benefits over the next decade by improving liquidity and lowering the ...

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LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE 100 called higher ahead of UK data

IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 to open 12.2 points higher, 0.1%, at 9,564.50 on Wednesday. The index of London large-caps closed down 123.13 points, 1.3%, at 9,552.30 on Tuesday. The FTSE 100 ...

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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks sold off on lingering tech worry

In London, only a handful of blue-chip stocks were in the green, and among those were FTSE 100 constituents in sectors seen as defensive in the face of market strife. Drugmaker AstraZeneca added 1.2%, ...

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London housing market worth £2.64 trillion — more than all FTSE100 companies combined

London’s homes are worth an estimated £2.64 trillion — almost a quarter of the value of the entire UK residential market, Zoopla finds ...

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