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NatWest Shares Drop as Lack of Guidance Upgrade Disappoints 0712 GMT - NatWest shares tumble to the bottom of the FTSE 100 index at market open after the British bank reported first-quarter results. Shares open more than 6.5% lower at around 254 pe... | 04:30am

Prudential Had Strong 1Q, Momentum Set to Continue 1005 GMT - Prudential had strong first-quarter sales and momentum is continuing in the second quarter, Barclays says. The trading update showed a strong increase in life sales and new business prof... | 07:31am

The FTSE 100 closed up 0.5% on Friday, with notable moves in the banking sector, CMC Markets UK's Chief Market Analyst Michael Hewson says in a note. NatWest Group shares fell sharply despite reporting better-than-expected first-quarter results, probab... | 12:39pm

Barclays Tops FTSE 100 After Corporate, Investment Banking-Driven 1Q Beat 0949 GMT - Barclays sits at the top of London's blue chip index after the British bank posted first-quarter results ahead of expectations, driven by a beat in its fixed incom... | 07:07am

St. James's Place Tumbles to the Bottom of the FTSE 100 After 1Q Miss 0730 GMT - St. James's Place sits at the bottom of the FTSE 100 index as its shares shed over 4% in early trade after the wealth manager posted first-quarter net flows below mark... | 04:13am

FTSE 100 Trades Flat as Investors Wade Through Earnings 0803 GMT - The FTSE 100 trades flat at 7850 points as investors digest a slew of corporate earnings. Barclays leads banking shares higher, rising 4.4%, after reporting first-quarter profit tha... | 05:02am

Sterling, Euro Could Rise But Gains May Be Limited 1048 GMT - Sterling and the euro are likely to strengthen in coming months as the economic outlook for the eurozone and U.K. improves, but any gains could prove limited, HSBC says. "Despite this bu... | 07:51am

NatWest's 1Q Income, Profit Seen Rising by a Fourth on Year 1220 GMT - NatWest's first-quarter income and pretax profit are expected to rise by around 25% compared to the same quarter in 2022 when the U.K. bank reports results on Thursday, accordin... | 08:39am

The FTSE 100 closed down 0.3% on Thursday due to underperformance in energy, and weakness in BP and Shell, CMC Markets UK's Chief Market Analyst Michael Hewson says in a note. Barclays ended the day as the biggest gainer, up 5.3%, after positive first-... | 12:54pm

UK Government Borrowing in March Gives Room for Fiscal Loosening 0649 GMT - U.K. government borrowing in the 2022-23 tax year was GBP13.2 billion lower than the fiscal watchdog predicted a month ago, providing Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt with more r... | 03:38am