FTSE 100 Rises as Bumper Nvidia Results Boost Sentiment 0936 GMT - The FTSE 100 index rises 0.4% to 7346.27 as equity markets get a boost from bumper earnings from Nvidia after the U.S. close.
Harbour Energy Drops After Swinging to 1H Loss 1106 GMT - Harbour Energy shares drop 1.4% after the FTSE 250-listed North Sea oil company blamed the U.K. government s oil-industry windfall tax.
The FTSE 100 index closed up 0.18% at 7,333.63 points on Thursday, falling from intraday highs as the Nvidia-fuelled bounce saw the index rise as much as 0.90% earlier in the session. That sugar.
Hard to See Reason for Sterling to Fall For Now 1142 GMT - With U.K. inflation very high and interest rates looking likely to rise further, sterling is likely to stay strong, says ING currency.
UK Recession Would Bring Down Gilt Yields 1119 GMT - A U.K. recession would allow the Bank of England to ease off raising interest rates and cause the recent sharp rise in gilt yields to.