London close: Stocks buoyed by banking, mining positivity
London's equity markets closed positively on Friday, buoyed by gains in the banking sector following better-than-expected results from NatWest.
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London's equity markets closed positively on Friday, buoyed by gains in the banking sector following better-than-expected results from NatWest.
London’s top index finished 60.97 points, or 0.75%, higher to end the day at 8,139.83.
European stocks closed on a firm note on Friday with investors cheering a slew of strong earnings updates from U.S. big names Alphabet and Microsoft, and a few European companies, and shrugging of interest rate concerns for now.
European stocks closed on a firm note on Friday with investors cheering a slew of strong earnings updates from U.S. big names Alphabet and Microsoft, and a few European companies, and shrugging of interest rate concerns for now.
London’s FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 8,061.26 in afternoon trade on Thursday.