Finance FTSE 100 LIVE: London shares hold the gain line after 'do nothing' Budget
Finance FTSE 100 LIVE: London maintains momentum as Anthropic makes IPO filing
News Asian markets slide as tech selling hits South Korea and Hong Kong
Wednesday 28 October
Today’s Edition
Mid-morning markets: Budget day nerves, GSK and Hunting disappoint and Asia's chip stocks surge
London cautious ahead of Healey's maiden Budget as a clutch of Footsie names report mixed numbers
Market Reports
All market reportsFinance: FIVE AT FIVE: Healey's Budget gives markets an easy ride, banks surge and the FTSE 100 closes just above the line
Finance: FTSE 100 LIVE: London shares hold the gain line after 'do nothing' Budget
Retail & consumer: FIVE AT FIVE: HSBC and Reckitt drag London to the foot of Europe, Sainsbury's loses a buy rating and Google's next model nearly ready
Finance: FTSE 100 LIVE: London shares down sharply as Wall Street heads for the green
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All broker viewsFinance: Mid-morning markets: Budget day nerves, GSK and Hunting disappoint and Asia's chip stocks surge
Energy: Hunting shares drop 12% as Middle East conflict forces profit warning
Health: Drugs giant GSK has slipped despite beating forecasts, with investors focused on falling vaccine sales and a guarded profit outlook
Finance: Shore Capital puts HSBC under review and expects to upgrade to 'hold' after share price fall
FIVE AT FIVE: HSBC and Reckitt drag London to the foot of Europe, Sainsbury's loses a buy rating and Google's next model nearly ready
Two FTSE heavyweights disappoint, a supermarket gets the chop and an AI model is teasing a release
Wednesday 28 October
Today’s Edition
- Finance / FTSE 100 LIVE: London shares hold the gain line after 'do nothing' Budget
- Finance / FTSE 100 LIVE: London maintains momentum as Anthropic makes IPO filing
- News / Asian markets slide as tech selling hits South Korea and Hong Kong
- Tech / FIVE AT FIVE: Musk floats a $3.5 trillion merger, GSK lands an FDA first and Ashtead agrees a £505 million exit
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Finance: FIVE AT FIVE: Healey's Budget gives markets an easy ride, banks surge and the FTSE 100 closes just above the line
Finance: FTSE 100 LIVE: London shares hold the gain line after 'do nothing' Budget
Retail & consumer: FIVE AT FIVE: HSBC and Reckitt drag London to the foot of Europe, Sainsbury's loses a buy rating and Google's next model nearly ready
Finance: FTSE 100 LIVE: London shares down sharply as Wall Street heads for the green
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FIVE AT FIVE: HSBC and Reckitt drag London to the foot of Europe, Sainsbury's loses a buy rating and Google's next model nearly ready
Two FTSE heavyweights disappoint, a supermarket gets the chop and an AI model is teasing a release
