Tag: London Stock Exchange

• Monday, May 18th 2026 - 17:41 UTC

  London Stock Exchange rises 1.26% driven by oil and defense sectors

  

  The London Stock Exchange closed on Monday with a gain of 1.26%, driven by the advance of oil and defense companies, in a session marked by the rise of crude oil amid the lack of progress in negotiations between the United States and Iran to end the war. The main index, the FTSE 100, added 128.38 points to close at 10,323.75, while the secondary FTSE 250 advanced 0.07% to 22,611.70 points.

• Sunday, December 1st 2019 - 08:40 UTC

  London Bridge stabber was on conditional release; police shot him after public had reduced him

  

  The British government on Saturday vowed a “full review” after a convicted terrorist released early from prison was suspected of stabbing two people to death on London Bridge. Police shot Usman Khan dead after his suspected assault that seriously injured three other people was broken up by bystanders - one armed with a five-foot narwhal tusk and another a fire extinguisher.

• Friday, September 20th 2019 - 08:35 UTC

  UK biggest foreign investor in Peru, underlines Ambassador Harrisson

  

  Britain's Ambassador to Peru Kate Harrisson Thursday highlighted that the United Kingdom is currently the biggest foreign investor in the Andean country, thanks to the sizeable mining projects currently under way.

• Monday, June 17th 2019 - 15:22 UTC

  UK firms will become the first foreign companies to be listed in Shanghai

  

  UK-listed firms will become the first foreign companies to be able to list in mainland China under a new stock link, the Treasury said. Chancellor Philip Hammond is due to launch the London-Shanghai Stock Connect on Monday.

• Monday, September 24th 2018 - 08:30 UTC

  Sir Alan Duncan praises the longstanding business links between UK and Chile

  

  A delegation of over 500 investors and businesspersons, as well as officials from the Chilean government, participated on 6 to 7 September in the 13th version of ChileDay. This 2 day event held in London at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office promoted the Chilean financial market to a UK audience.

• Friday, February 23rd 2018 - 09:35 UTC

  UK economy grows at the slowest pace among world's wealthiest countries

  

  The UK economy expanded by less than previously thought in the last three months of 2017, official figures say. GDP grew by 0.4% in the October-to-December period, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, down from the initial estimate of 0.5%. The revision was due to slower growth in production industries, the ONS said.

• Saturday, March 18th 2017 - 09:52 UTC

  Falklands' Law compliance needed for any Islands' major assets change of ownership

  

  The Falkland Islands government, FIG, stated on Friday that any proposal change of ownership affecting assets held in the Islands will be scrutinized for compliance with Falklands law. The statement follows the Argentine Dolphin Fund's announcement to the London Stock Exchange, earlier this week, of its interest in taking over the private company Falkland Islands Holdings, FIH.

• Saturday, February 11th 2017 - 13:29 UTC

  German top banker warns London could lose role as gateway to Europe's financial hub

  

  One of Germany's most senior banking regulators has warned London that it is likely to lose its role as “the gateway to Europe” for vital financial services. Dr Andreas Dombret, executive board member for the German central bank, the Bundesbank, said that even if banking rules were “equivalent” between the UK and the rest of the European Union that was “miles away from access to the single market”.

• Thursday, January 12th 2017 - 08:53 UTC

  Brexit uncertainty could lead to an exodus of 232.000 jobs from Britain, warns LSE

  

  UK’s powerhouse financial sector would face heightened risk and an exodus of 232,000 jobs without certainty over Britain’s Brexit deal, MPs in the House of Commons have heard. Xavier Rolet, chief executive of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSE), said two thirds of the job losses would be felt outside Greater London, with the blow coming as soon as the euro clearing operation leaves Britain’s shores.

• Thursday, March 22nd 2012 - 22:10 UTC

  Argentina warns UK and US market regulators about ‘illicit’ oil activities in the Falklands

  

  Argentina has asked British and US market regulators to probe whether oil companies that are involved in hydrocarbons exploration off the disputed Falklands/Malvinas Islands have told investors about the risks of their “illicit” drilling, the Argentine Foreign Ministry reported.