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18,963.68+425.87 (+2.30%)
At close: 04:08PM HKT
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Previous close18,537.81
Open18,669.43
Volume0
Day's range18,657.51 - 18,993.28
52-week range14,794.16 - 20,361.03
Avg. volume2,794,349,267
  • Yahoo Finance UK

    FTSE 100 LIVE: European stocks climb to record highs as UK economy escapes recession

    This rise in GDP means that the British economy is no longer in a technical recession.

  • Reuters

    GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks rally on renewed global rate cut optimism

    Asian stocks rose on Friday, on course for a third week of gains, while the dollar was steady as fresh signs of an easing U.S. labour market stoked optimism around interest rate cuts this year ahead of next week's crucial inflation data. Sterling was steady at $1.2515, having touched a more than two-week low of $1.2446 on Thursday after Bank of England (BoE) paved the way for the start of rate cuts as soon as next month. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.66% and was on course for a nearly 1% gain for the week, its third straight week of gains.

  • Reuters

    Stocks enjoy a bounce from rate-cut fever

    LONDON (Reuters) -Global shares rose to one-month highs on Friday while the dollar held steady, giving commodities a boost, after softer U.S. jobs data gave investors confidence that interest rates will start to decline this year. In currencies, the pound headed for a modest weekly loss after the Bank of England (BoE) on Thursday paved the way for the start of rate cuts as soon as next month, while data showed the UK economy exited a mild recession in the first quarter of this year. The MSCI All-World index was up 0.13%, as equities in Asia and Europe took their lead from a rally on Wall Street overnight, after data showed the number of people filing for jobless benefits for the first time rose more than expected, suggesting the U.S. economy is beginning to slow.