Equities in Europe declined on Monday, in holiday-thinned trade, while declines in New York were more dramatic, with tech stocks bearing the brunt.The FTSE 100 index ended down 28.77 points, 0.4%, at 8,121.01. The FTSE 250 shed 84.10 points, 0.4%, at 20,404.55, and the AIM All-Share lost 0.89 of a point, 0.1%, at 714.23.The Cboe UK 100 ended down 0.2% at 814.55, the Cboe UK 250 fell 0.4% at 17,858

Stocks in London remained in the red at midday on Monday, trimming a year-to-date gain which already fell short of loftier progress in US stocks.The FTSE 100 index traded down 15.85 points, 0.2%, at 8,133.93. The FTSE 250 was down 62.74 points, 0.3%, at 20,425.91, and the AIM All-Share was up just 0.34 of a point at 715.53.The Cboe UK 100 was down 0.1% at 815.90, the Cboe UK 250 down 0.2% at 17,88

(Alliance News) - London share prices opened lower on Monday, as investors braced for a trio of interest rate decisions by the world's top central banks later this week.The Fed announces its interest rate decision on Wednesday, before the BoE and ECB follow on Thursday.In the meantime, three changes at the top of UK-listed companies provided some stock trading interest.The FTSE 100 index opened do

The FTSE 100 was rising again early Friday, promising a positive end to a traumatic week for markets, amid signs that inflation pressure is plateauing and expectations that another key fiscal initiative by the still-new UK government will be reversed.The latest US inflation reading reported on Thursday came in slightly higher than expected, initially spooking equities, though stocks found some poi