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Home Depot Stock Bucked Friday’s Rout. Monday Could Be the Real Test

Home Depot Stock Bucked Friday’s Rout. Monday Could Be the Real Test

With the New York Stock Exchange closed for the weekend, Home Depot’s next test comes Monday after the home-improvement retailer held up better than the broader market in Friday’s selloff. The stock ended at $310.78, up 0.27% on the day, but still lost about 2.0% for the week after closing the prior Friday at $317.14. That relative strength matters now because Home Depot is a rate-sensitive stock at a rate-sensitive moment. The S&P 500 fell 2.6% Friday and posted its first losing week in 10, while bond yields rose after the Labor Department reported that employers added 172,000 jobs in May, roughly double forecasts.
6 June 2026
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FTSE Opens Up as Oil Moves, But Investors on Watch

FTSE Opens Up as Oil Moves, But Investors on Watch

FTSE 100 stocks gain after holiday, Kingfisher jumps The FTSE 100 advanced after the spring bank holiday, led by oil-linked stocks and a sizable move in Kingfisher. According to MarketScreener’s real-time estimate, the index was up 0.86% at 10,556.60 as of 0812 BST. Kingfisher, Sunbelt Rentals, Endeavour Mining and Glencore were on the leaderboard. Melrose, Auto Trader, Vodafone and BP lagged. London reopens after the spring bank holiday, with investors playing catch up as global markets traded during Monday’s closure. The London Stock Exchange started Tuesday at 0800 BST. The FTSE 100 closed Friday at 10,466.26. The FTSE 250 finished at 23,167.47.
26 May 2026
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UK stock market today: FTSE 100 closes higher as NatWest buyback lifts banks; Pinewood tumbles

UK stock market today: FTSE 100 closes higher as NatWest buyback lifts banks; Pinewood tumbles

London, February 16, 2026, 17:03 GMT — After-hours The FTSE 100 in London inched up 0.3% to 10,473.69 after a subdued Monday, lifted mainly by banks and defence stocks as U.S. markets were closed for the holiday. NatWest surged 4.8% to 607.80p. Melrose added 3.9%, Babcock climbed 3.5%, and BAE Systems was up 3.0%. The FTSE 250 mid-caps didn’t fare as well, down 0.2%. Pinewood Technologies tumbled 33%, weighing on the index.
16 February 2026
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Oil turmoil meets a FTSE 100 near 10,000: what to watch before UK stocks open Monday

Oil turmoil meets a FTSE 100 near 10,000: what to watch before UK stocks open Monday

LONDON, January 4, 2026, 14:39 ET — Market closed Oil is the first read for London equities at Monday’s Jan. 5 open after the United States seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and President Donald Trump said Washington would take control of the oil-producing nation. OPEC+ — the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies including Russia — said it would keep first-quarter output steady. “The political transition in Venezuela adds another major layer of uncertainty,” said Jorge Leon, head of geopolitical analysis at Rystad Energy. Reuters
4 January 2026
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UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Faces Soft December 1 Open as Budget Fallout and BoE Rate‑Cut Bets Shape Sentiment

UK Stock Market Today: FTSE 100 Faces Soft December 1 Open as Budget Fallout and BoE Rate‑Cut Bets Shape Sentiment

The UK stock market is set to open December on a cautious note. As of around 08:00 GMT on Monday, 1 December 2025, FTSE 100 futures point to a slightly weaker start, with calls for a 10–16 point drop toward the 9,705 level, as global risk sentiment sours on weaker Asian data and a sharp overnight slide in Bitcoin. Share Talk+1 That tentative tone comes despite a powerful rally in recent weeks. The FTSE 100 closed on Friday at 9,720.51, up 0.27% on the day and roughly 17.7% higher year‑to‑date, after setting a series of record highs just below the psychological 10,000 mark in mid‑November. City AM+5TechStock²+5markets.businessinsider.com+5
1 December 2025
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