London close: FTSE falls as defence firms, oil majors slump on Ukraine peace hopes
London stocks fell on Tuesday, with oil giants and defence firms pacing the decline amid hopes of a Ukraine peace deal, as the latest UK and US jobs data underpinned rate cut expectations.
16 Dec 17:23 · ShareCast
FTSE 100 movers: Defence firms under the cosh; easyJet flies higher
London’s FTSE 100 was down 0.7% at 9,681.5 in afternoon trade on Tuesday.
16 Dec 14:32 · ShareCast
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