MARKETS

Inflation remains unchanged at 2.3% in March, exceeding BoE's 2% threshold for second successive month.

North Korea's aggressive response to tensions in the Korean peninsula has left investors anxious.

Energy shares saw a big boost following rise in oil prices.

Brent, WTI futures maintain upward momentum as geopolitics influence trading patterns.

Elliott Advisors, which holds 4.1% of the mining company, calls on it to restructure to get its house order.

Sterling shrugs off last week's decline to edge higher against euro and dollar.

Radio station was seeking additional funding of £2.5m which did not materialise causing it to adopt online only model.

Tensions in the Korean peninsula also weighed in on investor sentiments.

Dollar struggles for direction after disappointing non-farm payrolls figures and geopolitical tension.

London market edges higher while other European Indices are lower after US hits Syrian airbase.

Commodities market sees a barrage of safe-haven calls with substantial spikes in precious metal and oil futures.

Oil prices experienced a rebound as Brent crude rose by 1.02%

Corona's shares up as fears of crippling border taxes that could hit Mexican beer company recede.

Bearish data from US failed to halt gains in oil market as traders speculate over extension of Opec cuts.

Traders caught between US Fed and European Central Bank's differing signals on performance of their economies.

Euro hits month low against the dollar after Mario Draghi rules out short-term interest rates hike

Major Wall Street indices closed on a low after news of Fed considering tightening its monetary policy emerged.

Jobs data sent the Dow climbing but the Fed minutes brought it back down.

As the dollar strengthened, gold futures and spot price took a tumble.

Wood Group shares rise as oils services firm says it can squeeze more savings from £2.2bn merger with Amec Foster Wheeler.

Growth in the UK services sector hits three-month high in March, beating analysts' expectations.

Toshiba has emerged as one of the strong performers as its shares rose by 3.4%.

A new jobs report will also be released later this week.

Worries over French presidential election, Trump and Brexit drive gold market sentiment as the dollar weakens.

Shares in Sainsbury's lost ground after losing market share in a poll by Kantar Worldpanel.

South African rand plunges more than 1.5% against the dollar, after S&P slashes country's credit rating.

Atop gas fields and Grangemouth refinery, Ratcliffe's Ineos will soon manipulate infrastructure that delivers 40% of North Sea oil and gas.

Traders are also awaiting the RBA's monetary policy decision which is expected to be announced later in the day.

The electric car company overtook Ford to become the second most valuable car maker in America.