MARKETS

Libyan production rebound puts pressure on crude futures riding high on the back of Opec output cut chatter.

BP is a strong riser in the top flight after it sells North Sea pipeline to rival Ineos for $250m.

Euro falls flat despite Eurozone's factory output hitting highest level since 2011.

Oil major and petrochemicals firm ink £200m deal giving the latter access to 40% of British crude production.

Investors remain concerned over Donald Trump's first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week.

Slow day in commodities sees oil and gold futures register most moves as dollar remained strong intraday.

Stocks with significant South African operations slump after President Jacob Zuma sacks finance minister.

South African rand plunges 5% against the dollar after President Jacob Zuma reshuffles its cabinet.

Research suggests investors are increasingly worried about Brexit aftermath and populist movements in Europe.

The Chinese government's preventative restrictions have caused a 0.1% growth rate in property prices.

China manufacturing PMI climbed to 51.8 in March, marking the highest levels seen in almost 5 years.

All three major markets ended up one day before the end of the first quarter.

Gold price slide extends into second successive session with strong dollar proving to be drag on trading.

Shares in Scottish energy supplier SSE fell after it said it it expects profit at its networks division to be £100m lower.

Dollar edges higher after positive GDP data, while euro remains under pressure ahead of French elections.

Investors are also concerned over ECB policymakers being wary of changing their policy.

Bullish analyst predicts double-digit earnings growth for quarter.

The move comes as Brussels confirms it will block the €29bn merger of the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Börse.

Invocation of Article 50 by London did not pull in a flurry of bets on gold as precious metal prices tumbled.

Pound gains against euro and dollar after Theresa May triggers Article 50 to begin Brexit.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 share average down 0.1% at 19,186.10 points at mid-day.

Hope at Trump's economic agenda fuels investors past a hopeless few days.

Tesco dominates with a £235m regulator hit while key shareholders speak out against £3.7bn takeover.

Soundbites from Opec suggest an extension of output cuts likely with low oil price causing dissension in ranks.

Dollar struggles to regain ground as investors remain doubtful over Trump's policies.

A royal decree has cut the income tax paid by Aramco to 50% from the previous 80%.

Investors hope the US president goes ahead with his other planned stimulus policies.

Investors are reassessing whether Trump will be able to push his economic policies through Congress.

Mohammed Saleh Al-Sada tells Qatar-UK Business Forum that Opec cuts have been successful and need to be extended beyond Q3 2017.