Stock analysis posts tagged "Banks" from Openbook.
The FTSE 100 fell about 1.2% over the week's first three sessions as a Bank of England examination of Barclays knocked the banks and September inflation came in hotter than forecast at 3.5%. Energy was the one sector consistently in the green.
The FTSE 100 gave back two days of gains on Wednesday as the 30-year gilt yield returned to 6%, knocking Prudential, Standard Chartered and HSBC. Informa struck a £2.24bn deal for Clarion and Asos slid on a hacking claim.