The UK stock market closed roughly flat on Friday when the rest of the markets, except Denmark, remained shut for May Day holiday.
Investors largely reacted to corporate earnings updates. Geopolitical news were in focus as well.
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May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.