The UK stock market was down in negative territory around early afternoon on Tuesday, weighed down by weakness in mining and banking sectors. The mood is cautious with investors digesting earnings updates and looking ahead to crucial U.S. jobs data due later in the week.The benchmark FTSE 100 was down 40.35 points or 0.39% at 10,345.88 a little over half an hour past noon.Croda International is up...
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.