UPDATE 1-UK stocks record second straight week of declines For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window Sainsbury's hits 2-month low as top shareholder cuts stake BP falls after forecasting Q3 profit slump UK economy grows 0.2% in August FTSE 100 up 0.2% Updated at 1700 GMT By Sruthi Shankar and Shubham Batra Oct 11 (Reuters) - London stocks rounded off the week on a dour note as investors were disappointed after China failed to annou

DIARY-UK corporate earnings week ahead Oct 11 (Reuters) - Diary of U.K (.FTSE) corporate earnings for the week ahead UK EARNINGS Start Date Start Time(GMT) RIC Company Name Event Name 16-Oct-2024 BMO WTB.L Whitbread PLC Half Year 2025 Whitbread PLC Earnings Release 17-Oct-2024 06:00 RTO.L Rentokil Initial PLC Q3 2024 Rentokil Initial PLC Earnings Release ** All times are listed in BMO - 'Before market opens', or DBH - 'During business hours', or NTS - 'No time scheduled', or AMC - 'After market

LIVE MARKETS-French budget: a looming dilemma for Brussels? STOXX 600 flat Investors overlook French budget Miners lead, telecoms lag S&P futures down 0.1% Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com FRENCH BUDGET: A LOOMING DILEMMA FOR BRUSSELS?

LIVE MARKETS-How the euro can fall to parity vs dollar STOXX 600 down 0.1% Investors overlook French budget Luxury shares lag S&P futures down 0.1% Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com HOW THE EURO CAN FALL TO PARITY VERSUS DOLLAR The debate surrounding the euro-dollar outlook remains intense, with investors focused on the divergence of the Fed's and the ECB's easing p

UPDATE 2-STOXX 600 touches 1-week high; China stimulus, earnings eyed For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window. Investors await further details on China's stimulus Little reaction in French stocks after budget Stellantis drops as CEO Tavares to retire Moody's cuts Volkswagen's outlook to 'negative' Updated at 1543 GMT By Paolo Laudani, Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian Oct 11 (Reuters) - European stocks reversed early losses and