09 Jan 2025 @ 20:50
London open: Stocks gain as sterling drops amid bond market selloff London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday as the selloff in the bond market continued and sterling slumped. At 0900 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 8,287.87, while the pound was at its lowest level against the dollar since 2023, down […]
08 Jan 2025 @ 20:46
London open: Stocks edge up but Shell, Flutter in the red London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday but gains were muted after disappointing updates from Shell and Flutter Entertainment, and amid worries about inflation. At 0845 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 8,258.90. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “Inflation […]
07 Jan 2025 @ 20:46
London open: Stocks fall as investors mull house price data London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday as data showed that house prices fell in December for the first time since March, although they ended the year in the black. At 0850 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 8,219.07. According to Halifax, house […]
06 Jan 2025 @ 20:42
London open: Stocks nudge down as business confidence falls to two-year low London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Monday following a downbeat session in Asia and as investors mulled a drop in UK business confidence. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 8,212.25. The fourth-quarter survey from the British Chambers of […]
03 Jan 2025 @ 20:38
London open: Airlines, miners push markets into the red UK equity markets retreated slightly on Friday morning as the recent festive rally ran out of steam, with airline stocks and miners providing a drag early on. The FTSE 100 was trading 0.1% lower at 8,253 after the first hour of trade, following a 1.1% jump […]
02 Jan 2025 @ 20:40
London open: Stocks at two-week high, but gains limited UK equity markets were trading at their highest levels in more than two weeks on Thursday, though markets were largely flat with investors exercising caution on a slow day for financial markets. The FTSE 100 opened just 0.1% higher at 8,178, led by a decent performance […]
31 Dec 2024 @ 21:44
London open: Markets rangebound as caution sets in UK stocks opened flat on Tuesday morning ahead of an early finish in London, with investors adopting a cautious approach on the final trading day of the year. The FTSE 100 was more or less unchanged at 8,120 by 0845 GMT, set for a subdued finish at […]
27 Dec 2024 @ 21:12
London open: FTSE nudges down in very quiet trade London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Friday in very quiet trade, with no news of any note to move markets as most traders were still away from their desks for the Christmas and new year break. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down […]
24 Dec 2024 @ 20:37
London open: FTSE gains but Vistry tanks as it warns on profits again London stocks gained in early trade on Tuesday after a positive session on Wall Street, but Vistry tumbled as the housebuilder issued its third profit warning of the year. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 8,132.98 in what was set […]
23 Dec 2024 @ 20:39
London open: Stocks fall as UK economy stagnates London stocks fell in early trade on Monday as data showed the UK economy stalled in the third quarter. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 8,066.81. Revised figures released by the Office for National Statistics showed the economy flatlined in Q3, down from a previous […]