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London open: Stocks nudge up as investors mull UK GDP figures London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Wednesday as data showed the UK economy continued to stagnate in July. At 0855 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 8,213.59. Figures released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed zero growth in gross domestic […]

London open: Stocks fall as investors mull jobs data; Centamin surges London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data. At 0855 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 8,236.36. Figures released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed pay growth cooled in the three months to July, […]

London open: Stocks gain after Friday’s losses; Entain jumps London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, recovering from heavy losses at the end of last week on the back of a disappointing US non-farm payrolls report. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 8,229.77. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, […]

London open: Stocks flat as investors eye ADP London stocks were steady in early trade on Thursday following mostly weaker US and Asian sessions, as investors eyed the release of US jobs data. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 8,272.96. Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote Bank, said: “Today, eyes are on the […]

London open: Stocks slide after heavy Wall St losses London stocks slid in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a heavy selloff on Wall Street on the back of poor manufacturing data, with sharp falls for Nvidia also weighing on sentiment. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.6% at 8,245.26 . Ipek Ozkardeskaya, […]

London open: Stocks gain after retail sales, ahead of US data London stocks edged up in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK retail sales figures and looked ahead to key US data releases. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 8,379.53. Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote Bank, said: […]

London open: Stocks fall but Rightmove surges on potential takeover London stocks fell in early trade on Monday at the start of what is expected to be a fairly quiet session, with US markets closed for the Labor Day holiday. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 8,353.43. Richard Hunter, head of […]

London open: Stocks gain in quiet trade; Burberry out of fashion London stocks rose in early trade on Friday, taking their cue from a positive session in Asia. At 0850 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 8,412.00. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: “Amid broad buying interest the FTSE rose to […]

London open: Stocks edge up as investors mull Nvidia results London stocks edged up in early trade on Thursday as investors mulled results from US chip maker Nvidia. At 0910 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 8,361.37. Commenting on Nvidia’s results, Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: “Despite an update which forecast […]

A recent Bloomberg headline highlighted that “over 90% of stablecoin transactions do not involve genuine users,” raising concerns about the legitimacy of transactions within the blockchain ecosystem. The digital asset sector has frequently been under fire for questionable transaction authenticity. For example, last year, the SEC accused Binance.US of artificially inflating its...