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London open: Stocks fall as investors eye eurozone inflation data London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest shop price inflation data and looked ahead to eurozone inflation figures later in the day. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.6% at 8,122.15. Matt Britzman, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, […]

London open: Stocks gain as investors mull French election news, Nationwide data London stocks rose in early trade on Monday as investors mulled the latest French election news and UK house price data. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.7% at 8,221.60. At the same time, French stocks surged, with the CAC 40 […]

London open: Stocks rise after better-than-expected UK GDP London stocks rose in early trade on Friday as data showed the UK economy grew more than first thought in the first quarter. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.7% at 8,236.15. Figures released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed gross domestic product grew by […]

London open: Stocks nudge lower ahead of key US, UK data; GSK tumbles London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Thursday as investors eyed the release of a key US inflation reading and the latest UK GDP data at the end of the week. At 0950 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at […]

London open: Stocks gain after US tech rally London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a tech rally on Wall Street, which saw the Nasdaq end 1.3% higher. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 8,279.71. Susannah Streeter head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “An […]

London open: Stocks nudge up; Ocado and Melrose under the cosh London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Tuesday following a mixed close on Wall Street, as investors eyed the release of a key US inflation reading and UK GDP data later in the week. At 0850 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% […]

London open: Stocks nudge up as investors eye US inflation, UK GDP London stocks were just a smidgen firmer in early trade on Monday, paring opening losses as investors eyed the release of key US inflation and UK growth figures later in the week. At 0905 BST, the FTSE 100 was 0.1% higher at 8,242.24. […]

London open: Stocks nudge up ahead of BoE announcement London stocks were just a touch firmer in early trade on Thursday as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the Bank of England, which is widely expected to stand pat on interest rates at 5.25%. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at […]

London open: Stocks edge down as investors mull inflation data London stocks edged lower in early trade on Wednesday as data showed that annual consumer price inflation eased to the Bank of England’s 2% target in May. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 8,174.97, while sterling was up 0.1% against the […]

London open: Stocks gain after US records; Whitbread jumps London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday following a solid close on Wall Street, which saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq set new record highs. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 8,184.40. Ahead of Thursday’s policy announcement from the Bank of […]