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London open: Stocks edge down ahead of ECB announcement London stocks edged lower in early trade on Thursday as investors waded through an avalanche of corporate updates, mulled the latest borrowing figures and looked ahead to the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank. At 0910 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at […]

London open: Stocks fall as investors mull jobs data London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday following a late selloff on Wall Street, as investors digested the latest UK jobs data. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 7,195.59. US markets closed down on Monday as investors were spooked by reports […]

London open: FTSE gains on positive Asian cues; Euromoney surges on takeover London’s equity markets rose in early trade on Monday, with energy shares pacing the advance. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 1.2% at 7,247.37. Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor, said: “European markets are pushing higher to start the […]

London open: Stocks weaker after UK GDP shows unexpected rise London stocks were in the red at the open on Wednesday, as investors digested an economic growth surprise in the UK, and looked towards this afternoon’s consumer inflation print out of the US. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.83% at 7,149.94, and the FTSE 250 was […]

London open London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday as worries about a global slowdown continued to weigh on investors’ minds. At 0920 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 7,165.42. Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: ‘”There is a wariness on financial markets, as concerns about fresh Covid […]

London open: Stocks in the red; miners slump on China Covid woes London stocks fell in early trade on Monday amid expectations of more aggressive rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve, and as investors looked ahead to the start of the second-quarter US earnings season. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 1% […]

London open: Stocks edge down ahead of payrolls London stocks edged lower in early trade on Friday as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,166.80. Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said global markets were “hotly anticipating” the US jobs report. “This […]

London open: Stocks rally again despite political chaos London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday following positive sessions in the US and Asia, as investors mulled the latest minutes from the US Federal Reserve and continued to shrug off political turmoil. At 0915 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 1.1% at 7,184.44. Prime Minister […]

London open: FTSE recovers despite political turmoil London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday, recovering after heavy losses in the previous session, despite the latest political turmoil. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 2.1% at 7,176.05, having closed down 2.9% on Tuesday amid renewed concerns about inflation and a global slowdown. On […]

London open: Stocks nudge lower ahead of services PMI London stocks were a touch lower in early trade on Tuesday, having failed to hold on to opening gains, as investors eyed the latest reading on the UK services sector. At 0850 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 7,225.17. Market participants were mulling news […]