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London open: Stocks fall as investors eye US inflation data London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday following a downbeat session across the pond, as investors mulled the latest UK wage data and eyed a reading on US inflation. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.9% at 7,548.74. Victoria Scholar, head of […]

London open: Stocks fall as UK GDP data disappoints London stocks fell in early trade on Monday, taking their cue from a downbeat Asian session, as investors mulled disappointing UK GDP data. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.5% at 7,634.49. Figures released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed that economic growth slowed […]

London open: Stocks rally on positive US cues London stocks rose in early trade on Friday, taking their cue from a positive close on Wall Street. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 1% at 7,628.48. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: “The late recovery on Wall Street and the accompanying hunt […]

London open: Stocks edge down after Fed minutes; Shell in the red London stocks edged lower in early trade on Thursday as investors mulled hawkish minutes from the US Federal Reserve and a disappointing update from Shell. At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 7,570.96. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: […]

London open: FTSE falls after hawkish Fed comments ondon stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday as investors mulled hawkish Fed comments and eyed the latest reading on the UK construction sector. At 0905 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,594.74. Overnight, Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard said the US central bank could […]

London open: Stocks flat ahead of services data London stocks were little changed in early trade on Tuesday as investors eyed the latest reading on the UK services sector and any developments in the Ukraine conflict. At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,557.49, with the EU set to impose fresh sanctions against […]

London open: Stocks edge up despite gloomy consumer confidence survey London stocks edged higher in early trade on Monday despite the release of a gloomy consumer confidence survey, as investors continued to eye developments in the Ukraine conflict. At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 7,549.93, taking its cue from a positive […]

London open: FTSE little changed ahead of payrolls London stocks were little changed in early trade on Friday as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report. At 0905 BST, the FTSE 100 was up just 0.1% at 7,524.92. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: “The latest update on the US economy will […]

London open: Stocks nudge up as oil prices slip back London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Thursday as oil prices eased back and as investors digested the latest UK GDP reading. At 0910 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 7,590.28. Neil Wilson, chief market analyst at Markets.com, said: “European stock markets are […]

London open: FTSE nudges up as miners, energy shares gain London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Wednesday, outperforming their European peers thanks to a solid showing in the mining and energy sectors. At 0855 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 7,550.95, having gained on Tuesday after Russia said it was scaling […]