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London open: Footsie nudges lower as property stocks fall; M&S rallies London stocks nudged lower in early trade, with property stocks under the cosh after a downbeat update from Intu Properties, as investors eyed fresh developments in Sino-US trade relations. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 7,382.83, while the pound was […]

London open: Stocks nudge up ahead of services PMI; gambling stocks still weak Mining stocks rallied again on Tuesday amid growing optimism over a US-China trade deal, but the Footsie was just a touch higher overall following solid gains in the previous session, as investors eyed the release of key UK services data. At 0830 […]

London open: Stocks gain amid renewed trade hopes London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, with miners pacing the advance amid growing optimism over a Sino-US trade deal. At 0845 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 7,329.46, while the pound was down 0.1% against the dollar at 1.2933 and flat versus the […]

London open: Stocks rise as investors eye non-farm payrolls London stocks rose in early trade on Friday, recovering some ground after heavy losses in the previous session as investors mulled encouraging Chinese data and looked ahead to the release of UK manufacturing figures and the latest US non-farm payrolls report. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE […]

London open: Stocks slip as Shell, Lloyds results disappoint It was shaping up to be a downbeat Halloween session on Thursday, with London stocks in the red following disappointing results from the likes of Shell and Lloyds, as investors mulled the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve. At 0850 GMT, the FTSE 100 was […]

London open: Stocks nudge down as investors eye Fed; StanChart rallies on results London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Wednesday as investors mulled the prospect of a general election before Christmas and looked ahead to a policy announcement by the Federal Reserve. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 7,301.05, […]

London open: Stocks edge lower as Johnson set for renewed general election push London stocks edged lower in early trade on Tuesday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson was set to renew his attempts to secure a general election on 12 December. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was 0.2% lower at 7,319.54, while the pound […]

London open: Stocks edge lower ahead of Commons election vote; HSBC falls London stocks fell in early trade on Monday as traders awaited the EU decision on a Brexit extension and a Commons vote on a general election. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,301.82, while the pound was up 0.2% […]

London open: Stocks nudge lower but WPP rallies on Q3 update London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Friday as investors awaited the EU’s decision on a Brexit extension. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 7,324.81, while the pound was flat versus the dollar and the euro at 1.2852 and […]

London open: Stocks edge higher as investors await Brexit extension decision London stocks edged higher in early trade on Thursday following positive sessions in the US and Asia, as investors awaited the EU decision on a Brexit extension. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was 0.4% firmer at 7,286.17, while the pound was up 0.2% […]