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London open: FTSE nudges down as housebuilders slide London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Monday, with housebuilders under the cosh. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 7,481.30. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: “The initial exuberance of the New Year was soon replaced by a more wary […]

London open: FTSE little changed as investors eye payrolls London stocks were little changed in early trade on Friday following heavy losses in the previous session, as investors paused for breath ahead of the latest US non-farm payrolls report. At 0850 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down just 0.1% at 7,445.40. CMC Markets analyst Michael Hewson […]

London open: Stocks drop after hawkish Fed minutes London stocks slid in early trade on Thursday following hawkish Federal Reserve minutes. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 1.1% at 7,435.72. Overnight, the latest minutes form the Fed revealed that it may raise rates sooner than expected to tackle rising inflation. CMC Markets analyst Michael […]

London open: Stocks steady ahead of Fed minutes London stocks were flat in early trade on Wednesday following solid gains in the previous session, as investors eyed the latest Federal Reserve minutes. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was steady at 7,505.26. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: “After a sprightly start to […]

London open: FTSE kicks off new year in style as travel stocks surge London stocks kicked off the new year in style on Tuesday, with travel shares pacing the gains as investors welcomed signs that Omicron is less severe than previous Covid variants. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 1.1% at 7,464.16, tracking […]

London open: Stocks steady ahead of payrolls report London stocks were steady in early trade on Friday as investors kept their powder dry ahead of the US non-farm payrolls report. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,167.22. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: “Investors are keeping their nerve ahead of […]

The Ministry of Finance of Japan, the Financial Services Agency and the Central Bank are said to have joined forces to promote research on digital currencies, recently officials from the three agencies discussed how digital currencies could impact the global currency system. The agencies have held several meetings, the Japan Times reported Saturday, citing JIJI […]

London open: Stocks rise after UK jobs data London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday as investors cheered better-than-expected UK jobs data. At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 7,075.64, while sterling was up 0.5% against the dollar at 1.4203. Figures released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed the unemployment rate […]

London open: Stocks edge lower ahead of Fed policy announcement London stocks edged lower in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve. At 0850 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 6,783.34. Spreadex analyst Connor Campbell said: “After some vaccine heat at the start of the […]

London open: Stocks rise on solid US cues, amid weaker pound London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, taking their cue from a solid session on Wall Street, while a weaker pound also helped. At 0850 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 6,791.13. Spreadex analyst Connor Campbell said: “With the Dow Jones closing […]