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London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Tuesday following an uninspiring session in the US, as investors eyed Chancellor Philip Hammond’s spring statement and the latest inflation reading from across the pond. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% to 7,209.78, while the pound was flat against the euro at 1.1273 and […]

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London stocks nudged up in early trade on Monday, failing to really build on the gains seen on Wall Street at the end of last week as investors mulled over news that London house prices have slumped over the last year, while M&A was in focus as Melrose sweetened its hostile bid for GKN. At 0840 GMT, the […]

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London stocks were little changed in early trade on Friday as investors eyed the release of the key non-farm payrolls report and digested news that US President Trump has accepted an offer to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% to 7,196.33 and the pound was flat against the […]

Equity indices in London and the pound were both flat on Thursday morning, ahead of the latest monetary policy statement from the European Central Bank later and as the US began to make concessions on trade. Stocks in Asia finished on the front foot after stocks on Wall Street pared early losses overnight on reports that Canada […]

London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday as investors reacted to the resignation of US President Trump’s chief economic advisor, Gary Cohn. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was off 0.3% to 7,122.62, while the pound was down 0.1% against the dollar at 1.3871 and 0.2% weaker versus the euro at 1.1179. Cohn, an […]

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London equity markets rose in early trade on Tuesday, taking their cue from an upbeat session on Wall Street as paper and packaging stocks were lifted by news of a bid for Smurfit Kappa. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.8% to 7,175.15, while the pound was down 0.2% against the euro at 1.1207 […]

London stocks nudged just a touch higher in early trade on Monday as fears of a US trade war and concerns about rising inflation continued to play on investors’ minds ahead of the latest reading on the UK services sector. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% to 7,078.02, while the pound was […]