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London open: Stocks edge lower ahead of central bank meetings London stocks edged lower in early trade on Monday ahead of a key week for central bank meetings. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,532.75. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: “This week will herald a raft of economic […]

London open: Stocks nudge up ahead of payrolls London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Friday as investors eyed the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report. At 0820 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 7,521.02. The payrolls report for November is due at 1330 GMT, along with the unemployment rate […]

London open: Stocks fall after China data; house prices rise London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from downbeat sessions in the US and Asia, after disappointing Chinese trade data. At 0915 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 7,487.73. Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “The FTSE […]

London open: Stocks nudge up but BAT tumbles after update London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed the latest ADP jobs report in the US, but British American Tobacco tumbled after a disappointing update. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 7,497.19. The ADP report for November is due […]

London open: Stocks fall as investors eye services PMI; Barclays slumps London stocks fell in early trade Tuesday, taking their cue from downbeat US and Asian sessions, as investors mulled the latest retail sales data and looked ahead to the services PMI. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.5% at 7,477.60. The latest […]

London open: Stocks fall as gold hits record high London stocks fell in early trade on Monday following a downbeat session in Asia, as investors looked ahead to key US jobs data this week and as gold prices hit record highs. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,504.50. Derren Nathan, head […]

London open: Stocks up after encouraging Chinese manufacturing, UK house price data London stocks rose in early trade on Friday after the release of encouraging Chinese manufacturing and UK house price data, with miners pacing the gains. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.8% at 7,510.87. Investors were digesting manufacturing figures out of […]

London open: Stocks nudge lower ahead of eurozone, US inflation data London stocks nudged a touch lower in early trade on Thursday as investors eyed eurozone and US inflation data. At 0900 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 7,412.87. The eurozone data is due at 1000 GMT, while US PCE for October is […]

London open: Stocks edge down ahead of data raft London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed a raft of UK data releases and third-quarter US GDP figures. At 0900 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,432.40. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “Hopes for a […]

London open: Stocks fall but Rolls-Royce bucks trend London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday following an uninspiring session on Wall Street, as investors mulled the latest shop price data, but Rolls-Royce bucked the trend as it laid out its latest targets. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.5% at 7,422.76. Figures out earlier […]