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London open: Stocks nudge down ahead of US PCE; NatWest tumbles London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Friday as investors eyed the release of a key US inflation reading, with NatWest under the cosh after results. At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 7,344.42. Investors were also mulling strong results from Amazon overnight, which […]

London open: Stocks fall ahead of ECB; StanChart tumbles on results London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday, as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank and US GDP data, with Standard Chartered under the cosh after third-quarter results. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.7% at 7,363.35, taking its […]

London open: Stocks edge lower; Lloyds drops after results London stocks edged lower in early trade on Wednesday as investors mulled the latest stimulus measures announced by China and mixed reactions to results from Microsoft and Google owner Alphabet overnight. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 7,372.80. Market participants were mulling the latest efforts from […]

London open: Banks pace the decline after Barclays update London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday, with banks under the cosh after a disappointing update from Barclays, as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data. At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,351.50. Figures released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed that […]

London open: Stocks fall as investors brace for big earnings London stocks fell in early trade on Monday, as investors continued to eye developments in the Middle East and looked ahead to a busy week on the earnings front. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,382.70. Victoria Scholar, head of investment […]

London open: Stocks fall after retail sales, consumer confidence data London stocks fell in early trade on Friday amid ongoing concerns about the situation in the Middle East, as investors mulled weaker-than-expected retail sales, a deterioration in consumer confidence and the latest government borrowing figures. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.6% at […]

London open: Stocks edge up after wages data; US earnings eyed London stocks edged up in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled an easing in UK wage growth and looked ahead to more US earnings. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 7,653.80. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves […]

London open: Stocks flat amid Middle East woes London stocks were steady in early trade on Monday as a boost from rising oil prices was offset by concerns about the conflict in the Middle East. At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,599.29. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: “With the […]

London open: All eyes on U.S. inflation, geopolitics Stocks in London were trading a tad higher on Wednesday ahead of the release of key inflation data in the U.S. later in the session. The situation in the Middle East was also still very much on investors’ minds. Cameron Brandt, director of research at market-date firm […]

London open: Stocks rally on Fed comments; grocery price inflation eases London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, taking their cue from a positive session on Wall Street, as hopes of a pause in US rate hikes helped to offset concerns over the conflict in the Middle East. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 […]