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London open: Stocks rise as US avoids govt shutdown; house price data in focus London stocks edged higher in early trade on Monday after the US narrowly avoided a government shutdown over the weekend, and as investors mulled the latest UK house price data. At 0850 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 7,621.81. […]

London open: Stocks, sterling gain after UK GDP data London stocks rose in early trade on Friday as investors mulled upbeat UK growth data. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was 0.8% firmer at 7,659.93 , while sterling was up 0.4% against the dollar at 1.2248 after figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that the […]

London open: Stocks flat as Evergrande shares suspended London stocks were steady in early trade on Thursday as the suspension of Evergrande shares weighed on sentiment. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,595.25. Earlier in the day, shares in embattled Chinese property firm Evergrande were suspended from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. No explanation […]

London open: Stocks flat as investors pause for breath London stocks were flat in early trade on Wednesday as investors paused for breath after recent losses, with the prospect of higher-for-longer interest rates continuing to weigh on sentiment. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was steady at 7,627.45. Overnight, stocks on Wall Street slid after […]

London open: Stocks mixed early on as China fears hit sentiment The FTSE 100 was struggling for direction in early trading on Monday with mining stocks providing a drag on renewed concerns about demand as China’s property crisis deepened. London’s benchmark index was more or less flat early on, down just 0.07% at 7,678, as […]

London open: Markets directionless in wake of central bank decisions UK stocks were struggling for direction in early deals on Friday as investors continued to digest market-moving central bank decisions across the globe. London’s FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 7,689, but was swinging between gains and losses in the opening half an hour’s trade. […]

London open: Retail stocks gain, but markets hit by Fed comments UK stocks retreated on Thursday as investors’ appetite for risk declined in the aftermath of some hawkish comments from the Federal Reserve, as markets look ahead to an uncertain monetary policy decision from the Bank of England. London’s FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at […]

London open: Property stocks lift markets as UK inflation falls The FTSE 100 rose on Wednesday morning as an unexpected drop in UK core inflation raised hopes that tomorrow’s anticipated interest-rate hike by the Bank of England would be its last in the current cycle. Housebuilders and real estate stocks rose strongly on the news, […]

London open: Stocks edge higher, but Kingfisher tanks UK stocks edged higher on Tuesday morning, though gains were only moderate as investors continued to exercise caution ahead of some potentially market-moving central bank meetings later this week. The FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 7,666 one hour into the trading session. Policymakers at the Federal […]

London open: Stocks flat as risk appetite declines ahead of central bank decisions London stocks opened more or less flat on Monday morning, pausing at a four-month high as investors exercised caution ahead of some pivotal monetary policy decisions later in the week. The FTSE 100 was trading 0.1% lower at 7,701 by 0832. The […]