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London open: Stocks fall as Shell, BP gush lower London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday, with energy issues in the red as oil prices declined. At 0915 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 8,322.10. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: “The absence of any obvious catalysts also led to […]

London open: Stocks edge lower in quiet trade; Plus500 rallies London stocks edged lower in early trade on Monday, with little in the way of corporate or macro news to move markets. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 8,298.41. Patrick Munnelly at Tickmill Group said: “This week’s financial market movements will be influenced […]

London open: Stocks edge down in quiet trade; retail sales in focus London stocks edged lower in quiet trade early trade on Friday as investors mulled the latest UK retail sales data. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 8,335.16. Figures released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed that retail sales bounced […]

London open: FTSE nudges up as investors mull UK GDP London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Thursday as data showed the UK economy grew as expected in the second quarter. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 8,291.42. Figures released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed the economy grew 0.6% […]

London open: Stocks gain after UK inflation data; Flutter surges London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday as the latest UK inflation data boosted rate cut expectations. At 0850 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 8,279.44, while sterling was down 0.1% against the dollar at 1.2844. Data released earlier by the Office for […]

London open: Stocks rise as investors digest jobs data London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 8,231.78. Figures released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed the unemployment rate fell unexpectedly in June. The unemployment rate declined […]

London open: Stocks gain as calm returns to markets London stocks rose in early trade on Monday as a sense of calm returned to markets after last week’s turmoil. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 8,220.01. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: “Asian markets were broadly ahead overnight, although […]

London open: Stocks gain as US jobless claims allay fears London stocks gained in early trade on Friday following a positive session on Wall Street, as stronger-than-expected jobless claims numbers eased concerns about the US economy. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 8,169.54. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: […]

London open: FTSE tumbles amid US recession fears London stocks fell sharply in early trade on Thursday as worries about a US recession dented sentiment and as investors waded through a barrage of corporate releases. At 0855 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 1.1% at 8,075.98. JPMorgan said in a research note on Wednesday that there […]

London open: Stocks in the black; house prices in focus London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday as comments from Bank of Japan governor Shinichi Uchida calmed investors, and following the release of better-than-expected UK house price data. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.8% at 8,088.91. Sentiment got a boost after […]