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London open: Stocks slide after heavy Wall St losses London stocks slid in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a heavy selloff on Wall Street on the back of poor manufacturing data, with sharp falls for Nvidia also weighing on sentiment. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.6% at 8,245.26 . Ipek Ozkardeskaya, […]

London open: Stocks gain after retail sales, ahead of US data London stocks edged up in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK retail sales figures and looked ahead to key US data releases. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 8,379.53. Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote Bank, said: […]

London open: Stocks fall but Rightmove surges on potential takeover London stocks fell in early trade on Monday at the start of what is expected to be a fairly quiet session, with US markets closed for the Labor Day holiday. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 8,353.43. Richard Hunter, head of […]

London open: Stocks gain in quiet trade; Burberry out of fashion London stocks rose in early trade on Friday, taking their cue from a positive session in Asia. At 0850 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 8,412.00. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: “Amid broad buying interest the FTSE rose to […]

London open: Stocks edge up as investors mull Nvidia results London stocks edged up in early trade on Thursday as investors mulled results from US chip maker Nvidia. At 0910 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 8,361.37. Commenting on Nvidia’s results, Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: “Despite an update which forecast […]

London open: Stocks nudge up ahead of Nvidia earnings London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Wednesday following a positive close on Wall Street, as investors eyed results from US chip maker Nvidia. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 8,356.95. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “Investors […]

London open: Stocks in the black; Bunzl surges on profit upgrade London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday as traders returned to their desks after the long weekend. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 8,375.28. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: “After an extended Bank Holiday weekend, UK […]

London open: Stocks gain as investors eye Powell speech London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from a positive session on Wall Street, as investors eyed a speech by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. At 0925 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 8,305.44. Powell is due to make a […]

London open: Stocks nudge up after borrowing figures; Fed minutes eyed London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Wednesday as investors mulled UK borrowing figures and looked ahead to the release of the latest Federal Reserve minutes. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 8,279.61. Figures released earlier by the Office for […]

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 […]