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ADVFN Morning London Market Report: Wednesday 21 April 2021
21 Apr 2021 @ 18:56
London open: Investors shake off overnight losses in Asia-Pacific Stocks are bouncing back although rising numbers of Covid-19 infections outside of Europe, particularly in Japan and India, continue to dominate the headlines and weigh on stock markets in Asia Pacific. Helping to offset the drag from the pandemic was a slightly lower-than-expected CPI print in […]
ADVFN Morning London Market Report: Tuesday 20 April 2021
20 Apr 2021 @ 18:48
London open: Tobacco stocks pace losses on threat of US regulations Stocks were being weighed down by heavy losses in tobacco makers’ shares following a Wall Street Journal report that the US administration was mulling capping the level of nicotine in cigarettes. Also dampening investor sentiment ahead of those was data showing an unexpected 56,000 drop in […]
ADVFN Morning London Market Report: Monday 19 April 2021
19 Apr 2021 @ 19:35
London open: Stocks edge higher, geopolitics coming ‘back to the fore’ Stocks were slightly higher on Monday as investors bid their time ahead of the release of a raft of key economic surveys at the end of the week and their potential impact on bond markets. So while some analysts were talking of a lull […]
ADVFN Morning London Market Report: Friday 16 April 2021
16 Apr 2021 @ 21:00
London open: FTSE 100 breaches 7,000 for first time since pandemic London stocks rose in early trade on Friday, with the top-flight index breaching the 7,000 level for the first time since February 2020 as investors mulled encouraging Chinese growth figures. At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 7,018.13. Figures released earlier […]
ADVFN Morning London Market Report: Thursday 15 April 2021
15 Apr 2021 @ 20:11
London open: Stocks edge higher as miners rally London stocks edged higher in early trade on Thursday, underpinned by a solid showing in the mining sector and well-received updates from the likes of Entain and AO World. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 6,963.53. Spreadex analyst Connor Campbell noted that the top-flight index has found […]
ADVFN Morning London Market Report: Wednesday 14 April 2021
14 Apr 2021 @ 19:29
London open: Stocks steady but Tesco slumps after results London stocks were steady in early trade on Wednesday, held back by a stronger pound and disappointing results from Tesco, as investors awaited further news on the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine that has been paused amid blood clot concerns. At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at […]
ADVFN Morning London Market Report: Tuesday 13 April 2021
13 Apr 2021 @ 18:46
London open: Stocks nudge lower after UK GDP, ahead of US inflation London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK GDP reading and looked ahead to the release of US inflation data. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 6,878.04. Spreadex analyst Connor Campbell said: “It […]
ADVFN Morning London Market Report: Monday 12 April 2021
12 Apr 2021 @ 18:28
London open: Stocks fall despite England reopening London stocks fell in early trade on Monday even as England’s economy began to open up, with non-essential shops, pubs, hairdressers and gyms all open after months in lockdown. At 0905 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.5% at 6,878.60. Spreadex analyst Connor Campbell said: “The spirit that drove […]
ADVFN Morning London Market Report: Friday 9 April 2021
09 Apr 2021 @ 18:18
London open: Stocks nudge lower but weekly performance solid London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Friday as the recent rally ran out of steam. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 6,927.59. Neil Wilson, chief market analyst at Markets.com, said: “The FTSE 100 is up around 3% this week after hitting […]
ADVFN Morning London Market Report: Thursday 8 April 2021
08 Apr 2021 @ 18:33
London open: Stocks rise after Fed minutes; JMAT rallies on update London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve signalled it will keep monetary policy loose. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 6,926.01. Spreadex analyst Connor Campbell said: “A dovish set of meeting minutes from the Federal […]
