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London open: Stocks flat as investors mull retail sales; PageGroup, Indivior warn on profits London stocks were steady in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled a dip in retail sales and profit warnings from PageGroup and Indivior. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 8,190.31. Market participants were still digesting comments from Bank of England […]

London open: Stocks fall as France faces hung parliament London stocks fell in early trade on Monday as investors mulled the prospect of political instability in France after the second round of the election over the weekend resulted in a hung parliament. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 8,179.74. Axel Rudolph, […]

London open: FTSE gains after landslide Labour victory; housebuilders rally London stocks rose in early trade on Friday, with housebuilders pacing the gains as Brits woke up to the first Labour government in 14 years. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 8,268.04, while the FTSE 250 was ahead 0.2% at 20,659.20. […]

London open: FTSE gains as Brits head to the polls London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday as Brits headed to the polls amid expectations the Labour party will be voted into power for the first time in 14 years. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 8,206.88. Derren Nathan, head […]

London open: FTSE gains on US rate cut hopes London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a positive close on Wall Street amid US rate cut hopes. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 8,167.25. Stocks in the US closed up after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell […]

London open: Stocks fall as investors eye eurozone inflation data London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest shop price inflation data and looked ahead to eurozone inflation figures later in the day. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.6% at 8,122.15. Matt Britzman, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, […]

London open: Stocks rise after better-than-expected UK GDP London stocks rose in early trade on Friday as data showed the UK economy grew more than first thought in the first quarter. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.7% at 8,236.15. Figures released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed gross domestic product grew by […]

London open: Stocks nudge lower ahead of key US, UK data; GSK tumbles London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Thursday as investors eyed the release of a key US inflation reading and the latest UK GDP data at the end of the week. At 0950 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at […]

London open: Stocks gain after US tech rally London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a tech rally on Wall Street, which saw the Nasdaq end 1.3% higher. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 8,279.71. Susannah Streeter head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “An […]

London open: Stocks nudge up; Ocado and Melrose under the cosh London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Tuesday following a mixed close on Wall Street, as investors eyed the release of a key US inflation reading and UK GDP data later in the week. At 0850 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% […]