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London open: Stocks fall after US tech selloff London stocks fell in early trade on Friday following a selloff in US tech stocks. At 0855 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.7% at 7,505.06. Richard Hunter, Head of Markets at Interactive Investor, said: “Investors remain on high alert after another blustery session which saw stocks oscillate […]

London open: Stocks edge lower after hawkish Fed; corporate news rolls in London stocks edged down in early trade on Thursday following heavy losses in Asia, after the US Federal Reserve struck a hawkish note overnight. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 7,454.07, as investors waded through a raft of corporate […]

London open: FTSE rallies as investors eye Fed announcement London stocks rallied in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 1.2% at 7,462.83. Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor, said: “Amid the backdrop of volatile equity markets, […]

London open: Stocks recover after positive Wall St close London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, recovering from heavy losses in the previous session and taking their cue from a positive close on Wall Street. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.7% at 7,344.57, having slumped 2.6% on Monday amid growing tensions […]

London open: Stocks edge lower amid Russia-Ukraine tensions; Unilever rallies London stocks edged lower in early trade on Monday as tensions grew between Russia and Ukraine, with all eyes on this week’s US Federal Reserve meeting. At 0850 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 7,478.39. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: […]

London open: Profit-taking deepens as losses on Wall Street mount London stocks were getting walloped at the opening as investors’ jitters around the prospects for policy tightening by the US central bank continued and after another bruising session on Wall Street. As of 0927 GMT, the FTSE 100 was trading 0.91% or 69.35 points lower […]

London open: Stocks edge down; AB Foods slumps on update London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday, having opened in the black, as investors digested news that China had cut lending rates. At 0935 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 7,563.32. Neil Wilson, chief market analyst at Markets.com, said: “After a decent start […]

London open: FTSE falls as inflation surges to highest since 1992 London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday as data showed that UK inflation jumped to its highest level in nearly three decades in December, making a February rate hike increasingly likely. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,544.48, while […]

London open: Stocks in the red as investors mull jobs data London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday following strong gains in the previous session, as investor digested the latest UK jobs data. At 0835 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.6% at 7,569.21. Victoria Scholar, head of Investment at Interactive Investor, said: “European markets […]

London open: FTSE heads higher; Glaxo paces advance on deal news London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, with pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline pacing the advance after confirming it had rejected an offer from Unilever for its consumer healthcare arm. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 7,591.46. Investors were mulling a survey out earlier showing […]