May 09 2024 @ 04:37
London open: Stocks nudge up ahead of BoE announcement London stocks nudged up in early trade on Thursday, with all eyes on the Bank of England policy announcement amid hopes of a summer rate cut. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 8,358.68. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, […]
May 08 2024 @ 04:36
London open: Stocks gain as Informa, Wetherspoons rally London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday, helped along by solid performances from the likes of Informa and Wetherspoons, as investors eyed this week’s Bank of England policy announcement. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 8,348.46. Derren Nathan, head of equity research at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: […]
May 07 2024 @ 04:55
London open London stocks rallied in early trade on Tuesday following solid gains on Wall Street and in Asia, as investors mulled the latest data on house prices and retail sales. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 1% at 8,293.97, having earlier risen above 8,300 for the first time. Figures released by Halifax showed that […]
May 03 2024 @ 04:36
London open: Stocks rise ahead of non-farm payrolls London stocks rose in early trade on Friday following solid sessions in Asia and on Wall Street, as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 8,196.59. The non-farm payrolls report for April is due at 1330 […]
May 02 2024 @ 04:36
London open: Stocks rise as StanChart, Smurfit rally London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday, helped along by solid performances from the likes of Standard Chartered and Smurfit Kappa, as investors mulled the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve. At 0930 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 8,165.74 . Steve Clayton, head of equity […]
May 01 2024 @ 04:42
London open: FTSE edges higher ahead of Fed; Nationwide data in focus London stocks edged up in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed the latest UK manufacturing data and a policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 8,156.00. Danske Bank said: “Today’s main event will […]
Apr 30 2024 @ 04:40
London open: FTSE gains as investors eye Fed meeting; HSBC rallies London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, helped along by solid performances from the likes of HSBC and Coca-Cola HBC, as investors eyed the start of the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting. At 0850 BST, the FTSE 100 was 0.3% firmer at 8,172.36. Susannah Streeter, head […]
Apr 29 2024 @ 04:36
London open: Stocks gain; Blackstone strikes deal for Hipgnosis London stocks rose in early trade on Monday following another record high at the end of last week. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 8,176.75. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “Sentiment is upbeat at the start of […]
Apr 25 2024 @ 04:36
London open: Mining M&A and earnings give UK markets a boost UK stocks were back in uncharted territory on Thursday morning, on track for its third record closing high of the week after some profit taking the previous session. The mood was lifted by M&A activity in the mining sector, after Australian giant BHP Group’s […]
Apr 24 2024 @ 04:37
London open: Reckitt, mining stocks push FTSE 100 to new heights UK stocks reached another record on Wednesday morning as strong gains from Reckitt Benckiser and the mining sector provided a lift early on. By 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 8,083, after setting its second record closing high in as many days on […]