Oct 08 2019 @ 04:42
London open: Stocks edge higher but LSE slumps as HKEX abandons bid London stocks edged higher in early trade on Tuesday, taking their cue from an upbeat session in Asia as investors continue to eye upcoming Sino-US trade talks. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 7,215.68, while the pound was down […]
Oct 07 2019 @ 03:23
London open: Stocks edge lower as China-US trade talks eyed London stocks edged lower in early trade on Monday, with investors erring on the side of caution ahead of this week’s trade talks between the US and China. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was 0.3% weaker at 7,136.89, while the pound was down 0.2% […]
Oct 04 2019 @ 03:53
London open: Stocks edge higher ahead of payrolls report London stocks edged higher in early trade on Friday, taking their cue from a positive close on Wall Street as investors eyed the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 7,091.31, while the pound was […]
Oct 03 2019 @ 03:48
London open: Stocks fall amid trade, growth concerns London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday, with escalating trade tensions and fears about a global slowdown continuing to dent sentiment as investors eyed the release of UK services data. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,101.72, in the red but nowhere […]
Oct 02 2019 @ 03:42
London open: Stocks drop amid global slowdown concerns London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from downbeat sessions in the US and Asia amid worries about a global slowdown. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was 0.9% weaker at 7,297.63, while the pound was down 0.3% against the dollar at 1.2263 […]
Oct 01 2019 @ 04:25
London open: Stocks nudge up ahead of manufacturing data London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Tuesday following an upbeat session on Wall Street, as investors eyed the release of key manufacturing data and any Brexit-related developments. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 7,416.10, while the pound was 0.1% higher […]
Sep 30 2019 @ 04:50
London open: Stocks nudge lower as investors eye Sino-US trade relations London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Monday as investors mulled the latest developments in Sino-US trade relations. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 7,420.26, while the pound was up 0.1% against the dollar and the euro at 1.2303 […]
Sep 27 2019 @ 03:36
London open: Stocks rally as sterling drops on Saunders comments London stocks rose in early trade on Friday as the pound lost ground following dovish comments from Bank of England policymaker Michael Saunders. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.8% at 7,411.74, while the pound was down 0.4% against the dollar at 1.2283 […]
Sep 26 2019 @ 03:40
London open: Stocks edge up amid Sino-US trade hopes; corporate updates disappoint London stocks edged higher in early trade on Thursday as trade hopes helped to offset a slew of disappointing corporate updates. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 7,314.32, while the pound was flat against the dollar and the euro […]
Sep 25 2019 @ 03:29
London open: Stocks drop as impeachment, Brexit concerns weigh London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from downbeat sessions in the US and Asia as investors mulled political developments in the UK and US. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was 0.5% weaker at 7,258.50, while the pound was down 0.3% […]