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London open: Stocks fall ahead of Budget; StanChart bucks trend London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday as jitters crept in ahead of the Autumn Budget, with tax rises and spending cuts on the cards. At 0820 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.5% at 8,180.73, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves due to deliver the […]

London open: Stocks edge up as BP, HSBC report; Budget eyed London stocks edged higher in early trade on Tuesday as investors digested results from the likes of HSBC and BP and looked ahead to the Budget. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 8,299.70. Data released earlier by the British Retail Consortium showed that shop price deflation […]

London open: FTSE little changed as BP, Shell gush lower; Budget eyed London stocks were little changed in early trade on Monday, with energy issues under the cosh, as investors eyed key earnings releases this week and the Autumn Budget. At 0835 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up just 0.1% at 8,255.82. Commenting on the […]

London open: FTSE dips as wariness sets in ahead of Budget London stocks dipped in early trade on Friday as investors mulled a decline in consumer confidence and as wariness set in ahead of next week’s Budget. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 8,258.78. A survey released earlier by GfK showed that UK […]

London open: Stocks gain as Unilever, Barclays results impress London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday, helped along by well-received results from the likes of Unilever and Barclays, and a strong showing from Tesla after hours. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 8,292.73. Derren Nathan, head of equity research at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “The FTSE 100 […]

London open: FTSE nudges up as WPP, Reckitt gain London stocks nudged up in early trade on Wednesday, helped along by well-received results from the likes of WPP and Reckitt, but gains were muted as caution crept in ahead of next week’s Budget and amid uncertainty over the US election. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was up […]

London open: FTSE edges down as borrowing jumps ahead of Budget London stocks edged lower on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK borrowing figures. At 0850 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 8,299.86. Derren Nathan, head of equity research at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “The FTSE 100 has opened down this morning as a […]

London open: Stocks gain as miners rally on PBOC cuts London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, with miners pacing the gains as investors mulled the latest move by the People’s Bank of China and UK house price data. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 8,385.07. Earlier, the PBOC cut […]

London open: Stocks fall as China growth slows; UK retail sales in focus London stocks fell in early trade on Friday after data showed that economic growth in China slowed, although UK retail sales figures were better than expected. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 8,350.56. Data released earlier by the National […]

London open: Stocks flat ahead of expected ECB rate cut London stocks were flat in early trade on Thursday as investors eyed an expected rate cut by the European Central Bank. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was steady at 8,326.32. Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB, said: “There are two key events today, the ECB […]