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London open: Stocks rally as investors eye jobs data; Croda, Burberry gain London stocks rose in early trade on Monday as investors eyed the release of key jobs data later in the week. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.7% at 8,129.91. Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB, said: “In the UK, labor market […]

London open: Stocks dip; Vistry tumbles on profit warning London stocks dipped in early trade on Friday at the end of an eventful week, as investors mulled rate cuts by the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 8,134.88. On Thursday, both the BoE and […]

London open: Stocks nudge up amid corporate deluge, ahead of rate announcements London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Thursday as investors waded through a deluge of corporate news and looked ahead to the latest policy announcements from the Bank of England and the US Federal Reserve. At 0850 GMT, the FTSE 100 was […]

London open: Stocks surge as Trump declares victory London stocks rallied in early trade on Wednesday as Donald Trump closed in on the US presidency. At 0835 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 1.3% at 8,278.79. Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB, said: “Trump has declared victory on stage in Florida, it’s a little premature, but […]

London open: FTSE nudges up as investors eye US election London stocks were just a smidgen higher in early trade on Tuesday, with investors erring on the side of caution as Americans headed to the polls. At 0900 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up just 0.1% at 8,189.53. Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, […]

London open: Stocks gain as investors eye US election, rate announcements London stocks rose in early trade on Monday as investors eyed a busy week that includes the US presidential election and policy announcements in the UK and across the pond. At 0845 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 8,215.17. Susannah Streeter, head […]

London open: Stocks gain ahead of payrolls; Reckitt surges London stocks rose in early trade on Friday as investors digested the latest house price and retail industry data and looked ahead to the US non-farm payrolls report. At 0835 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 8,142.58. The payrolls report for October is due […]

London open: FTSE falls again after Budget; Shell results in focus London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday as investors sifted through a raft of corporate releases and continued to mull the implications of the Budget. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.5% at 8,119.25, having closed on Wednesday at its worst […]

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 […]