Aug 22 2022 @ 04:37
London open: Stocks edge lower as investors eye Jackson Hole symposium London stocks edged lower in early trade on Monday following a slump on Wall Street at the end of last week and a mostly downbeat session in Asia, as investors eyed this week’s Jackson Hole symposium. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was down […]
Aug 17 2022 @ 04:43
London open: Stocks little changed as inflation hits 10.1% London stocks were little changed in early trade on Wednesday as investors mulled the latest UK inflation data. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was up just 0.1% at 7,542.97, while sterling was 0.1% lower against the dollar at 1.2090. Figures released earlier by the Office for […]
Aug 16 2022 @ 05:14
London open: Stocks rise as investors digest UK jobs data London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday following a late bounce on Wall Street, as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 7,542.15. Figures released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed that […]
Aug 15 2022 @ 08:46
London open: Stocks rise but gains muted after China data disappoints London stocks were up in early trade on Monday but gains were muted as investors mulled disappointing Chinese data. At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 7,518.86. Figures released earlier by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that retail sales rose 2.7% […]
Aug 11 2022 @ 07:39
London open: FTSE underperforms European peers as ex-divs weigh London’s top flight index was just a smidgen higher in early trade on Thursday, underperforming its European peers as ex-dividend stocks weighed. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up just 0.1% at 7,513.38 Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor, said: “After last night’s rally […]
Aug 09 2022 @ 04:37
London open: Stocks muted after Wall Street tech selloff London stocks were little changed in early trade on Tuesday following a tech selloff on Wall Street. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,481.28. On Monday, tech stocks in the US slid after Nvidia issued a profit warning. Oanda market analyst Craig Erlam said: “We may […]
Aug 08 2022 @ 04:36
London open: Stocks gain as investors digest China trade figures London stocks rose in early trade on Monday as investors mulled the latest trade data out of China. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 7,472.32. Sentiment got a boost after China reported a record trade surplus for July thanks to strong […]
Aug 04 2022 @ 04:39
London open: Stocks flat ahead of BoE rate announcement London stocks were steady in early trade on Thursday as investors refrained from making any big bets either way ahead of the latest policy announcement from the Bank of England. At 0850 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,446.00. Neil Wilson, chief market analyst at Markets.com, […]
Aug 03 2022 @ 06:05
London open: Stocks edge down ahead of OPEC meeting, services data London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a downbeat session on Wall Street as investors eyed an OPEC+ meeting and the latest reading on the UK services sector. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 7,382.74. […]
Aug 02 2022 @ 05:40
London open: FTSE little changed amid China-US tensions; BP gushes higher London stocks were little changed in early trade on Tuesday amid tensions between the US and China, but BP was a bright spot after well-received second-quarter results. At 0920 BST, the FTSE 100 was up just 0.1% at 7,416.90. Neil Wilson, chief market analyst at Markets.com, said: […]