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London open: FTSE gains as miners rally; GDP disappoints London stocks rose in early trade on Monday thanks to a strong showing in the mining sector, as investors mulled weaker-than-expected UK GDP data. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.7% at 7,400.52, while sterling was 0.9% firmer against the dollar at 1.1690. Figures […]

London open: FTSE rises as investors mull China inflation data London stocks rose in early trade on Friday following upbeat US and Asian sessions, as investors mulled the latest Chinese inflation data. At 0850 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 1% at 7,337.24. Although markets remained open after the death of Queen Elizabeth II on […]

London open: Stocks edge up as investors await energy bill plan London stocks edged up in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from an upbeat session on Wall Street, as investors awaited news of a UK energy package and the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 […]

London open: Stocks edge down amid inflation, recession woes London stocks edged lower in early trade on Wednesday amid worries about inflation and a global slowdown, as investors eyed the Jackson Hole symposium. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,467.66. Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “Caution […]

London open: Stocks fall amid inflation, energy concerns London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday as concerns about an energy crisis in Europe and ongoing worries about inflation continued to weigh on sentiment. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.5% at 7,498.36. Lukman Otunuga, senior research analyst at FXTM, said: “There is a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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% […]

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 […]