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London open: Stocks start higher on US-China trade hopes London-listed stocks edged higher at the end of the week after a top White House official told reporters that a US-China trade deal was “near”, assuaging investors’ concerns of a potential ‘false dawn’ in negotiations. Nonetheless, in remarks made overnight, following an event at the US […]

London open: Stocks edge lower, Burberry bucks trend after interims London stocks edged lower in early trade on Thursday but luxury fashion brand Burberry surged on the back of well-received interim results. At 0850 GMT, the FTSE 100 was 0.2% lower at 7,335.32, while the pound was down 0.1% against the dollar and the euro […]

London open: Stocks fall as Trump speech disappoints; housebuilders buck trend London stocks fell in early trade, taking their cue from weakness in Asia amid escalating unrest in Hong Kong and after US President Trump’s eagerly-awaited speech in New York left investors disappointed. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was 0.4% lower at 7,336.88, while […]

London open: Stocks edge higher ahead of jobs data London stocks edged up in early trade on Tuesday following losses in the previous session, as investors sifted through a raft of corporate news and eyed the release of key UK jobs data. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 7,347.68, while the […]

London open: Stocks fall as investors eye GDP data London stocks fell in early trade on Monday, taking their cue from a downbeat session in Asia as investors eyed the latest UK GDP reading. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.5% at 7,322.32, while the pound was up 0.2% against the dollar and […]

London open: Stocks fall amid conflicting China-US trade news London stocks fell in early trade on Friday as optimism over a trade deal between the US and China faded, with British Airways parent IAG among the losers after a disappointing update. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 7,379.92, while sterling was flat against […]

London open: Stocks edge up amid deluge of corporate news London stocks edged higher in early trade on Thursday amid renewed optimism over a US-China trade deal, as investors waded through an avalanche of corporate releases and eyed the latest policy announcement from the Bank of England. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up […]

London open: Footsie nudges lower as property stocks fall; M&S rallies London stocks nudged lower in early trade, with property stocks under the cosh after a downbeat update from Intu Properties, as investors eyed fresh developments in Sino-US trade relations. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 7,382.83, while the pound was […]

London open: Stocks nudge up ahead of services PMI; gambling stocks still weak Mining stocks rallied again on Tuesday amid growing optimism over a US-China trade deal, but the Footsie was just a touch higher overall following solid gains in the previous session, as investors eyed the release of key UK services data. At 0830 […]