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London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, with more deal news providing a boost as Fenner agreed to be bought by Michelin, while traders looked ahead to key inflation readings. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% to 7,071.97, while the pound was up 0.2% against the euro and the dollar at 1.1387 and 1.4051, […]

London stocks fell on Monday as investors looked ahead to a busy week that includes the latest policy announcements from the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.6% to 7,118.78, while the pound was flat versus the euro at 1.1350 and 0.1% weaker against the greenback […]

London stocks resumed their indecisive shift sideway as the week drew to a close, 10 years to the day that JP Morgan originally agreed to buy the stricken Bear Stearns. After almost half an hour of trading on Friday, the FTSE 100 was down four points but 10 minutes later was up by four at 7,143.50. Asian markets […]

London stocks edged higher in early trade on Wednesday, recovering from losses in the previous session when investors were lumped with Trump’s sacking of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Philip Hammond’s spring statement, with a strong performance from Prudential lending a hand. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% to 7,149.86, while the […]

London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Tuesday following an uninspiring session in the US, as investors eyed Chancellor Philip Hammond’s spring statement and the latest inflation reading from across the pond. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% to 7,209.78, while the pound was flat against the euro at 1.1273 and […]

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London stocks nudged up in early trade on Monday, failing to really build on the gains seen on Wall Street at the end of last week as investors mulled over news that London house prices have slumped over the last year, while M&A was in focus as Melrose sweetened its hostile bid for GKN. At 0840 GMT, the […]

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London stocks were little changed in early trade on Friday as investors eyed the release of the key non-farm payrolls report and digested news that US President Trump has accepted an offer to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% to 7,196.33 and the pound was flat against the […]

Equity indices in London and the pound were both flat on Thursday morning, ahead of the latest monetary policy statement from the European Central Bank later and as the US began to make concessions on trade. Stocks in Asia finished on the front foot after stocks on Wall Street pared early losses overnight on reports that Canada […]