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London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday as investors reacted to the resignation of US President Trump’s chief economic advisor, Gary Cohn. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was off 0.3% to 7,122.62, while the pound was down 0.1% against the dollar at 1.3871 and 0.2% weaker versus the euro at 1.1179. Cohn, an […]

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London equity markets rose in early trade on Tuesday, taking their cue from an upbeat session on Wall Street as paper and packaging stocks were lifted by news of a bid for Smurfit Kappa. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.8% to 7,175.15, while the pound was down 0.2% against the euro at 1.1207 […]

London stocks nudged just a touch higher in early trade on Monday as fears of a US trade war and concerns about rising inflation continued to play on investors’ minds ahead of the latest reading on the UK services sector. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% to 7,078.02, while the pound was […]

London stocks fell in early trade on Friday after the White House sparked worries about a trade war and as investors eyed a key Brexit speech by Prime Minister Theresa May. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was off 0.5% at 7,143.18, while the pound was flat against the euro at 1.1229 and down 0.1% […]

London stocks edged lower in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from another downbeat session on Wall Street, as investors pored through another blizzard of corporate news. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% to 7,212.85, while the pound was off 0.1% versus the euro at 1.1276 and flat against the dollar […]

As the snow settled on the Square Mile early on Wednesday, equity markets in London lost ground, taking their cue from a late selloff on Wall Street as disappointing earnings from ITV and Taylor Wimpey weighed. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.5% to 7,246.87, while the pound was flat against the euro at 1.1374 and down […]

London stocks rose in early trade, boosted by deal news and well-received earnings from the likes of Standard Charteredand Persimmon, as traders eye the first congressional testimony from new Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. At 0835 GMT, the FTSE 100 was 0.4% higher at 7,318.27, while the pound was up 0.1% against the dollar to 1.3986 and […]

London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, taking their cue from a positive close on Wall Street at the end of last week and thanks to a flurry of well-received corporate releases to warm investors’ cockles amid the falling snow. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% to 7,282.16, while the pound […]

Equity markets in London edged lower early trade on Friday, weighed down by disappointing results from RBS and IAG, although Pearson was a bright spot. At 0845 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% to 7,235.75, while the pound was up 0.2% against the dollar at 1.3977 and 0.3% firmer versus the euro at 1.1351. Stocks had been called to […]