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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone investor confidence index surprisingly advanced in June Compared to a level of 27.40 in the previous month the investor confidence index recorded an unexpected rise to a level of 28.40 in the Euro-zone, in June. Market anticipation was for the investor […]

London open: Stocks nudge lower as investors digest latest poll; easyJet bucks trend London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Tuesday as investors digested the latest opinion poll ahead of Thursday’s general election. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% to 7,519.74, while the pound was holding its own, trading up 0.2% […]

London open: FTSE edges towards record ahead of construction data, payrolls London’s FTSE 100 was edging towards the 7,600 mark early on Friday, taking its cue from a positive US session as investors waited the release of UK construction data and the all-important non-farm payrolls report. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% […]

London open: Stocks edge higher as UK politics remain the focus London stocks edged higher in early trade, with the pound still firmly in focus as the latest poll suggested the Tory lead over Labour was continuing to shrink. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% to 7,551.61, while the pound was down […]

London open: Stocks nudge up as pound hit by latest election poll London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Wednesday as the latest election poll suggested a hung parliament, denting the pound. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% to 7,540.13, while the pound was down 0.3% versus the dollar at 1.2817 […]

London open: Stocks in the red; IAG tanks on BA chaos London stocks were weaker in early trade, with IAG suffering the heaviest losses following an IT outage at British Airways that has caused three days of disruptions for passengers. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.6% to 7,502.57, while over in Europe, […]

London open: Stocks flat, pound loses ground as Tory lead over Labour narrows London stocks were steady in early trade while the pound lost ground as the first poll since the Manchester bomb attack showed the Tory lead over Labour narrowing. The FTSE 100 was flat at 7,520.84, while the pound was down 0.5% versus […]

London open: Stocks little changed ahead of GDP data London stocks were little changed in early trade as investors digested the latest Federal Reserve minutes and awaited first-quarter economic growth data for the UK. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% to 7,519.13, while the pound was up 0.1% versus the dollar at […]

London open: Stocks little changed but miners drop after China downgrade London stocks were little changed in early trade as investors sifted through a raft of corporate news and digested a downgrade of China’s credit rating. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,482.24, while the pound was up 0.1% to 1.2976. Investors […]

London open: Stocks nudge up as investors mull Manchester attack London stocks nudged higher in early trade as investors digested news of a suspected terror attack at a concert in Manchester on Monday evening that left 22 people dead and more than 50 injured. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% to 7,504.87, […]