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London open: Stocks little changed as miners drop; Macron win digested London stocks were little changed in early trade, with weaker-than-expected Chinese data hitting the heavily-weighted mining sector as investors digested news that centrist and pro-European candidate Emanuel Macron has won the French presidential election. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,294.42. […]

London open: Stocks nudge lower ahead of payrolls; Pearson surges London stocks nudged lower in early trade as investors awaited the release of the US non-farm payrolls report, while oil prices continued to retreat. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% to 7.235.59, while the pound was up 0.1% versus the dollar at […]

London open: Stocks in the black as Shell, HSBC gain after results London stocks pushed higher in early trade, helped along by well-received results from the likes of Shell and HSBC, as investors looked to a slew of data releases. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% to 7,275.13. Meanwhile, the pound was […]

London open: Stocks edge lower amid earnings spree; construction data eyed London stocks edged lower in early trade amid a raft of corporate news, with Brexit and the French election firmly in focus as investors looked to the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% to […]

London open: Stocks advance as BP rallies on update London stocks kicked off the month of May in positive territory, helped along by a weaker pound and a solid first-quarter update from BP. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% to 7.243.89, while the pound was off 0.1% against the dollar and 0.2% […]

London open: Stocks flat ahead of GDP data; RBS, Barclays in focus London stocks kicked off the final session of the week in a rather muted fashion as investors eyed the release of first-quarter economic growth figures for the UK and the US. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,235.49, while the […]

London open: Stocks in the red as Trump tax plan disappoints London stocks edged lower in early trade on Thursday as US President Donald Trump’s tax announcement failed to get investors’ pulses racing. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.6% to 7,247.11. As widely expected, the announcement included plans to cut corporate tax […]

London open: Stocks little changed as investors eye Trump announcement London stocks were little changed in early trade on Wednesday as investors sifted through corporate news and awaited a big announcement on tax reform from US President Donald Trump. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,272.45, while the pound was down 0.1% […]

London open: Stocks flat as investors pause for breath London stocks were little changed in early trade as investors paused for breath following strong gains in the previous session, when sentiment was underpinned by hopes that centrist Emmanuel Macron will win France’s presidential elections. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,265.66, while […]