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London open: Stocks slip at start of trading Stocks started the session lower on Wednesday following a mixed session in Asia and amid weak oil prices. Also weighing on shares was renewed Fedspeak overnight, as Dallas Fed governor Robert Kaplan reiterated his stance that another rate hike could be justified if the US labour market […]

London open: Stocks rise ahead of PMIs, Yellen speech London stocks rose on Tuesday as investors awaited manufacturing data and looked ahead to a key speech by Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen. At 0821 BST the FTSE 100 rose 0.54% to 6,864.99 points. First up, Markit releases its eurozone manufacturing and services purchasing managers’ indexes […]

London open: Hawkish Fed-speak weighs on Footsie at start of the week London’s top flight index dipped lower at the start of trading as investors digested some hawkish ‘Fed-speak’ over the weekend, with little else to guide them in terms of fresh corporate news or economic data. Speaking on Sunday, US Federal Reserve vice chairman […]

London open: Stocks open lower on lack of catalysts London stocks struggled for direction on Friday with a lack of fresh catalysts to drive markets. Atif Latif, director of trading at Guardian Stockbrokers, said: “We expect a period of consolidation in the coming sessions before a significant move lower and have seen downward protection being […]

London open: All eyes on UK retail sales report for July Stocks in London started higher on Thursday with select financials and miners pacing gains as investors waited on the July retail sales report. London’s FTSE 100 was trading 14.59 points higher at 6,873.74 and cable was up 0.14% to 1.3060 as of 08:25 BST. […]

London open: Stocks flat as investors eye jobs data London stocks were flat in early trade as investors awaited the release of some key jobs data. At the same time, oil prices retreated. West Texas Intermediate was down 0.8% to $46.21 a barrel and Brent crude was off 0.9% to $48.78. Investors were looking ahead […]

London open: Stocks edge lower ahead of data slew; BHP, Antofagasta in focus Stocks in London edged lower in early trade despite strong cues from the US as investors braced for a slew of key data releases. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 index was down 0.4% to 6,912.15. Spreadex analyst Connor Campbell said: “Finally […]

London open: Stocks flat; Bovis slumps but G4S gains Stocks in London were flat in early trade as investors digested weaker-than-expected Japanese economic growth figures and sifted through corporate news. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was steady at 6,915.71. Dave Jeal, head of investment at Interactive Investor, said there was “little in the air […]

London open: Chinese data weigh at the start of trading London stocks started the session slightly lower on the heels of weaker-than-expected data out of China, albeit amid firmer oil prices. As of 0924 BST, the FTSE 100 was off by 3.47 points to 6,911.24. Front month Brent crude oil futures were up by 0.282% […]

London open: Stocks in the red as oil declines, ex-divs weigh Equity markets in London were on the back foot in early trade amid weaker oil prices, as a number of ex-dividend stocks weighed on the index. At 0830 BST, London’s FTSE 100 index was down 0.8% to 6,813.47. At the same time, oil prices […]