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London open: Stocks flat ahead of inflation figures; Fed in focus Stocks in London were flat in early trade as investors eyed the release of UK inflation data and as the Federal Reserve kicks off its two-day policy meeting. At 0820 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down just 0.1% to 6,886.23. Meanwhile, oil prices were […]

London open: Stocks little changed but energy issues rally as oil prices surge Stocks in London were little changed in early trade although energy shares racked up healthy gains as oil prices surged after non-OPEC and OPEC members reached a deal on Saturday to cut production for the first time since 2001. At 0825 GMT, […]

London open: Stocks edge higher, buoyed by Chinese inflation data UK stocks are seeing small gains, tracking overnights gains on Wall Street that saw the Dow Jones Industrials and S&P 500 establish fresh record highs and after stronger than expected readings on Chinese consumer and producer prices. That followed the European Central bank´s latest policy […]

London open: Investors play it safe ahead of ECB Stocks were hugging the flatline after having started higher as traders pulled in their horns ahead of a much awaited policy announcement from the European Central Bank. Equities were initially buoyed by a fresh record high overnight on Wall Street for the Dow Jones Transportation average, […]

London open: Stocks push higher amid Monte dei Paschi rescue hopes Stocks in London rose in early trade as reports of a possible rescue package for Italian lender Monte dei Paschi helped to underpin sentiment. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.9% to 6,839.94. Meanwhile, oil prices retreated, with West Texas Intermediate down […]

London open: Stocks nudge lower as investors continue to mull Italy vote Stocks in London nudged lower in early trade as investors continued to mull over the implications of the Italian referendum and Prime Minister Renzi’s resignation amid a lack of fresh catalysts. At 0820 GMT, London’s FTSE 100 was down 0.2% to 6,731.94. Meanwhile, […]

London open: Stocks brush-off Italian referendum vote Stocks in London reversed early losses following the unexpectedly poor showing for Italy’s Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, in the country´s referendum on constitutional reform overnight. As of 0838 GMT, the Footsie was up by 0.84% or 56.80 points and trading at 6,787.52. In a speech early on Monday […]

London open: Stocks open lower ahead of US non-farm payrolls London stocks opened in the red on Friday as traders looked ahead to the afternoon’s US non-farm payrolls report. At 0807 GMT, the FTSE 100 fell 0.74% to 6,702.94 points. The non-farm payrolls data, released at 1330 GMT, is expected to show employers added 180,000 […]

London open: Stocks little changed but energy issues gain on oil rally Stocks in London were little changed in early trade as investors continued to digest OPEC’s agreement to cut oil production. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% to 6,779.40. Meanwhile, oil prices continued to push higher after members of the Organization […]

London open: Stocks nudge up as investors eye OPEC; banks in focus Stocks in London were just a touch firmer in early trade as investors digested the results of the latest Bank of England stress tests and kept an eye on the OPEC meeting in Vienna. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% […]