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London open: Stocks edge lower as miners retreat Stocks in London edged lower in early trade, with mining issues pacing the decline amid falling metals prices, as investors continued to eye Wednesday’s meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% to 6,770.81. At the same time, […]

London open: Stocks in the red as OPEC deal hopes fade Stocks in London fell in early trade as investors looked to a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in Vienna on Wednesday amid doubts about whether the cartel will agree a deal to cut output. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 […]

London open: GDP data in focus Stocks in London were trading slightly higher ahead of the release of revised UK GDP data, with trading volumes expected to be light again as US markets will only be open for a half day. As of 0837 GMT the top flight index was edging higher by 0.01% to […]

London open: Stocks nudge lower; Countrywide slumps again Stocks in London were just a touch weaker at the start of what’s expected to be a fairly quiet day, with traders across the pond celebrating Thanksgiving. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE was down 0.2% to 6,807.45. Meanwhile, oil prices were little changed as investors continued to […]

London open: Stocks in the black as investors eye Autumn Statement Stocks in London rose in early trade, taking their cue from an upbeat session in the US, where the Dow closed above 19,000 for the first time ever, as investors eyed the Autumn Statement. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.8% to […]

London open: Stocks in the black as oil rallies, miners gain Stocks in London rose in early trade, tracking gains in the US and Asia as oil and metals prices rallied. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.8% to 6,831.50. Meanwhile, oil prices were in the black amid hopes that next week’s OPEC […]

London open: FTSE edges higher as commodities bounce back Stocks were seeing slight gains in early trading on Monday as traders digested a panoply of political news out over the weekend amid a bounce in many key commodities as the US dollar took a step back. As of 0824 GMT the FTSE 100 was higher […]

London open: FTSE muted as investors mull US rate hike prospects Stocks in London were little changed in early trade as investors continued to mull the prospect of a December rate hike by the Federal Reserve. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% to 6,782.06. Meanwhile, oil prices retreated. West Texas Intermediate was […]

London open: Stocks flat as investors eye retail sales, Yellen Stocks in London were flat at the open as investors looked to the release of UK retail sales data and a speech by Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% to 6,757.06. Meanwhile, oil prices were also little […]

London open: Stocks rise as investors eye inflation data Stocks in London edged higher in early trade as investors sifted through corporate news ahead of the release of UK inflation figures for October. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.7% to 6,802.33. Meanwhile, oil prices rose, with West Texas Intermediate up 2.4% to […]