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London open: Stocks fall ahead of BoE and Fed interest rate decisions London stocks fell on Monday as investors looked ahead to the Bank of England and Federal Reserve policy decisions later in the week. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 fell 0.27% to 6977.38 points. The Fed announces its interest rate decision on Wednesday […]

London open: Stocks in the red but RBS bucks the trend London stocks fell in early trade as investors digested some uninspiring consumer confidence data, although Royal Bank of Scotland was a bright spot after a third-quarter update. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% to 6,957.14. At the same time, oil prices […]

London open: Bank jitters, bond yield back-up weigh on Footsie London stocks edged lower at the start of trading, weighed down by jitters surrounding euro area lenders such as Deutsche Bank and Monte dei Paschi di Siena and a back-up in bond yields during the previous session. Against that backdrop, as of 0826BST the Footsie […]

London open: Stocks in the red as oil slips; Lloyds slumps on results London stocks fell in early trade, taking their cue from a downbeat session on Wall Street, amid declining oil prices. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.5% to 6,980.58. Meanwhile, oil prices retreated, with West Texas Intermediate down 1.1% at […]

London open: Stocks push higher as miners gain ground London stocks edged higher in early trade, with miners pacing the advance as investors sifted through earnings and looked ahead to a speech by Bank of England governor Mark Carney. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% to 7,017.17. Meanwhile, oil prices recovered, with […]

London open: Stocks rise ahead of busy week of economic data London stocks gained on Monday ahead of a big week of economic data. The FTSE 100 index rose 0.62% to 7,063.94 points at 845 BST, indicating some optimism over the flash US manufacturing PMI at 1445 BST and eurozone manufacturing and services PMIs released […]

London open: Microsoft gives stocks an early boost Stocks edged higher at the start of trading, boosted by an overnight surge in shares of US tech giant Microsoft and despite figures which appeared to show that property price curbs might be starting to bite. As of 0831 BST the Footsie was higher by nine points […]

London open: Stocks nudge lower ahead of retail sales data Stocks in London nudged a touch lower in early trade as investors sifted through earnings ahead of UK retail sales data and the European Central Bank rate announcement. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% to 7,007.89. Meanwhile, oil prices retreated following a […]

London open: Stocks drift lower on disappointing earnings, softer China data London equities began the morning slightly lower, weighed down by the latest updates out of Reckitt Benckiser and Travis Perkins, and slightly weaker than expected industrial numbers out of China. Acting as a backdrop, some traders might were looking ahead to Wednesday night’s last […]

London open: Stocks rise ahead of inflation data; Burberry bucks trend Stocks in London rose in early trade, rebounding from the previous day’s losses as investors sifted through earnings ahead of some key inflation data. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.9% to 7,007.32 . Meanwhile, oil prices edged higher, with West Texas […]