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London open: Stocks flat as investors eye services data London stocks wavered in early trade as investors sifted through some corporate news ahead of the release of services data. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 6,893.62. At the same time, oil prices were a touch firmer, with West Texas Intermediate up 0.1% […]

London open: Shares higher ahead of US jobs report London stocks opened higher on Friday as investors looked to the release of the monthly US nonfarm payrolls report later in the day. The report was expected to come under particularly close scrutiny after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said last week that any hike to […]

London open: Stocks edge higher as investors digest mixed China data Stocks in London edged higher in early trade as investors digested some mixed Chinese data ahead of the release of UK manufacturing figures. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% to 6,822.88. At the same time, oil prices were a little firmer, […]

London open: Stocks flat as investors digest consumer confidence figures London stocks were little changed in early trade as investors sifted through some mixed corporate earnings and a survey showing a rebound in UK consumer confidence. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 6,818.64. Rebecca O’Keeffe, head of investment at Interactive Investor, said: […]

London open: Stocks edge higher ahead of US jobs report Shares started the holiday-shortened week slightly higher following gains overnight on Wall Street, with investors apparently treading cautiously ahead of the all-important monthly US non-farm payrolls report due out at the end of the week. As of 0828 BST London’s FTSE 100 was trading six […]

London open: Stocks drift lower ahead of key speech by Fed´s Yellen London stocks started the session marginally lower on Friday as investors eyed a speech by Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen at Jackson Hole later in the day for any clues on the timing of an interest rate hike. As of 0822 BST the […]

London open: Shares drift lower amid lack of fresh catalysts London stocks dipped at the start of trading following a downbeat session overnight in the US and mixed trading in Asia. As of 0826 BST the FTSE 100 was trading 34.12 points lower than Wednesday’s close at 6,801.66, with much focus around the world on […]

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 […]