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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 […]

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 […]