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London open: FTSE floats higher ahead of manufacturing data print London stocks opened higher on Monday as investors look ahead to some key manufacturing data later in the day and the Bank of England rate announcement on Thursday. The FTSE 100 was up 0.5% to 6,757.89 after more than half an hour of trading, while […]

London open: Stocks touch lower as BoJ disappoints; Barclays gains after results London stocks opened a touch lower on Friday, with investors disappointed by the Bank of Japan’s latest policy measures. At 0815 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% to 6,700.88. Meanwhile, oil prices retreated, with West Texas Intermediate down 0.7% at $40.84 a […]

London open: FTSE falls on hawkish Federal Reserve statement London stocks dropped on Thursday as the Federal Reserve signalled that interest rates could rise in coming months. The Federal Open Market Committee decided to keep rates unchanged at its policy meeting on Wednesday evening. However, the central bank noted that hiring conditions had improved and […]

London open: FTSE touches yearly highs as ITV and St James lead rebound London’s FTSE 100 bumped around 12-month highs in early trading on Wednesday as the rebound since the Brexit vote continued thanks to some encouraging corporate results releases. Following mixed sessions in the US and Asia overnight, the UK’s blue chip index was […]

London open: FTSE 100 up as reporting season kicks off London’s blue chip stocks opened higher on Tuesday as reporting season kicked into gear to override a lower US close overnight and a mixed Asian session. After half an hour’s trading, the FTSE 100 was 0.29% higher at 6,729.66, driven up by news-led risers including […]

London open: FTSE flat ahead of busy reporting week London stocks began the week in rather indecisive fashion as investors mull meetings this week from the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan and eye a busy week of corporate earnings reports. The FTSE 100 was essentially flat after slightly more than half an hour […]

London open: Stocks slip ahead of PMIs Stocks in London edged lower in early trade as investors awaited the release of the UK manufacturing and services purchasing managers’ index. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was trading down 0.3% to 6,680.23. CMC Markets‘ Michael Hewson said the figures “will give us an early snapshot ahead […]

London open: Stocks led lower by EasyJet and IAG as Turkey worries weigh London stocks opened in the red on Thursday as geopolitical concerns weighed ahead of the first announcement from the European Central Bank since the UK’s vote to leave the EU. The FTSE 100 was down 0.32% at 6,707.57 an hour after the […]

London open: Stocks on front foot ahead of unemployment data The FTSE 100 opened higher on Wednesday with financials stocks leading the way as expectations of monetary stimulus continues to grow. The blue chip index was up 0.31% to 6,718.34 by 0835 BST, while the FTSE 250 was up 0.18% at 16,935.97 with news-driven risers […]

London open: FTSE feeling the heat ahead of inflation data London stocks opened lower on a sweltering Tuesday morning as the market felt the heat from geopolitical worries and traders sweated on the looming release of UK inflation data. At 0840 BST the FTSE 100 was down 0.32% at 6,673.83 as its cabal of miners […]