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London open: Stocks flat as oil prices slide The FTSE 100 opened flat on Monday following a mixed session in Asia as oil prices slid and markets in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan are closed. Oil prices remained were under pressure after Saudi Arabia deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman last week said it would […]

London open: Stocks track declines in Asia UK stocks tracked declines in Asia after Standard & Poor’s cut the outlook for China’s credit rating to negative from stable. S&P said China’s economic rebalancing is likely to take longer than the ratings agency had expected, giving the nation a credit rating of AA-. “We revised the […]

London open: Miners lead UK equities lower UK equities were in the red on Thursday with mining stocks leading the decline as oil and copper prices dropped. Anglo American, BHP Billiton, Glencore and Rio Tinto were among the biggest fallers on the FTSE 100 after copper prices fell 0.66% to $217.55 per pound on the […]

London open: Stocks gain after dovish Yellen speech UK stocks rose on Wednesday as oil prices recovered and the markets assessed dovish remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. Yellen on Tuesday said the central bank should proceed with caution on raising interest rates amid looming global risks to the US economy, including low oil […]

London open: Stocks advance as trading resumes after Easter break UK stocks gained on Tuesday as trading resumed following the Easter break and investors shrugged off negative session in Asia. “European markets are opening the shortened trading week on a positive note this morning as traders starting to pour money back into stocks,” said Markus […]

London open: Stocks edge lower on oil price slump London stocks dropped on Thursday as oil prices continued to slide and as investors awaited the release of UK retail sales figures. Oil prices fell after the Energy Information Administration on Wednesday reported US crude stocks rose by 9.4 million barrels to 532.5 million barrels in […]

London open: Stocks rebound after Brussels terrorist attacks London stocks rebounded on Wednesday from declines in the previous session when terrorist attacks in Brussels rocked the market. Global equity markets slumped after twin explosions at Zaventem airport and a metro station on Tuesday morning left about 34 people dead and 250 wounded. Extremists group ISIL […]

London open: Stocks fall after reports of blasts in Belgium UK stocks declined on Tuesday after reports of explosions in Belgium sent ripples through the market. At least 10 people were killed and about 30 injured after two explosions rocked Brussels’ Zaventem airport in the morning. Airport authorities confirmed the explosions, adding that flights had […]

London open: Mining stocks lead FTSE 100 lower UK stocks declined on Monday, led by mining shares as commodity prices declined. A gauge of miners were the biggest fallers on the FTSE 100 in morning trade including Anglo American, Glencore and Randgold Resources. Gold, silver and copper prices dropped on the Comex by 0.98%, 0.42% […]

London open: Stocks rise as traders process busy week London stocks gained on Friday as the market mulled over a busy week that included central bank policy decisions, a raft of economic data and the UK Budget 2016. With little on Friday’s economic calendar, investors have been left to digest proceedings earlier in the week. […]