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London open: Stocks fall on Middle East tensions as oil prices jump UK stocks fell on Friday morning after reports of Israel launching a retaliatory attack on Iran emerged, sending oil prices sharply higher. The FTSE 100 was down 0.6% at 7,827 after an hour’s trade, with airline stocks among the worst performers. “The generally […]

London open: Airlines, financial stocks provide a lift London’s FTSE 100 advanced on Thursday morning with strong gains from airline and financial stocks providing a big lift, as the index continues to recover from hitting a four-week low on Tuesday. The UK benchmark index was 0.6% higher at 7,892 by the 0900 BST mark. The […]

London open: Stocks rebound from four-week low UK stocks edged higher on Wednesday morning as markets rebounded after the previous day’s sell-off, with investors digesting domestic inflation data and hawkish comments from the head of the Federal Reserve. The FTSE 100, which dropped 1.8% to a four-week low of 7,820.36 on Tuesday, was up 0.12% […]

London open: Stocks hit four-week low on mixed data, Middle East tensions London stocks dropped to a four-week low on Tuesday morning as mixed economic data from the UK and China, along with rising tensions in the Middle East, hammered investors’ appetite for risk. The FTSE 100 fell 1.2% early on to 7,869, with just […]

London open: Israel-Iran tensions weigh on stocks early on Iran’s attack on Israel overnight was weighing on London’s stock market on Monday morning, with the FTSE 100 dropping 0.4% to 7,960 early on. “Escalating tensions in the Middle East cast a shadow over sentiment,” said Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor. “Apart from […]

London open: Stocks rally after GDP data, ahead of US earnings London stocks rose in early trade on Friday as the latest GDP data suggested the UK recession had ended and as investors eyed the start of US earnings season. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.9% at 7,992.06. According to figures released […]

London open: Stocks gain ahead of US CPI; Tesco in the black London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed the latest US inflation reading, with Tesco in the black after well-received results. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 7,981.42. There are no major UK macro points due, but the […]

London open: FTSE edges lower as investors eye US inflation data London stocks edged lower in early trade on Tuesday as investors eyed the latest US inflation reading, a policy announcement from the European Central Bank and the start of earnings season across the pond later in the week. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 […]

London open: Stocks little changed at start of busy week London stocks were little changed in early trade on Monday at the start of a week that includes the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank and the kick-off of US earnings season. At 0920 BST, the FTSE 100 was up just 0.1% at […]

London open: Stocks slump on hawkish Fed comments; payrolls eyed London stocks fell sharply in early trade on Friday, taking their cue from heavy losses on Wall Street, following hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 1% at 7,898.38. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, noted that […]