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London open: FTSE edges up ahead of US inflation reading; Smiths Group surges London stocks edged up in early trade on Friday, taking their cue from a positive session on Wall Street, as investors mulled house price data from Nationwide and eyed the latest US inflation reading. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at […]

London open: Stocks nudge up amid corporate deluge; ECB eyed London stocks nudged up in early trade on Thursday as investors waded through a deluge of corporate news and looked ahead to the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank. At 0925 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 8,569.84. Susannah Streeter, head […]

London open: FTSE nudges lower ahead of Fed announcement London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 8,525.80. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “Calm has descended on […]

London open: Stocks gain; Rentokil surges on update London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, having avoided the broader selloff seen in markets a day earlier. At 0850 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 8,531.31. On Monday, the Dow and the S&P 500 closed down 3.1% and 1.5%, respectively, led by a […]

London open: FTSE falls ahead of busy week London stocks fell in early trade on Monday as investors eyed a busy week that includes rate announcements from the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, and earnings from more than half the ‘Magnificent 7’. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at […]

London open: FTSE nudges up on positive US cues; Burberry surges London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Friday following a positive session on Wall Street, after US President Donald Trump said he would “rather not” impose tariffs on China. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 8,576.35. Derren Nathan, head […]

London open: Stocks flat as consumer confidence slides London stocks were steady in early trade on Thursday as investors mulled a slide UK in consumer confidence. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was flat at 8,542.94. A survey released earlier showed that consumer sentiment has weakened to fresh lows, as the new year got off […]

London open: Stocks edge up as investors mull borrowing figures London stocks edged up in early trade on Wednesday as figures revealed the government borrowed more than expected in December. At 0845 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 8,562.95. Data from the Office for National Statistics showed the government borrowed £17.8bn in December, up £10.1bn […]

London open: FTSE nudges up as investors mull jobs data London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 8,531.80. Figures released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed that the unemployment rate and wages grew in the […]

London open: FTSE nudges up as investors eye Trump inauguration London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Monday, having a hit record high at the end of last week, as investors mulled the latest house price data from Rightmove and awaited Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th US president. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was […]