Oct 16 2023 @ 04:40
London open: Stocks flat amid Middle East woes London stocks were steady in early trade on Monday as a boost from rising oil prices was offset by concerns about the conflict in the Middle East. At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,599.29. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: “With the […]
Oct 11 2023 @ 04:37
London open: All eyes on U.S. inflation, geopolitics Stocks in London were trading a tad higher on Wednesday ahead of the release of key inflation data in the U.S. later in the session. The situation in the Middle East was also still very much on investors’ minds. Cameron Brandt, director of research at market-date firm […]
Oct 10 2023 @ 04:37
London open: Stocks rally on Fed comments; grocery price inflation eases London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, taking their cue from a positive session on Wall Street, as hopes of a pause in US rate hikes helped to offset concerns over the conflict in the Middle East. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 […]
Oct 09 2023 @ 04:37
London open: Stocks rise as oil prices surge on Middle East tensions London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, with defence and energy shares pacing the advance, as oil prices surged amid tensions in the Middle East. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 7,518.26. Susannah Streeter head of money and […]
Oct 06 2023 @ 04:36
London open: Stocks rise ahead of payrolls report London stocks rose in early trade on Friday as investors mulled UK house price data and eyed the release of the latest non-farm payrolls report. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 7,475.27. Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “The FTSE 100 […]
Oct 05 2023 @ 04:36
London open: Stocks nudge up after US Treasury yields retreat London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Thursday following solid gains on Wall Street, as a retreat in US Treasury yields provided some relief. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 7,420.90. Neil Wilson, chief market analyst at Markets.com, said: “Swings and […]
Oct 04 2023 @ 04:36
London open: Stocks fall amid bond market selloff; Tesco rallies London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday following weak US and Asian sessions, as worries about higher-for-longer rates rattled investors. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 7,441.23. Stocks in the US and Asia slid and US Treasury yields jumped after […]
Oct 03 2023 @ 04:36
London open: Stocks steady after heavy losses; food prices fall London stocks were steady in early trade on Tuesday following heavy losses in the previous session, as investors mulled the latest UK shop price data. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,509.33. According to the latest shop price index from the British Retail […]
Oct 02 2023 @ 04:36
London open: Stocks rise as US avoids govt shutdown; house price data in focus London stocks edged higher in early trade on Monday after the US narrowly avoided a government shutdown over the weekend, and as investors mulled the latest UK house price data. At 0850 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 7,621.81. […]
Sep 29 2023 @ 04:36
London open: Stocks, sterling gain after UK GDP data London stocks rose in early trade on Friday as investors mulled upbeat UK growth data. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was 0.8% firmer at 7,659.93 , while sterling was up 0.4% against the dollar at 1.2248 after figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that the […]