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London open: Stocks nudge down ahead of inflation readings London stocks ticked lower in early trade on Thursday as investors eyed key eurozone and US inflation readings. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 7,463.93. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “Any signs of more stubborn inflation are […]

London open: Stocks gain on US cues; Prudential rallies London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a solid session on Wall Street, with Prudential pacing the gains. At 0905 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 7,503.21. US stocks has a strong finish on Tuesday following the release of weak consumer […]

London open: Stocks rally on China optimism; Bunzl boosts guidance London stocks shot higher in early trade on Tuesday following a positive Asian session, as traders returned to their desks after the long weekend. At 0915 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 1.2% at 7,424.44. Asian markets rallied for a second day in a row, […]

London open: Stocks rally after Nvidia beat London stocks rallied in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from an upbeat session on Wall Street after better-than-expected results from US chip designer Nvidia. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.8% at 7,377.92. Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “Despite a very high […]

London open London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday following a positive Asian session, as investors eyed a slew of PMI readings. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 7,300.74. PMIs for the eurozone, the UK and the US are all due later in the day. Susannah Streeter, head of money […]

London open: Stocks edge up as investors mull borrowing figures London stocks edged up in early trade on Tuesday after a mostly firmer session on Wall Street, as investors digested the latest UK borrowing figures. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 7,271.83. Data released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed that […]

London open: Stocks edge up but housebuilders slump on Crest Nicholson warning London stocks edged higher in early trade on Monday as investors mulled the latest rate cut by the People’s Bank of China, but housebuilders were under the cosh after a profit warning from Crest Nicholson. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% […]

London open: FTSE 100 hits six-week low on China fears The FTSE 100 was in the red again on Friday, hitting a fresh six-week low as fears about the financial crisis in China worsened overnight. London’s benchmark index was trading 0.6% lower at 7,266 shortly after the opening bell. The index has not closed below […]

London open: Markets rattled by FOMC minutes UK stocks slipped on Thursday, following US and Asian markets lower overnight, as investors reacted to the possibility of further interest-rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. By 0824, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 7,325.14, after closing Wednesday’s session at 7,356.88 – already a five-week low. The […]

London open: Stocks flat as rate-hike fears dampen risk appetite UK stocks were struggling for direction on Wednesday after data showed that core inflation remains stubbornly high, raising fears that the Bank of England may step in to tighten monetary policy even further. After an hour of trade, the FTSE 100 was more or less flat at […]