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London open: Stocks in the red as oil giants hit by falling prices London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday, with oil giants under the cosh as oil prices retreated. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 8,236.04. Investors were mulling industry data showing that UK retail sales inched higher in […]

London open: Stocks gain ahead of UK manufacturing data London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, taking their cue from a positive session in Asia, as investors eyed the latest UK manufacturing reading. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 8,297.08. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: […]

London open: Stocks nudge up ahead of US PCE London stocks nudged up in early trade on Friday as investors mulled the latest UK house price and retail footfall data and eyed the release of US CPE figures. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 8,239.45. Data released earlier by Nationwide showed that house […]

London open: Stocks edge down as investors eye US GDP, PCE London stocks edged lower in early trade on Thursday as worries that rates will stay higher for longer continued to dent sentiment, with attention turning to upcoming US GDP and PCE figures. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 8,168.95. Investors […]

London open: Stocks fall but IDS jumps on takeover deal London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a downbeat session in Asia, but IDS bucked the trend after the Royal Mail owner accepted a takeover offer. At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 8,233.37. Susannah Streeter, head of money […]

London open: Stocks edge lower; Persimmon said to weigh bid for Cala London stocks edged lower in early trade on Tuesday as traders returned to their desks after the long weekend. At 0910 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 8,305.03. Guy Lawson-Johns, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “Last week’s election announcement is causing […]

London open: Stocks dip as investors mull general election, Nvidia results London stocks dipped in early trade on Thursday as investors got their first chance to react to news of a general election on 4 July and blowout earnings from US chip giant Nvidia. At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 8,361.96. Sophie […]

London open: Stocks fall as inflation data dashes rate cut hopes London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday as data showed that inflation fell less than expected in April, dashing hopes of a summer rate cut. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.6% at 8,369.40. Figures released earlier by the Office for National […]

London open London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest comments from US Federal Reserve officials and looked ahead to more speeches later in the day. At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 8,400.91. Derren Nathan, head of equity research at Hargreaves Lansdown, said the FTSE was missing […]

London open: Stocks gain as investors mull Rightmove data; inflation eyed London stocks edged higher early trade on Monday as investors mulled the latest UK house price figures and looked ahead to key inflation data later in the week. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was 0.3% firmer at 8,443.38. Data released earlier by Rightmove showed that […]