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London open: Stocks rise as investors eye US inflation data London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday following a positive close on Wall Street, as investors eyed the latest US inflation data. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 7,299.70. Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “US annual inflation […]

London open: Stocks flat as investors mull wage growth London stocks were steady in early trade on Tuesday as the latest UK jobs data showed a jump in wage growth that’s expected to maintain pressure on the Bank of England to hike interest rates. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,274.79, while […]

London open: Stocks little changed after China data London stocks were little changed in early trade on Monday as investors mulled disappointing data out of China. At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was up just 0.1% at 7,261.21. Figures released earlier by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that producer prices in China slumped again in June. […]

London open: Stocks fall as investors eye payrolls London stocks fell in early trade on Friday amid rate hike concerns, as investors mulled the latest UK house price data and awaited the release of the US non-farm payrolls report. At 0850 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.5% at 7,244.95. Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst […]

London open: Stocks fall after hawkish Fed minutes London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday as investors mulled the latest minutes from the US Federal Reserve, which suggested that more rate hikes were on the cards. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.8% at 7,384.61. Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor, […]

London open: Stocks fall as China data disappoints London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday after the release of disappointing Chinese data, and as investors eyed the latest minutes from the Federal Reserve and a reading on the UK services sector. At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 7,490.68. Data out […]

London open: Stocks nudge up as miners rally; China data in focus London stocks nudged up in early trade on Monday following an upbeat session in Asia, but gains were muted as investors mulled a slowdown in China’s manufacturing sector. At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was up just 0.1% at 7,541.45. Data out earlier […]

London open: Inflation again in focus at quarter’s end Stocks were edging up in the final trading session of the second quarter, as investors waited on the release of key inflation data in the euro area and U.S.. As of 0902 BST, the London’s top-flight index was edging up by 0.26% to 7,491.09, alongside a […]

London open: Stocks dip as investors wait on European inflation numbers Stocks in London were trading slightly lower on Thursday morning as they waited on the latest inflation data from across the Channel. As of 0932 BST, the FTSE 100 was drifting down by 0.15% to 7,489.14, alongside a 0.51% dip on the second-tier index […]

London open: Stocks rise following strong gains in the US, Japan Stocks in London began the session with modest gains following a strong advance on Wall Street during the previous session. Commenting on the triggers behind the strength seen in US stocks the day before, Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets UK, cited the […]