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London open: Stocks rally after Wall St gains; BoE in focus London stocks rallied in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from strong gains on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve stood pat on interest rates and chair Jerome Powell struck a dovish note. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 1.1% at […]

London open: FTSE nudges lower after inflation data, ahead of Fed London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Wednesday as investors mulled a bigger-than-expected fall in UK inflation, with caution in the air ahead of rate decisions from the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England. At 0820 GMT, the FTSE 100 was […]

London open: FTSE nudges up as BoJ hikes rates London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the first rate hike by the Bank of Japan in 17 years and looked ahead to policy announcements from the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England this week. At 0830 GMT, the […]

London open: Stocks steady as investors eye rate decisions London stocks were steady in early trade on Monday as investors eyed rate decisions this week from the Bank of Japan, the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,730.62. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, […]

London open: Stocks flat but Vodafone jumps on Swisscom de London stocks were steady in early trade on Friday as investors continued to mull another hotter-than-expected US inflation reading, but Vodafone surged on news Swisscom is buying its Italian business. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,741.26. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: “Investor […]

London open: FTSE flat as investors eye US PPI London equity markets were little changed in early trade on Thursday as a raft of stocks went ex-dividend, with all eyes on the release of the latest US inflation reading. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,770.10. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive […]

London open: FTSE nudges up as investors mull GDP data London stocks edged up in early trade on Wednesday as data showed the UK economy returned to growth in January. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was 0.1% higher at 7,753.05, having surged on Tuesday. Figures released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed that gross […]

London open: FTSE rallies as wage data raises rate cut expectations London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday as a further easing of UK wage growth raised rate cut expectations. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.8% at 7,728.6. Data released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed that wage growth slowed again […]

London open: FTSE falls as investors eye US CPI; Currys tumbles London stocks fell in early trade on Monday following a mostly weaker session in Asia, as investors eyed this week’s US consumer price inflation data. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 7,648.08. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said […]

London open: Stocks edge down ahead of payrolls London stocks were a little lower in early trade on Friday, unable to hold on to opening gains as nervousness crept in ahead of the latest US non-farm payrolls report. At 0820 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 7,680.89. Stocks in the US closed higher […]