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London open: FTSE tumbles amid global selloff London stocks tumbled in early trade on Monday amid a global market selloff, after Japan’s Nikkei fell more than 12%, suffering its worst session since Black Monday in 1987. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 2.1% at 8,006.28, amid speculation of a potential emergency rate cut […]

London open: FTSE falls as investors eye payrolls report London stocks fell in early trade on Friday as weak data raised fears about the US economy, and ahead of the release of the all-important non-farm payrolls report. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.5% at 8,240.91. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, […]

London open: FTSE nudges up ahead of BoE, amid earnings barrage London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Thursday as investors waded through a deluge of corporate news and eyed the latest policy announcement from the Bank of England. At 0855 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 8,375.24. On Wednesday, the US […]

London open: Stocks gain ahead of Fed announcement London stocks rose sharply in early trade on Wednesday, underpinned by strength in the mining and energy sectors, as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve. At 0855 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 1.2% at 8,377.25. Ahead of the BoE announcement on […]

London open: Stocks fall as BP shines, Diageo tumbles London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday as investors waded through a barrage of earnings from the likes of BP, Standard Chartered and Diageo, and looked ahead to rate announcements from the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England this week. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was down […]

London open: Stocks gain ahead of busy week; Reckitt tumbles on litigation fears London stocks rose in early trade on Monday as investors eyed a week jam-packed with earnings releases and the latest policy announcements from the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 8,335.95. […]

London open: FTSE gains as NatWest rallies after results London stocks rose in early trade on Friday following mixed sessions in the US and Asia, with NatWest pacing the gains after well-received results. At 0850 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 8,223.09. NatWest surged to the top of the FTSE 100 as it lifted its full-year […]

London open: Stocks fall after US selloff, amid earnings deluge London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from a downbeat session on Wall Street, where tech names came under pressure. Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote Bank, said: “Underwhelming results from Tesla and Alphabet painted the equity markets in the red yesterday. The S&P 500 experienced...

London open: FTSE 100 at three-week low ahead of data UK stocks were trading at their lowest levels in three weeks on Wednesday morning as investors digested a wave of disappointing corporate earnings from Wall Street overnight and awaited a flurry of economic data. The FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 8,136 within the first […]

London open: Mining stocks weigh on UK markets UK stocks retreated on Tuesday morning, with the heavyweight mining sector providing a drag, as investors treaded ahead of the start of earnings season for blue chip tech names in the United States. The FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 8,165 within the first hour of trade, […]