May 05 2023 @ 04:37
London open: Stocks rise ahead of payrolls; IAG flies higher London stocks rose in early trade on Friday following heavy losses in the previous session, as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report, with upbeat results from BA owner IAG helping to lift the mood. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.8% at 7,762.40. […]
May 04 2023 @ 04:39
London open: Stocks fall amid US bank worries; Shell, Next buck trend London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday amid renewed concerns about the US banking sector, as investors mulled the latest rate hike from the Federal Reserve, looked ahead to a policy announcement from the European Central Bank and waded through a deluge […]
May 03 2023 @ 04:36
London open: Stocks rise ahead of Fed announcement London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday following heavy losses in the previous session, as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 7,816.00. Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor, said: “US […]
May 02 2023 @ 04:37
London open: Stocks tick up as HSBC, housebuilders rally London stocks ticked up in early trade on Tuesday, helped along by well-received results from HSBC and strength in the housebuilding sector. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 7,889.78. Investors were mulling a surprise interest rate hike from Australia’s central bank, which lifted its […]
Apr 27 2023 @ 04:38
London open: Stocks steady amid corporate deluge London stocks were steady in early trade on Thursday amid a deluge of corporate news, as worries about the banking sector continued to play on investors’ minds. At 0855 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,852.05, as market participants eyed the release of US GDP and initial […]
Apr 26 2023 @ 04:38
London open: Stocks fall on weak US cues; Persimmon bucks trend London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a downbeat session on Wall Street after First Republic’s results reignited concerns about the banking sector, despite well-received results from Microsoft and Alphabet. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,866.61. Susannah Streeter, […]
Apr 25 2023 @ 04:46
London open: Stocks fall but Whitbread bucks trend after results London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK borrowing figures and results from the likes of AB Foods and Whitbread, ahead of key US tech earnings. At 0910 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,884.96. Susannah Streeter, head of money […]
Apr 24 2023 @ 04:37
London open: FTSE nudges lower as energy, mining stocks fall London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Monday, with miners and energy shares under pressure, as traders looked ahead to key US and UK results later in the week. At 0850 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 7,905.63. Susannah Streeter, head of […]
Apr 21 2023 @ 04:41
London open: FTSE little changed after disappointing retail sales London stocks were little changed in early trade on Friday as investors mulled weaker-than-expected retail sales data. At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was up just 0.1% at 7,907.07. Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “The FTSE 100 is expected to end the week […]
Apr 20 2023 @ 04:43
London open: Stocks edge lower amid corporate deluge; banks rally London stocks edged lower in early trade on Thursday as investors waded through a raft of corporate news. At 0910 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 7,881.71. Neil Wilson, chief market analyst at Markets.com, said: “A modest decline after such a strong run indicates […]