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London open: FTSE edges lower; US debt ceiling talks remain in focus London stocks edged lower in early trade on Wednesday following a downbeat session on Wall Street, as investors continued to keep their eye on US debt ceiling talks. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 7,734.44. Susannah Streeter, head of […]

London open: Stocks edge up as investors mull UK jobs data London stocks edged higher in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK jobs report and some disappointing data out of China. At 0855 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 7,793.02. Data out earlier showed that Chinese industrial production and […]

London open: Stocks edge up despite US debt ceiling concerns Stocks were being buoyed at the start of the week by positive headlines around the ongoing debt ceiling talks in the US, although analysts were cautious .In remarks made overnight, Lael Brainard, the head of the US National Economic Council, said that talks thus far […]

London open: Stocks up on hopes for debt ceiling, US-China talks Stocks in London were trading slightly higher at the end of the week, amid hopes that the talks underway to raise the US government’s debt ceiling might succeed. Investor sentiment was also buoyed by news that US National Security advisor Jake Sullivan had met […]

London open: Stocks up as sterling weakens ahead of BoE London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday as sterling weakened ahead of an expected 25 basis point rate hike by the Bank of England. At 0855 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 7,780.05, while the pound was down 0.4% against the dollar […]

London open: Stocks edge down ahead of US inflation London stocks edged lower in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed the latest US inflation report. At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 7,750.93. US consumer price inflation data for April is due at 1330 BST. Susannah Streeter, head of money and […]

London open: Stocks flat as investors eye US inflation, BoE announcement London stocks were steady in early trade on Tuesday as traders returned to their desks after the long weekend, with all eyes on the latest US inflation report and Bank of England rate announcement this week. At 0840 BST, the 100 was flat at […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]