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London open: Stocks gain as investors mull Rightmove data; inflation eyed London stocks edged higher early trade on Monday as investors mulled the latest UK house price figures and looked ahead to key inflation data later in the week. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was 0.3% firmer at 8,443.38. Data released earlier by Rightmove showed that […]

London open: FTSE edges down after US losses London stocks edged lower in early trade on Friday following a downbeat close on Wall Street. At 0920 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 8,417.94. Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “Although market enthusiasm has stalled slightly, the FSTE remains in a […]

London open: FTSE falls as ex-dividend stocks weigh London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday amid a deluge of corporate news, dragged lower by ex-dividend shares. At 0850 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 8,418.63. Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “The FTSE 100 has shed points after setting another […]

London open: Stocks gain ahead of US inflation; Experian surges London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday, helped along by the likes of Experian and Imperial Brands, as investors eyed the latest US inflation reading. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 8,467.82, having hit a record high of 8,474.41 closer to the open. […]

London open: Stocks nudge up as investors mull jobs data London stocks were just a touch higher in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled conflicting UK jobs data. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 8,420.17. Figures released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed that unemployment nudged higher in March, in […]

London open: Stocks extend rally ahead of US inflation data UK stocks were inching higher on Monday morning, though risk appetite was capped by markets already trading at record highs ahead of some crucial inflation data from the US later in the week. The FTSE 100 was up just 0.11% at 8,443, after setting a […]

London open: FTSE gains as UK exits recession London stocks rose in early trade on Friday as data revealed the UK is no longer in recession. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 8,412.99, while sterling was 0.1% firmer versus the dollar at 1.2532. Figures released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed […]

London open: Stocks nudge up ahead of BoE announcement London stocks nudged up in early trade on Thursday, with all eyes on the Bank of England policy announcement amid hopes of a summer rate cut. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 8,358.68. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, […]

London open: Stocks gain as Informa, Wetherspoons rally London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday, helped along by solid performances from the likes of Informa and Wetherspoons, as investors eyed this week’s Bank of England policy announcement. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 8,348.46. Derren Nathan, head of equity research at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: […]

London open London stocks rallied in early trade on Tuesday following solid gains on Wall Street and in Asia, as investors mulled the latest data on house prices and retail sales. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 1% at 8,293.97, having earlier risen above 8,300 for the first time. Figures released by Halifax showed that […]