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London open: Stocks little changed ahead of BoE, ECB announcements London stocks were little changed in early trade on Thursday as investors eyed policy announcements from the Bank of England and European Central Bank. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up just 0.1% at 7,591.43. Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor, said: “The […]

London open: Stocks rally on US cues; Vodafone gains on update London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a positive session on Wall Street. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 7,571.93 as investors eyed policy announcements from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England […]

London open: Stocks rally on positive US cues; miners in the black London stocks kicked off February on the front foot on Tuesday, taking their cue from a positive session on Wall Street. At 0855 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.9% at 7,529.03. Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor, said: “European markets are […]

London open: Stocks rise on positive US cues; Vodafone rallies London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, taking their cue from Wall Street, where equity markets closed out the week in the black. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.55% at 7,504.43. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: “Amid the […]

London open: Stocks fall after US tech selloff London stocks fell in early trade on Friday following a selloff in US tech stocks. At 0855 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.7% at 7,505.06. Richard Hunter, Head of Markets at Interactive Investor, said: “Investors remain on high alert after another blustery session which saw stocks oscillate […]

London open: Stocks edge lower after hawkish Fed; corporate news rolls in London stocks edged down in early trade on Thursday following heavy losses in Asia, after the US Federal Reserve struck a hawkish note overnight. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 7,454.07, as investors waded through a raft of corporate […]

London open: FTSE rallies as investors eye Fed announcement London stocks rallied in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 1.2% at 7,462.83. Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor, said: “Amid the backdrop of volatile equity markets, […]

London open: Stocks recover after positive Wall St close London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, recovering from heavy losses in the previous session and taking their cue from a positive close on Wall Street. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.7% at 7,344.57, having slumped 2.6% on Monday amid growing tensions […]

London open: Stocks edge lower amid Russia-Ukraine tensions; Unilever rallies London stocks edged lower in early trade on Monday as tensions grew between Russia and Ukraine, with all eyes on this week’s US Federal Reserve meeting. At 0850 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 7,478.39. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: […]

London open: Profit-taking deepens as losses on Wall Street mount London stocks were getting walloped at the opening as investors’ jitters around the prospects for policy tightening by the US central bank continued and after another bruising session on Wall Street. As of 0927 GMT, the FTSE 100 was trading 0.91% or 69.35 points lower […]