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London open: Miners pace gains on China news; easyJet flies higher London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday, with miners pacing the gains after China said it will cut the reserve requirement ratio for banks from next month. At 0850 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 7,515.27. Sentiment got a boost after […]

London open: Stocks gain as miners rally; borrowing data in focus London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Tuesday following another record close on Wall Street, as investors mulled better-than-expected UK borrowing figures. At 0845 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 7,497.65. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: […]

London open: Stocks gain after US rally; Bodycote jumps London stocks rose in early trade on Monday following solid gains on Wall Street at the end of last week. At 0855 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 7,484.78. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “It’s a warmer to start […]

London open: FTSE gains as weak retail sales boost rate cut hopes London stocks rose in early trade on Friday as weak retail sales figures boosted rate cut hopes. At 0900 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 7,501.78. Figures released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed that retail sales volumes fell 3.2% on […]

London open: Stocks nudge down amid raft of corporate news London stocks nudged a touch lower in early trade on Thursday following heavy losses in the previous session, as investors waded through a deluge of corporate news. At 0910 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 7,439.19, as market participants continued to mull recent […]

London open: Stocks slump as UK inflation ticks higher London stocks fell sharply in early trade on Wednesday as a surprise jump in UK inflation dampened rate cut hopes. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 1.3% at 7,459.92. Data released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed that the consumer price index rose to […]

London open: FTSE falls as rate cut expectations scaled back; jobs data in focus London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data, and as hawkish comments from central bankers dampened rate cut hopes. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.6% at 7,551.41. Sentiment took a […]

London open: Stocks nudge up; quiet trade expected amid US holiday London stocks nudged up in early trade on Monday following a mostly positive session in Asia, but trade was expected to be quieter than usual with US markets closed for Martin Luther King day. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was 0.1% firmer at […]

London open: Stocks gain as UK economy returns to growth London stocks gained in early trade on Friday after data showed the UK economy returned to growth in November, and as investors eyed earnings from US banking behemoths. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.7% at 7,625.65. Figures released earlier by the Office for […]

London open: Stocks gain ahead of US inflation; Tesco, M&S in focus London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday following gains in the US and Asia, with supermarkets in focus after trading updates from Tesco and Marks & Spencer. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 7,683.50, as investors eyed the US consumer price […]