Nov 14 2019 @ 04:36
London open: Stocks edge lower, Burberry bucks trend after interims London stocks edged lower in early trade on Thursday but luxury fashion brand Burberry surged on the back of well-received interim results. At 0850 GMT, the FTSE 100 was 0.2% lower at 7,335.32, while the pound was down 0.1% against the dollar and the euro […]
Nov 13 2019 @ 04:44
London open: Stocks fall as Trump speech disappoints; housebuilders buck trend London stocks fell in early trade, taking their cue from weakness in Asia amid escalating unrest in Hong Kong and after US President Trump’s eagerly-awaited speech in New York left investors disappointed. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was 0.4% lower at 7,336.88, while […]
Nov 12 2019 @ 04:46
London open: Stocks edge higher ahead of jobs data London stocks edged up in early trade on Tuesday following losses in the previous session, as investors sifted through a raft of corporate news and eyed the release of key UK jobs data. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 7,347.68, while the […]
Nov 11 2019 @ 06:48
London open: Stocks fall as investors eye GDP data London stocks fell in early trade on Monday, taking their cue from a downbeat session in Asia as investors eyed the latest UK GDP reading. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.5% at 7,322.32, while the pound was up 0.2% against the dollar and […]
Nov 08 2019 @ 04:40
London open: Stocks fall amid conflicting China-US trade news London stocks fell in early trade on Friday as optimism over a trade deal between the US and China faded, with British Airways parentĀ IAGĀ among the losers after a disappointing update. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 7,379.92, while sterling was flat against […]
Nov 07 2019 @ 04:39
London open: Stocks edge up amid deluge of corporate news London stocks edged higher in early trade on Thursday amid renewed optimism over a US-China trade deal, as investors waded through an avalanche of corporate releases and eyed the latest policy announcement from the Bank of England. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up […]
Nov 06 2019 @ 04:52
London open: Footsie nudges lower as property stocks fall; M&S rallies London stocks nudged lower in early trade, with property stocks under the cosh after a downbeat update from Intu Properties, as investors eyed fresh developments in Sino-US trade relations. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 7,382.83, while the pound was […]
Nov 05 2019 @ 04:45
London open: Stocks nudge up ahead of services PMI; gambling stocks still weak Mining stocks rallied again on Tuesday amid growing optimism over a US-China trade deal, but the Footsie was just a touch higher overall following solid gains in the previous session, as investors eyed the release of key UK services data. At 0830 […]
Nov 04 2019 @ 05:36
London open: Stocks gain amid renewed trade hopes London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, with miners pacing the advance amid growing optimism over a Sino-US trade deal. At 0845 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 7,329.46, while the pound was down 0.1% against the dollar at 1.2933 and flat versus the […]
Nov 01 2019 @ 05:46
London open: Stocks rise as investors eye non-farm payrolls London stocks rose in early trade on Friday, recovering some ground after heavy losses in the previous session as investors mulled encouraging Chinese data and looked ahead to the release of UK manufacturing figures and the latest US non-farm payrolls report. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE […]