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London open: FTSE little changed after US tech results, ahead of payrolls London stocks were steady in early trade on Friday following disappointing US tech results and as investors erred on the side of caution ahead of the latest non-farm payrolls report. At 0820 GMT, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,820.16. Sentiment took a […]

London open: FTSE rises ahead of BoE, ECB rate decisions London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday as investors mulled the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve and looked ahead to rate decisions from the Bank of England and European Central Bank. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 7,800.28. […]

London open: FTSE edges up ahead of rate decisions London stocks edged higher in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a positive finish on Wall Street, as investors eyed policy announcements from the Federal Reserve, Bank of England and European Central Bank. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 7,794.87. […]

London open: Stocks fall as IMF downgrades UK growth forecast London stocks edged lower in early trade on Tuesday following downbeat sessions in the US and Asia, and after the International Monetary Fund downgraded its UK growth forecast. At 0820 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,763.38. The IMF said UK GDP was […]

London open: FTSE edges lower ahead of busy week London stocks edged lower in early trade on Monday as investors eyed a series of key central bank rate announcements this week. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,738.68. Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor, said: “European markets have started the […]

London open: Stocks flat but Sainsbury’s rallies as Bestway takes stake London stocks were steady in early trade on Friday as investors continued to mull a better-than-expected US GDP reading a day earlier, with Sainsbury’s surging on news that Bestway has bought a stake in the supermarket giant. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,761.33. Richard […]

London open: FTSE edges up as investors eye US GDP London stocks edged higher in early trade on Thursday following a late rally on Wall Street, as investors eyed the latest US GDP data. At 0835 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 7,761.31. Fourth-quarter US GDP data is due at 1330 GMT. CMC […]

London open: Stocks nudge higher; easyJet, Ascential surge London stocks were just a touch higher in early trade on Wednesday, but easyJet and Ascential surged after upbeat updates. At 0845 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 7,762.08. Data released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed that factory gate inflation in the UK slowed in the year to […]

London open: Stocks fall as investors mull borrowing figures London stocks edged lower in early trade on Tuesday despite strong gains on Wall Street, as investors mulled a surge in public borrowing. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 7,768.01. According to data released earlier by the Office for National Statistics, government borrowing […]

London open: Possibility of slower Fed rate hikes buoys stocks Stocks were a tad higher at the start of the week with investors shaking off the freezing temperatures in London and downbeat forecasts for the UK economy out of consultancy EY, helped by increased speculation of a downshift in the speed of rate hikes in the […]