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London open: Stocks gain after better-than-expected GDP London stocks rose in early trade on Friday after a better-than-expected UK GDP reading, as investors eyed the release of key US bank earnings. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 7,824.44. Data out earlier from the Office for National Statistics showed that the economy unexpectedly grew […]

London open: FTSE rises amid deluge of retail updates, ahead of US inflation London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday as investors eyed the latest US inflation data and waded through a deluge of retail updates. At 0845, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 7,766.50. Oanda market analyst Craig Erlam said the US inflation […]

London open: FTSE edges up as JD Sports rallies, Sainsbury’s falls London stocks edged higher in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a positive session on Wall Street after US Fed chair Jerome Powell refrained from saying anything about rate policy in a speech in Sweden. At 0820 GMT, the FTSE 100 was […]

London open: FTSE edges lower as investors eye Powell speech London stocks edged lower in early trade on Tuesday as investors eyed a speech by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. At 0850 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,703.26 Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor, said: “After the FTSE 100 closed above […]

London open: Stocks edge up as heavily-weighted miners rally London stocks edged up in early trade on Monday, with sentiment boosted by China reopening hopes and last week’s US non-farm payrolls report. At 0835 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 7,712.42. Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor, said: “The FTSE 100 is […]

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London open: FTSE edges higher ahead of payrolls London stocks edged higher in early trade on Friday as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report. At 0820 GMT, the FTSE 100 was 0.3% firmer at 7,654.45. The payrolls report is due at 1330 GMT, along with the unemployment rate and average earnings. Investors will […]

London open: FTSE nudges lower; Next surges after update London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Thursday as investors mulled hawkish minutes from the US Federal Reserve, but retailers were on the rise after positive updates from the likes of Next and B&M European Value Retail. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 7,575.47. […]

London open: Shares edge ahead as investors eye PMIs UK stocks were seen opening higher on Wednesday as investors eyed PMI data in the eurozone and US and the latest minutes from the Federal Reserve for any hints on the path of interest rates. The FTSE 100 was up 0.15% after a strong Tuesday session […]

London open: Stocks jump at the start of 2023, helped by softness in sterling Stocks in London started the new year on the front foot as traders returned from the holiday break amid a big drop in sterling. As of 0843 GMT, the FTSE 100 was ahead by 1.57% to 7,568.90, alongside a 0.78% decline […]