Jan 24 2018 @ 06:03
London open: Stocks edge lower as pound breaches $1.40; jobs data eyed London stocks edged lower in early trade on Wednesday as the pound breached the 1.40 level against the dollar, with investors wary ahead of the release of key jobs data. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% to 7,711.16, while the […]
Jan 23 2018 @ 06:35
London open: Stocks edge up after record US close; EasyJet flies higher London stocks edged higher in early trade on Tuesday, taking their cue from a record close on Wall Street after the Senate agreed a temporary deal that has ended the government shutdown. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% to 7,725.78, […]
Jan 22 2018 @ 05:55
London open: Stocks flat amid US government shutdown; bookies drop London stocks were flat in early trade on Monday as investors mulled the US government shutdown and sifted through a raft of corporate news, with bookmakers under pressure. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was steady at 7,732.99, while the pound was up 0.3% versus […]
Jan 19 2018 @ 06:19
London open: Stocks steady after downbeat Wall St; UK retail sales in focus London stocks were flat in early trade on Friday following a downbeat session on Wall Street, as investors eyed the latest UK retail sales figures, with more corporate profit warnings doing little to lift the mood. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 […]
Jan 18 2018 @ 05:56
London open: Stocks slip as investors sift through trading updates London stocks slipped in early trade on Thursday as positive cues from Wall Street were offset by profit taking and shares going ex-dividend day amid a torrent of trading updates. At 0850 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% to 7,714.41 though the FTSE 250 […]
Jan 17 2018 @ 06:20
London open: Stocks slip after weak US close; UBM surges on Informa merger London stocks slipped in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a downbeat session in the US, although deal news helped to keep things interesting. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% to 7,743.93, while the pound was up […]
Jan 16 2018 @ 06:22
London open: Stocks inch up as investors sift through corporate news; inflation data eyed London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Tuesday as investors sifted through a raft of corporate news ahead of the release of the latest UK inflation figures. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% to 7,778.23, while the […]
Jan 15 2018 @ 06:31
London open: Stocks nudge lower as Carillion collapse sours sentiment London stocks ticked lower in early trade on Monday, with sentiment undermined by the collapse of contractor Carillion. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% to 7,774.02,while the pound was up 0.1% against the dollar at 1.3747 and flat versus the euro at […]
Jan 12 2018 @ 06:07
London open: Stocks nudge higher after record close; GKN surges after bid London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Friday following another record close the day before, with engineering group GKN leading the charge. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% to 7,772.98, having hit a record intraday high of 7,774.41 earlier, […]
Jan 11 2018 @ 06:09
London open: Stocks flat as Tesco, M&S updates disappoint London stocks were little changed in early trade on Thursday, with mixed Christmas trading updates from the likes of Tesco and Marks & Spencer disappointing analysts and investors. At 0850 GMT, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,751.09, with the pound down 0.1% versus the euro […]