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London open: Equities enjoy pre-Christmas rally as slate of data released London stocks advanced on Wednesday ahead of a slate of data including the final estimate of third quarter UK gross domestic product. UK third quarter GDP from the Office for National Statistics at 0930 GMT is expected to show an unrevised annualised 2.3% increase […]

London open: Stocks gain as China hints at further stimulus London stocks were sitting higher on Tuesday after the Chinese government hinted at further stimulus. China’s government said that monetary policy must be more “flexible” and more “forceful”, according to a statement released after the Central Economic Work Conference by Xinhua News Agency on Monday...

London open: Stocks gain as metal prices boost mining shares UK equities were given a boost by mining shares on Monday morning as metal prices edged higher. Glencore and Anglo American were among the top risers on the FTSE 100 after gold, silver, copper and platinum prices rose. In contrast, oil continued to slide with […]

London open: Stocks edge lower on weak US and Asian cues Stocks in London slipped in early trade, tracking losses in the US and Asia. At 0910 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% to 6,087.69. “With the US rate rise finally out of the way this appears to be another classic example of buy on […]

London open: Stocks gain after Fed raises interest rates UK equities gained on Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and chair Janet Yellen assured the market that further increases would be gradual. The FTSE 100 rose 1.58% to 6,157 points at 0903 GMT. The Fed hiked interest rates for the first time in […]

London open: Stocks rise ahead of FOMC interest rate decision London stocks advanced ahead of UK employment data and the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates. Data from the Office for National Statistics at 0930 GMT is expected to show UK employers added 150,000 jobs in the three months to October. In the same period […]

London open: Stocks gain ahead of UK and US inflation reports London stocks gained on Tuesday ahead of the release of data which is expected to show an improvement in UK and US inflation. At 0905 GMT the FTSE 100 climbed 1.50% to 5,962.54 points, bouncing back from Monday’s decline at the close as oil […]

London open: Stocks rise as Chinese data impresses UK stocks gained on Monday after better-than-expected Chinese data on retail sales and industrial production over the weekend. Chinese industrial production rose 6.2% in November from a year earlier, compared to the previous month’s 5.6% increase and expectations for a 5.7% gain, the National Bureau of Statistics […]

London open: Stocks fall as oil continues to slide UK stocks declined on Friday as crude prices continued to slide, sending oil producers into the red. Premier Oil, Royal Dutch Shell and BP were among the fallers as Brent crude dropped 0.1% to $39.68 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate dipped 0.2% to $36.68 per […]

London open: Stocks decline ahead of BoE’s interest rate decision London stocks started on the back foot on Thursday ahead of the Bank of England’s decision on interest rates. The BoE is expected to keep interest rates unchanged at 0.5% and the asset purchase programme at £375bn amid a slowdown in emerging economies, low inflation […]