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London open: Stocks start higher ahead of February US jobs data Stocks began the morning with a small upwards push, tracking similar sized gains overnight on Wall Street, with traders looking towards official US non-farm payrolls data later on Friday. At 0802 GMT the FTSE 100 was up 0.24% or 30.81 points at 7,345.77 and […]

London open: China data and oil price spill unnerve traders Shares have started lower in London on Thursday morning with traders trying to anticipate whether the gears of monetary policy at the European Central Bank had begun to shift, mimicking the recent apparent change of pace over at America’s Federal Reserve. The answer to that […]

London open: Rare Chinese trade deficit leaves traders scratching heads Investors continued to play it safe ahead of the UK Budget later in the day, not to mention a key policy meeting at the European Central Bank the next day and monthly US jobs data out on Friday. Complicating matters further, data released overnight revealed […]

London open: Stocks little changed as investors sift corporate news London stocks were little changed in early trade as investors chewed over a smorgasbord of corporate releases. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% to 7,357.85. The economic calendar is fairly light on Tuesday, but on Wednesday all eyes will be on the […]

London open: Stocks edge lower despite M&A news London stocks edged lower in early trade as investors sifted through corporate releases and considered the prospect of a US rate hike, although deal news failed to provide any sort of inspiration. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% to 7,351.60. Rebecca O’Keeffe, head of […]

London open: Stocks edge lower as focus shifts to Fed speakers London stocks edged lower in early trade, with miners under the cosh, as investors eyed speeches from several Federal Reserve officials including Chair Janet Yellen. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% to 7,360.38. Chicago Fed President Charles Evans and Richmond Fed […]

London open: Stocks flat as investors pause for breath; construction PMI eyed London stocks were little changed in early trade on Thursday as investors paused for breath after the blue-chip index hit new highs in the previous session. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,380.40. On Wednesday, the index hit a fresh […]

London open: Stocks edge higher as investors digest earnings, Trump speech Stocks in London edged higher in early trade as investors sifted through more earnings news and digested US President Donald Trump’s first address to Congress, and they looked ahead to some key manufacturing data. At 0835 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% to […]

London open: Stocks little changed amid deluge of earnings; Trump eyed Stocks in London were little changed in early trade on Tuesday as investors sifted through a deluge of corporate news and looked ahead to US President Donald Trump’s address to Congress later in the day. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was flat at […]

London open: Stocks edge up as pound drops on Scottish referendum worries Stocks in London edged higher in early trade, underpinned by some solid earnings from Persimmon and AB Foods, and a weaker pound. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% to 7,273.55, as the pound was hit by reports that Scotland could […]