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London open: FTSE edges up as Entain, Vodafone rally London stocks edged higher in early trade on Monday, helped along by strong performances from Entain and Vodafone, as investors mulled the latest comments from Federal Reserve officials. At 0850 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 7,588.18. Steve Clayton, head of equity funds at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “It […]

London open: Stocks steady as investors mull central bank announcements London stocks were steady in early trade on Friday as investors paused for breath after a slew of central bank policy announcements this week. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,645.67. Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “Investors are chewing […]

London open: FTSE surges after Fed signals rate cuts next year London stocks surged in early trade on Thursday after the Federal Reserve signalled interest rate cuts were on the way next year, with the Bank of England and the European Central Bank due to make their final policy announcements of 2023 later. At 0825 […]

London open: Stocks edge up after UK GDP data, ahead of Fed London stocks edged up in early trade on Wednesday as weak UK GDP data raised expectations of a rate cut by the Bank of England, and as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve. At 0820 GMT, the FTSE […]

London open: Stocks rise after UK jobs data, ahead of US inflation London stocks edged higher in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data – which showed that wage growth eased – and looked ahead to a key US inflation reading and a string of central bank policy announcements this […]

London open: Stocks edge lower ahead of central bank meetings London stocks edged lower in early trade on Monday ahead of a key week for central bank meetings. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,532.75. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: “This week will herald a raft of economic […]

London open: Stocks nudge up ahead of payrolls London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Friday as investors eyed the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report. At 0820 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 7,521.02. The payrolls report for November is due at 1330 GMT, along with the unemployment rate […]

London open: Stocks fall after China data; house prices rise London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from downbeat sessions in the US and Asia, after disappointing Chinese trade data. At 0915 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 7,487.73. Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “The FTSE […]

London open: Stocks nudge up but BAT tumbles after update London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed the latest ADP jobs report in the US, but British American Tobacco tumbled after a disappointing update. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 7,497.19. The ADP report for November is due […]

London open: Stocks fall as investors eye services PMI; Barclays slumps London stocks fell in early trade Tuesday, taking their cue from downbeat US and Asian sessions, as investors mulled the latest retail sales data and looked ahead to the services PMI. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.5% at 7,477.60. The latest […]