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London open: FTSE nudges up ahead of services data London stocks nudged up in early trade on Thursday following a mostly firmer US session, as investors eyed the latest reading on the UK services sector. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 7,941.93. Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “The […]

London open: Stocks fall on US rate cut doubts London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday following a weaker close on Wall Street, amid growing doubts over US interest rate cuts following solid economic data. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,910.54 . Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets […]

London open: Mining and oil stocks lift FTSE early UK stocks put in decent gains on Tuesday morning, starting the second quarter off strongly on the back of a good performance from the mining and oil sectors early on. By 0851 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 8,002.17. The index, which rose 0.3% […]

London open: Stocks edge up as investors mull GDP data; Spirent surges London stocks edged up in early trade on Thursday, as investors digested data confirming the UK fell into recession in the second half of last year. At 0820 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 7,953.44, with trade expected to be quiet […]

London open: Stocks nudge lower; Diploma surges on acquisition London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Wednesday following a slightly weaker close on Wall Street. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 7,925.25. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “Caution continues to reign after another day of […]

London open: FTSE edges lower amid ‘wait and see’ mood London stocks edged lower in early trade on Tuesday following a downbeat close on Wall Street, as investors eyed a key US inflation reading due later in the week. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 7,898.27. Susannah Streeter head of money […]

London open: Stocks muted after Friday’s highs; Kingfisher slumps London stocks were muted in early trade on Monday, having closed at their highest level in more than a year on Friday. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up just 0.1% at 7,934.64. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “The FTSE […]

London open: FTSE nudges up as investors mull retail sales London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Friday as investors mulled the latest retail sales data. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 7,891.80, having gained sharply on Thursday. Investors were mulling comments from Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey, who hinted in […]

London open: Stocks rally after Wall St gains; BoE in focus London stocks rallied in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from strong gains on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve stood pat on interest rates and chair Jerome Powell struck a dovish note. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 1.1% at […]

London open: FTSE nudges lower after inflation data, ahead of Fed London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Wednesday as investors mulled a bigger-than-expected fall in UK inflation, with caution in the air ahead of rate decisions from the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England. At 0820 GMT, the FTSE 100 was […]