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London open: Stocks fall on weak US cues; Persimmon bucks trend London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a downbeat session on Wall Street after First Republic’s results reignited concerns about the banking sector, despite well-received results from Microsoft and Alphabet. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,866.61. Susannah Streeter, […]

London open: Stocks fall but Whitbread bucks trend after results London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK borrowing figures and results from the likes of AB Foods and Whitbread, ahead of key US tech earnings. At 0910 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,884.96. Susannah Streeter, head of money […]

London open: FTSE nudges lower as energy, mining stocks fall London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Monday, with miners and energy shares under pressure, as traders looked ahead to key US and UK results later in the week. At 0850 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 7,905.63. Susannah Streeter, head of […]

London open: FTSE little changed after disappointing retail sales London stocks were little changed in early trade on Friday as investors mulled weaker-than-expected retail sales data. At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was up just 0.1% at 7,907.07. Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “The FTSE 100 is expected to end the week […]

London open: Stocks edge lower amid corporate deluge; banks rally London stocks edged lower in early trade on Thursday as investors waded through a raft of corporate news. At 0910 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 7,881.71. Neil Wilson, chief market analyst at Markets.com, said: “A modest decline after such a strong run indicates […]

London open: Stocks fall as investors mull inflation data London stocks edged lower in early trade on Wednesday after data showed that UK inflation fell less than expected last month as record food prices continued to mount. At 0850 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 7,889.37. Figures released earlier by the Office for National […]

London open: Stocks gain as investors mull China GDP, UK jobs data London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, underpinned by solid updates from the likes of Entain and easyJet, as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data and better-than-expected Chinese GDP figures. At 0905 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 7,899.69. Data out earlier […]

London open: Stocks gain as deal news boosts sentiment London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, with deal news boosting sentiment. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 7,912.86. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “Cautious optimism is the Monday motivation mantra, as stronger US corporate news […]

London open: Stocks edge up ahead of US retail sales, bank earnings London stocks edged higher in early trade on Friday, taking their cue from positive sessions in the US and Asia, as investors eyed US retail sales and bank earnings. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 7,854.86, with sentiment lifted […]

London open: Stocks flat after UK GDP London stocks were flat in early trade on Thursday after data showed that the UK economy stagnated in February as strikes dented productivity. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was steady at 7,828.07. According to the Office for National Statistics, there was zero growth, down from 0.4% growth in […]