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London open: Stocks rise as May seeks business backing for Brexit deal London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, with all eyes firmly on Brexit developments as Prime Minister Theresa May prepared to seek the backing of business leaders for her Brexit plan. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% to 7,041.19, […]

London open: Stocks and sterling rise despite political uncertainty London stocks rose in early trade on Friday, taking their cue from an upbeat session on Wall Street as investors continued to keep a close eye on Brexit developments. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% to 7,083.26, while the pound was 0.4% higher […]

London open: Miners pace the advance as May faces Commons backlash London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday, underpinned by solid gains in the mining sector as investors tried to take stock of the latest Brexit developments amid ministerial resignations. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% to 7,065.72. Sterling initially was […]

London open: Stocks drop as May faces cabinet showdown over Brexit deal London stocks fell in early trade, with sterling little changed after Theresa May agreed the text of a draft withdrawal agreement with the EU. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.7% to 7,002.98, trading at its worst levels since the end […]

London open: Stocks rally amid US-China optimism; Vodafone gains after results London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, shrugging off a downbeat session on Wall Street thanks to some well-received corporate news and optimism over Sino-US relations. At 0915 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% to 7,087.49, firmly in the green despite heavy […]

London open: Miners and energy stocks fire up FTSE as pound slumps London stocks rallied in early trade on Monday, boosted by a weaker pound as miners and oil companies advanced. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 1.1% to 7,182.74 as sterling slumped 1% against the dollar to 1.2844 and 0.2% versus the […]

London open: Resources stocks lead slide after hawkish Fed London stocks fell in early trade on Friday as investors digested a hawkish policy statement from the Federal Reserve, with miners and oil companies under the cosh. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.7% to 7,093.41, while the pound was off 0.3% against the […]

London open: Stocks rise on strong US cues; Fed announcement eyed London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from strong gains on Wall Street as investors prepared for the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve. At 0835 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% to 7,148.15, while the pound was […]

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London open: Stocks rally as investors digest US mid-terms; M&S drops on results London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday as investors digested a broadly in-line outcome to the US mid-terms, helped along by a strong performance from the mining sector. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.8% to 7,099.22, while the […]