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London open: Stocks rise after late Wall Street  London shares rose in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a rebound on Wall Street and recovering from heavy losses in the previous session, as investors sifted through corporate news. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.9% to 7,201.94, while the pound was […]

London open: Stocks tumble after US and Asian bloodbath London stocks dived in early trade on Tuesday, taking their cue from a bloodbath on Wall Street and in Asia as investors fret that rising inflation will force the Fed to hike rates more than initially expected this year. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was […]

London open: Stocks fall to eight-week lows amid rate rise fears London stocks fell to an eight-week low in early trade on Monday, taking their cue from heavy losses in Asia and on Wall Street at the end of last week amid concerns that the Federal Reserve might hike rates more than expected. At 0900 […]

London open: Stocks edge lower ahead of payrolls; BT, AstraZeneca in focus London stocks edged lower in early trade on Friday as investors eyed a key reading on the UK construction sector and the release of the US non-farm payrolls report, with earnings from BT and AstraZeneca in focus. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 […]

London open: Stocks edge higher as investors eye manufacturing data London stocks edged higher in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from a positive session on Wall Street as investors mulled over the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve and awaited key UK manufacturing data. At 0850 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up […]

London open: Stocks steady as investors eye Fed, Capita tumbles on profit warning London stocks were steady in early trade on Wednesday following heavy losses in the previous session, as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve, amid weakness in the housebuilder sector and a profit warning from outsourcer Capita. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE […]

London open: Stocks fall on weak Wall St cues, pound hit by Brexit woes London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday, taking their cue from a downbeat session in the US amid rising bond yields, as Brexit concerns hit the pound. At 0835 GMT, the FTSE100 was down 0.3% to 7,647.19, while the pound […]

London open: Stocks edge higher in quiet trade as dollar claws back losses London stocks edged higher in fairly quiet trade on Monday as the pound gave back some gains against the dollar. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% to 7,678.19, while the pound was flat against the euro at 1.1393 and […]

London open: Stocks climb despite pound strength; GDP data eyed London stocks rose in early trade on Friday despite a rallying pound, taking their cue from a record close on Wall Street as investors eyed UK and US economic growth figures. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% to 7,644.20, after the Dow Jones and […]

London open: Stocks flat as investors eye sterling and ECB London stocks were steady in early trade on Thursday as investors continued to keep an eye on the pound after its surge against the dollar the previous day dragged the top-flight index down to its lowest level so far this year. At 0840 GMT, the […]