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London open: Stocks flat as investors brace for first rate hike since 2007 London stocks were little changed in early trade on Thursday as investors braced for what could be the first rate hike by the Bank of England in a decade. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,487.23, while the pound […]

London open: Stocks edge higher ahead of manufacturing data; Next bucks trend London stocks edged higher in early trade on Wednesday as investors sifted through corporate news ahead of some key manufacturing data, although retailer Next bucked the trend after disappointing third-quarter results. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% to 7,523.91, while […]

London open: Stocks in the black as BP gushes higher after results London stocks edged higher in early trade on Tuesday, boosted by some-well received results from oil giant BP. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% to 7,506.18, while the pound was up 0.1% against the euro at 1.1346 and flat versus […]

London open: Stocks edge lower as pound recovers ground, HSBC in focus London stocks edged lower in early trade on Monday as the pound recovered some of its losses from last week ahead of a busy few days that includes rate decisions from the Bank of England and Federal Reserve. At 0835 BST, the FTSE […]

London open: Stocks edge higher as pound loses ground; RBS and IAG earnings in focus London equity markets edged higher in early trade on Friday, helped along by a weaker pound. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% to 7,504.44, while the pound was down 0.3% versus the euro at 1.1267 and 0.5% […]

London open: Stocks flat as investors sift through corporate news; Draghi eyed London stocks were steady in early trade on Thursday as investors sifted through corporate news and eyed a later announcement from the European Central Bank and ensuing press conference with Mario Draghi. At 0830 BST, the FTSE was flat at 7,446.27, while the […]

London Open: Stocks Steady Ahead Of Third-Quarter GDP Data London stocks were little changed in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed the release of third-quarter UK GDP data. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,524.23, with the pound steady against the euro and the dollar at 1.1166 and 1.3129, respectively. An […]

London Open: Stocks Steady But Whitbread Slumps On Disappointing Interims London stocks were steady in early trade, but leisure sector giant Whitbread slid after a disappointing set of interim results. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,525.23, while the pound was down 0.1% against the euro and the dollar to 1.1220 and 1.3187, respectively. […]

London open: Stocks dip down in quiet start to busy week London stocks nudged lower in early trade amid a lack of market-moving news, with the economic calendar set to get busier later in the week. At 0855 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% to 7,514.55, while the pound was flat against the dollar […]

London open: Stocks climb as Trump Trade looks back on London stocks pinged higher on Friday to wipe out losses from the previous session as the pound was weaker against the dollar after the US Senate approved a budget plan for 2018. At 0825 BST, FTSE 100 had gained 0.36% to 7,550.22, with sterling losing […]