12 Oct 2017 @ 10:50
London open: Stocks flat as investors digest Fed minutes London stocks were little changed in early trade on Thursday despite a solid session in the US, as investors digested the minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,536.68, while the pound was up 0.1% against the […]
11 Oct 2017 @ 10:02
London open: Stocks nudge lower as investors eye Fed minutes; Dunelm surges London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Wednesday, with little in the way of market-moving news due before the minutes from the Federal Open Markets Committee’s previous meeting after the close. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% to 7,534.22, […]
10 Oct 2017 @ 10:12
London open: FTSE lifted as banks shine ahead of manufacturing data London stocks edged higher in early trade on Tuesday as investors eyed some key manufacturing and industrial production data. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% to 7,520.77, while the pound was flat against the euro at 1.1191 and 0.2% firmer versus […]
09 Oct 2017 @ 09:06
London open: Stocks nudge lower but Millennium & Copthorne surges on deal news London stocks nudged a touch lower in early trade on Monday on what was expected to be a fairly quiet start to the week, although deal news for Millennium & Copthorne livened up the proceedings a little. At 0845 BST, the FTSE […]
05 Oct 2017 @ 10:12
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Thursday as the pound lost ground amid concerns about Brexit, ahead of speeches by Bank of England policymakers Ian McCafferty and Andy Haldane. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% to 7,492.04, while the pound fell 0.5% against the dollar and the euro to 1.3184 […]
04 Oct 2017 @ 12:44
London stocks were trading down a touch by midday on Wednesday, giving up modest earlier gains as the pound rallied following a better-than-expected reading on the UK services sector, but moves were muted ahead of a speech by Prime Minister Theresa May. The FTSE 100 was down 0.1% to 7,462.11, while the pound was up […]
02 Oct 2017 @ 09:31
London open: Stocks in the black as housebuilders rally London stocks edged higher in early trade on Monday, underpinned by a strong performance in the housebuilding sector as investors looked ahead to the latest reading on UK manufacturing. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 10 was up 0.3% to 7,394.10 while the pound was down 0.4% […]
29 Sep 2017 @ 09:34
London open: Stocks edge higher ahead of data avalanche London stocks edged higher in early trade on Friday as investors awaited a deluge of data releases, including the final reading of second-quarter UK GDP. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% to 7,340.32, while the pound was down 0.3% versus the dollar at […]
28 Sep 2017 @ 09:36
London open: Stocks steady as investors eye Carney, digest Trump tax plans London stocks were little changed in early trade on Thursday as investors digested US President Trump’s latest tax plans and looked ahead to a speech by Bank of England governor Mark Carney. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was flat at 7,312.81, while […]
27 Sep 2017 @ 10:14
London open: Stocks in the black as hawkish Yellen hits the pound London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday as the pound lost ground against the dollar, which was boosted by hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% to 7,316.89, while the pound was […]