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London open: Stocks in the red as pound rallies but Imagination Technologies surges London stocks fell in early trade on Monday as the pound gained ground against the euro after Angela Merkel secured a fourth term as German chancellor but with the tricky task of setting up a coalition, although chip designer Imagination Technologies bucked […]

London open: Stocks edge lower on N Korea concerns as investors eye May speech London stocks edged lower in early trade on Friday after North Korea reportedly threatened to test a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific and as investors awaited a key speech by Prime Minister Theresa May. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was […]

London open: Stocks nudge up as investors digest Fed London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Thursday as investors mulled over the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve and sifted through corporate news. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% to 7,275.86, while the pound was flat against the dollar at […]

The future for online gambling looks bright; the enormous global growth from over $22billion in 2010 to $42 billion in 2016 is set to continue. Figures from the UK’s Gambling Commission show that online gambling now accounts for 33% of all gambling in Britain at £4.5billion – the largest gambling sector; more than the National […]

London open: Stocks edge higher ahead of retail sales, Fed announcement London stocks edged tentatively higher in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed the release of UK retail sales data and the latest policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% to 7,287.82. The Fed is […]

London open: FTSE flat as pound cancels out positive mood London stocks were flat on Tuesday morning as the pound rose against the dollar to counteract positive sentiment after further record highs were posted on Wall Street overnight. The FTSE 100 index dipped modestly lower initially but after half an hour of trading was just […]

London open: Stocks in the black but Hiscox bucks trend on Harvey estimates London stocks edged higher in early trade on Monday, taking their cue from a positive session in Asia. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% to 7,253.01, while the pound was flat against the euro at 1.1375 and down 0.3% […]

London open: Stocks edge lower but Wetherspoons rallies on results London stocks were lower in early trade on Friday, but losses were contained as investors reacted fairly calmly to news that North Korea had fired another ballistic missile over Japan, with some cheer in the form of bubbly results from pub operator JD Wetherspoon. At […]

London open: Stocks edge lower ahead of BoE announcement; Next surges London stocks edged lower in early trade on Thursday as investors sifted through corporate news and awaited the latest policy announcement from the Bank of England. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% to 7,368.92, while the pound was flat against the […]

London open: Stocks drop as sterling gains; jobs data eyed London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday, dented by a stronger pound as investors eyed the release of key UK unemployment and wages data. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.6% to 7,355.79, while the pound was up 0.2% versus the euro […]