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London open: Stocks slide as trading volumes thin on NYE London stocks opened in the red on Thursday as trading volumes were thin on New Year’s Eve. The UK equity market will close at 1230 GMT to bring in 2016 and will reopen on Monday. Germany and France are both closed for the day while […]

London open: Stocks decline as oil prices reverse gains London stocks declined on Wednesday as oil prices reversed gains in the previous session. Brent crude fell 1.9% to $37.06 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate dropped 2.5% to $36.93 per barrel at 0854 GMT. A slump in metal prices also dragged mining stocks lower including […]

London open: UK market reopens in positive territory after Christmas The FTSE gained on Tuesday as the UK market reopened for trading after the Christmas break. With little in the way of economic data or company news, the focus will likely be on commodities. At 0848 GMT Brent crude ticked up 0.2% to $36.72 per […]

London open: Stocks broadly flat on short trading day before Christmas The FTSE opened broadly flat on Thursday as the market looked set for a quiet day of trading on Christmas Eve. The UK market is set to close at 1230 GMT with no notable releases due during the session. The only notable ones are […]

London open: Equities enjoy pre-Christmas rally as slate of data released London stocks advanced on Wednesday ahead of a slate of data including the final estimate of third quarter UK gross domestic product. UK third quarter GDP from the Office for National Statistics at 0930 GMT is expected to show an unrevised annualised 2.3% increase […]

London open: Stocks gain as China hints at further stimulus London stocks were sitting higher on Tuesday after the Chinese government hinted at further stimulus. China’s government said that monetary policy must be more “flexible” and more “forceful”, according to a statement released after the Central Economic Work Conference by Xinhua News Agency on Monday...

London open: Stocks gain as metal prices boost mining shares UK equities were given a boost by mining shares on Monday morning as metal prices edged higher. Glencore and Anglo American were among the top risers on the FTSE 100 after gold, silver, copper and platinum prices rose. In contrast, oil continued to slide with […]

London open: Stocks edge lower on weak US and Asian cues Stocks in London slipped in early trade, tracking losses in the US and Asia. At 0910 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% to 6,087.69. “With the US rate rise finally out of the way this appears to be another classic example of buy on […]

London open: Stocks gain after Fed raises interest rates UK equities gained on Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and chair Janet Yellen assured the market that further increases would be gradual. The FTSE 100 rose 1.58% to 6,157 points at 0903 GMT. The Fed hiked interest rates for the first time in […]

London open: Stocks rise ahead of FOMC interest rate decision London stocks advanced ahead of UK employment data and the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates. Data from the Office for National Statistics at 0930 GMT is expected to show UK employers added 150,000 jobs in the three months to October. In the same period […]