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London open: Stocks edge up as investors mull borrowing figures London stocks edged up in early trade on Wednesday as figures revealed the government borrowed more than expected in December. At 0845 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 8,562.95. Data from the Office for National Statistics showed the government borrowed £17.8bn in December, up £10.1bn […]

London open: FTSE nudges up as investors mull jobs data London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 8,531.80. Figures released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed that the unemployment rate and wages grew in the […]

London open: FTSE nudges up as investors eye Trump inauguration London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Monday, having a hit record high at the end of last week, as investors mulled the latest house price data from Rightmove and awaited Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th US president. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was […]

London open: Stocks gain as retail sales disappoint London stocks gained in early trade on Friday as weaker-than-expected retail sales data underpinned rate cut expectations. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.9% at 8,466.87. Figures released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed that retail sales fell 0.3% on the month in December following […]

London open: Stocks gain as UK GDP misses expectations London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday as weaker-than-expected UK growth figures added to expectations of a rate cut next month. At 0820 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 8,350.92. Data released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed the economy grew 0.1% in […]

London open: Stocks jump as inflation unexpectedly falls in December London stocks jumped in early trade on Wednesday as data showed that UK inflation unexpectedly eased in December after two months of increases, underpinning expectations of a rate cut in February. At 0835 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.7% at 8,257.79. Figures released earlier […]

London open: Stocks nudge lower as investors keep an eye on bond yields London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Tuesday as investors kept an eye on UK bond yields and ahead of the release of the latest US inflation reading. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 8,215.79. Matt Britzman, […]

London open: Stocks drop, pound at 14-month low London stocks fell in early trade on Monday as bond yields rose again, but oil majors gained in tandem with oil prices. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.3% at 8,226.21,while sterling dropped to a 14-month low against the dollar, trading down 0.4% at 1.2156. […]

London open: FTSE flat ahead of non-farm payrolls London stocks were steady in early trade on Friday as investors eyed the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was flat at 8,316.10. There are no major UK data releases due, but in the US the non-farm payrolls report […]

London open: Stocks gain as sterling drops amid bond market selloff London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday as the selloff in the bond market continued and sterling slumped. At 0900 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 8,287.87, while the pound was at its lowest level against the dollar since 2023, down […]