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London open: FTSE gains as NatWest rallies after results London stocks rose in early trade on Friday following mixed sessions in the US and Asia, with NatWest pacing the gains after well-received results. At 0850 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 8,223.09. NatWest surged to the top of the FTSE 100 as it lifted its full-year […]

London open: Stocks fall after US selloff, amid earnings deluge London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from a downbeat session on Wall Street, where tech names came under pressure. Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote Bank, said: “Underwhelming results from Tesla and Alphabet painted the equity markets in the red yesterday. The S&P 500 experienced...

London open: FTSE 100 at three-week low ahead of data UK stocks were trading at their lowest levels in three weeks on Wednesday morning as investors digested a wave of disappointing corporate earnings from Wall Street overnight and awaited a flurry of economic data. The FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 8,136 within the first […]

London open: Mining stocks weigh on UK markets UK stocks retreated on Tuesday morning, with the heavyweight mining sector providing a drag, as investors treaded ahead of the start of earnings season for blue chip tech names in the United States. The FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 8,165 within the first hour of trade, […]

London open: Markets rise after PBoC rate cut, but airline stocks fall UK stocks edged higher on Monday morning as markets reacted to a surprise interest-rate cut in China, while investors digested the latest political drama across the Pond. The FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 8,197.09 after 30 minutes of trade. The economic data […]

London open: US politics, global IT glitch trip up investors Stocks in London were trading lower in early trading as investors digested the latest political headlines out of the US and their potential implications for the stock market. Investors were also tripped up by a cascade of IT glitches involving software made by Microsoft and Crowdstrike that was impacting […]

London open: Frasers Group paces gains as investors mull jobs data London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data, with Frasers Group pacing the advance after well-received results. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.9% at 8,262.09. Data released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed that wages […]

London open: Stocks nudge lower after inflation data London stocks nudged down in early trade on Wednesday as investors mulled the latest UK inflation figures, with sticky services inflation dampening hopes of a rate cut in August. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 8,155.59. Data released earlier by the Office for National […]

London open: Stocks fall as Burberry, Rio Tinto lead the decline London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday as investors continued to mull political developments in the US, with Burberry and Rio Tinto on the back foot. At 0915 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 8,154.70. Patrick Munnelly at TickMill Group said: “Asian stocks declined, counterbalancing the gains […]

London open: Stocks fall after disappointing China data, Burberry profit warning London stocks fell in early trade on Monday following disappointing Chinese GDP figures and a profit warning from Burberry. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.7% at 8,191.87, with investors also mulling an attempt on US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s life over the […]