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London open: FTSE rallies as wage data raises rate cut expectations London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday as a further easing of UK wage growth raised rate cut expectations. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.8% at 7,728.6. Data released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed that wage growth slowed again […]

London open: FTSE falls as investors eye US CPI; Currys tumbles London stocks fell in early trade on Monday following a mostly weaker session in Asia, as investors eyed this week’s US consumer price inflation data. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 7,648.08. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said […]

London open: Stocks edge down ahead of payrolls London stocks were a little lower in early trade on Friday, unable to hold on to opening gains as nervousness crept in ahead of the latest US non-farm payrolls report. At 0820 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 7,680.89. Stocks in the US closed higher […]

London open: Stocks fall amid corporate deluge; Virgin Money surges on takeover London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday as investors waded through a deluge of corporate news and continued to digest the Spring Budget, but Virgin Money surged on takeover news. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 7,652.27. Susannah Streeter, head […]

London open: Stocks edge up ahead of Budget, Powell speech London stocks edged up in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed the Spring Budget and a speech by US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. At 0850 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 7,660.36. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his budget at 1230 […]

London open: Stocks fall on retail sales, China disappointment London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday, with sentiment hit after China failed to announce any fresh stimulus and following the release of uninspiring UK retail sales figures. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 7,608.33. Investors were mulling news that China […]

London open: Stocks edge down as investors eye Budget London stocks edged lower in early trade on Monday, with caution in the air ahead of this week’s Budget. At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 7,664.28. On Wednesday, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will present the Spring Budget to Parliament at 1230 GMT in […]

London open: Stocks rise on US inflation cheer; house prices, retail data in focus London stocks rose in early trade on Friday following solid gains on Wall Street, as investors continued to cheer an easing in US inflation. At 0845 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 7,676.70. Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive […]

London open: Stocks rise as investors eye US inflation data London stocks edged up in early trade on Thursday as investors digested a slew of UK earnings releases and looked to the release of key US inflation data. At 0900 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 7,644.34. Neil Wilson, chief market analyst at Finalto, […]

London open: FTSE edges lower as St James’s Place, Reckitt slump London stocks were a little weaker in early trade on Wednesday, with St James’s Place and Reckitt Benckiser under the cosh after disappointing results. At 0850 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 7,664.5. Investors were looking ahead to the latest US growth figures and key inflation […]