Market Report - Opening
London open: Stocks off lows, geopolitics and trade in focus
The financial newswire headlines are covered in various iterations of 'sell the US' but stocks in London and over on the Continent have moved off their lows.
London open: Stocks fall after Powell comments; Sainsbury's bucks trend
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell warned that Trump’s tariffs could cause a spike in inflation.
London open: Stocks fall as Nvidia warns of $5.5bn hit from US-China trade war
London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday despite better-than-expected UK inflation data, with sentiment dented after US chipmaker Nvidia warned it will take a $5. 5bn hit from Donald Trump’s trade war with China.
London open: FTSE rises as investors mull jobs data, JD Vance comments
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data and encouraging comments from US vice president JD Vance about the potential for a trade deal.
London open: Stocks rally despite conflicting tariff messages
London stocks rose sharply in early trade on Monday, taking their cue from gains in Asia as investors mulled the latest twists and turns in Trump’s tariff saga.
London open: Stocks gain after better-than-expected GDP figures
London stocks gained in early trade on Friday as investors mulled better-than-expected UK GDP data.
London open: Stocks surge on 90-day tariff pause; Tesco bucks trend
London stocks surged in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from whopping gains in the US and Asia after Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs for most countries except China.
London open: FTSE tumbles as tariffs kick in
London stocks tumbled in early trade on Wednesday as Trump’s sweeping tariffs came into force, including a swingeing 104% on China.
London open: FTSE tumbles as tariffs kick in
London stocks tumbled in early trade on Wednesday as Trump’s sweeping tariffs came into force, including a swingeing 104% on China.
London open: FTSE tumbles as tariffs kick in
London stocks tumbled in early trade on Wednesday as Trump’s sweeping tariffs came into force, including a swingeing 104% on China.
London open: FTSE recovers but US-China tensions escalate
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, recovering from whopping losses in the previous session, as investors mulled the latest developments in the Trump trade war.
London open: Sea of red as Trump tariff selloff intensifies
London stocks tumbled in early trade on Monday following whopping losses in Asia, as the Trump tariff selloff intensified.
London open: FTSE falls as Trump tariffs fuel recession fears; payrolls eyed
London stocks suffered more losses in early trade on Friday as Trump’s sweeping tariffs fuelled recession fears, and as investors eyed the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
London open: FTSE slides after Trump tariff bombshell
London stocks slid in early trade on Thursday as Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff announcement rattled markets.
London open: Stocks edge lower ahead of Trump tariff announcement
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed US President Donald Trump’s announcement on reciprocal tariffs.
London open: FTSE recovers after Monday's losses
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, recovering from heavy losses in the previous session driven by worries about Trump’s tariff threats.
London open: Stocks slump amid Trump tariff threats
London stocks fell sharply in early trade on Monday as Donald Trump threatened to impose reciprocal tariffs on "all countries".
London open: Stocks steady as investors mull retail sales, GDP
London stocks were little changed in early trade on Friday as investors mulled the latest UK GDP and retail sales figures, and continued to assess the impact of Trump’s auto tariffs.
London open: Stocks fall on Trump auto tariffs; Next bucks trend
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from a downbeat session on Wall Street after Donald Trump announced a new 25% tariff on all imported cars and car parts.
London open: FTSE gains after inflation data; all eyes on Spring Statement
London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday as investors mulled a slightly bigger-than-expected drop in UK inflation and looked ahead to the Spring Statement.