Market Report - Opening
London open: Stocks nudge lower as investors mull GDP
London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Wednesday as investors mulled the latest UK GDP figures.
London open: Housebuilders pace gains after Nationwide survey
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, with housebuilders pacing the advance after an upbeat survey from Nationwide.
London open: Stocks edge lower after subdued Asian session; Burberry slumps
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Monday following a subdued session in Asia, with Burberry under the cosh as it announced the departure of its chief executive.
London open: Stocks edge up on Biden infrastructure deal
London stocks edged up in early trade on Friday, with sentiment boosted after US President Joe Biden announced a bipartisan agreement on an infrastructure deal, but gains were limited ahead of the release of US inflation data.
London open: Stocks edge up ahead of BoE policy announcement
London stocks edged up in early trade on Thursday as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the Bank of England.
London open: Stocks little changed ahead of PMIs
London stocks were little changed in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed the latest reading on the UK services and manufacturing sectors.
London open: Stocks in the black as Fed concerns recede
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Tuesday, taking their cue from a positive session on Wall Street after reassuring comments from New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams.
London open: Stocks edge lower but Morrisons surges on £5.5bn bid
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Monday amid concerns about inflation, but supermarket chains rallied after Morrisons rejected a £5. 5bn bid.
London open: Stocks flat after disappointing retail sales data
London stocks were steady in early trade on Friday as investors digested disappointing retail sales data.
London open: Stocks fall after hawkish Fed comments
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve signalled that it could hike interest rates earlier than expected.
London open: Stocks rise as inflation jumps past BoE target
London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday as investors digested news that inflation jumped past the Bank of England’s 2% target in May for the first time in nearly two years.
London open: Stocks rise as investors mull jobs data
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, taking their cue from a late-stage rally on Wall Street, as investors digested the latest UK jobs data.
London open: Stocks rise despite expected delay to lockdown lifting
London stocks rose in early trade on Monday as investors took reports of a potential four-week delay to the lifting of England’s lockdown in their stride.
London open: Stocks rise as investors mull GDP data
London stocks rose in early trade on Friday, taking their cue from a positive finish on Wall Street as investors digested the latest UK GDP data.
London open: Stocks nudge up ahead of ECB, US inflation data
London stocks were just in the black in early trade on Thursday as investors erred on the side of caution ahead of the latest US inflation data and a policy announcement from the European Central Bank.
London open: Stocks edge lower amid inflation concerns
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Wednesday amid concerns about rising inflation after the latest set of figures from China and ahead of US data later in the week.
London open: Stocks edge up amid well-received earnings
London stocks were up in early trade on Tuesday, helped along by some well-received earnings, but gains were muted amid reports the lifting of lockdown measures could be delayed by up to a month.
London open: Stocks nudge up as housebuilders rally
London equity markets nudged higher in early trade on Monday, with strength in the housebuilding sector helping to offset weakness in mining stocks after disappointing Chinese data.
London open: Stocks flat ahead of non-farm payrolls report
London stocks were unchanged in early trade on Friday as investors kept their powder dry ahead of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
London open: Stocks nudge lower as traders await fresh catalysts
London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Thursday as investors awaited fresh catalysts.