Market Report - Opening
London open: NatWest and StanChart pacing early gains
London stocks were trading higher shortly after the session of the session as investors digested a raft of corporate earnings announcements.
London open: Stocks fall amid earnings barrage, despite more dovish Fed
London stocks were a little weaker in early trade on Thursday, unable to hold on to opening gains despite a less hawkish stance from the US Federal Reserve, amid a barrage of corporate news.
London open: Stocks rise amid avalanche of corporate news; Fed eyed
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Wednesday as investors waded through an avalanche of corporate news and looked ahead to the latest policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve.
London open: Stocks in the black as miners, Unilever rally
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, bucking the broader trend as strength in the mining sector and some well-received results from Unilever helped to underpin the mood.
London open: Stocks edge down ahead of busy week
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Monday as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve later in the week and a raft of corporate updates.
London open: FTSE edges higher as investors mull retail sales
London stocks edged up in early trade on Friday as investors mulled the latest retail sales and consumer confidence data and looked to the release of services and manufacturing PMIs.
London open: Stocks edge down ahead of ECB announcement
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Thursday as investors waded through an avalanche of corporate updates, mulled the latest borrowing figures and looked ahead to the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank.
London open: FTSE gains on positive US cues; inflation hits fresh 40-year high
London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a positive session on Wall Street, as investors mulled the latest UK inflation figures.
London open: Stocks fall as investors mull jobs data
London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday following a late selloff on Wall Street, as investors digested the latest UK jobs data.
London open: FTSE gains on positive Asian cues; Euromoney surges on takeover
London's equity markets rose in early trade on Monday, with energy shares pacing the advance.
London open: Stocks rise despite weak China data; Burberry slumps
London stocks rose in early trade on Friday as investors brushed aside weak Chinese data.
London open: Stocks edge lower ahead of key US earnings
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Thursday amid ongoing concerns about a global slowdown, as investors eyed key earnings across the pond from the likes of JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley.
London open: Stocks weaker after UK GDP shows unexpected rise
London stocks were in the red at the open on Wednesday, as investors digested an economic growth surprise in the UK, and looked towards this afternoon’s consumer inflation print out of the US.
London open: Stocks fall as recession worries weigh
London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday as worries about a global slowdown continued to weigh on investors’ minds.
London open: Stocks in the red; miners slump on China Covid woes
London stocks fell in early trade on Monday, with miners under the cosh after China reimposed Covid curbs.
London open: Stocks edge down ahead of payrolls
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Friday as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
London open: Stocks rally again despite political chaos
London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday following positive sessions in the US and Asia, as investors mulled the latest minutes from the US Federal Reserve and continued to shrug off political turmoil.
London open: FTSE recovers despite political turmoil
London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday, recovering after heavy losses in the previous session, despite the latest political turmoil.
London open: Stocks nudge lower ahead of services PMI
London stocks were a touch lower in early trade on Tuesday, having failed to hold on to opening gains, as investors eyed the latest reading on the UK services sector.
London open: FTSE rallies as oil prices rise
London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, helped along by strength in the energy sector, although trade was expected to be fairly quiet as US markets will be closed for the July 4 holiday.