Market Report - Opening
London open: Stocks flat but banks rally
London stocks were steady in early trade on Monday ahead of a busy week that includes rate announcements from the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.
London open: Stocks fall after disappointing US tech results; NatWest tumbles
London stocks fell in early trade on Friday following underwhelming results overnight from Apple and Amazon, and as NatWest tumbled after its third-quarter numbers.
London open: Stocks edge up as Shell rallies on results
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Thursday as investors sifted through a raft of earnings from the likes of Shell and Lloyds, and eyed the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank.
London open: Stocks steady as investors mull earnings; Barclays, StanChart in focus
London stocks were steady in early trade on Wednesday as investors mulled results from US technology giants Alphabet and Microsoft overnight, with Barclays and Standard Chartered in focus on home turf.
London open: Stocks in the red; HSBC, Whitbread fall after results
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Tuesday as investors sifted through a raft of earnings, with new prime minister Rishi Sunak set to meet King Charles and address the nation later in the day.
London open: Stocks dip, sterling rallies as Sunak set to be crowned PM
London stocks were trading down early on Monday, with sterling on the rise as former chancellor Rishi Sunak looked set to be crowned prime minister after Boris Johnson pulled out of the race.
London open: Stocks fall amid political uncertainty; retailers slump
London stocks and sterling fell in early trade on Friday amid political uncertainty, as data showed that retail sales slumped and government borrowing leapt in September.
London open: Stocks edge down amid political chaos
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Thursday following losses in the US and Asia, and after a day of chaos at Westminster.
London open: Stocks flat as inflation hits double digits again
London stocks were steady in early trade on Wednesday, as data showed that UK inflation hit double digits again in September.
London open: Stocks rise; BoE said to delay quantitative tightening
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, taking their cue from positive US and Asian sessions, with the mood still upbeat after new chancellor Jeremy Hunt tore up his predecessor’s mini-budget.
London open: FTSE, sterling gain ahead of Hunt statement
London stocks and sterling gained in early trade on Monday, with new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt expected to announce more mini-budget U-turns when he makes an emergency statement on tax and spending plans later in the day.
London open: Mini-budget U-turn hopes lift stocks
London stocks rallied in early trade amid growing hopes the government will backtrack on its controversial mini-budget.
London open: Stocks in the red ahead of US inflation data
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday as investors mulled the latest minutes from the US Federal Reserve and looked ahead to key inflation data from across the pond.
London open: FTSE nudges lower as GDP data raises risk of recession
London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Wednesday as the latest GDP data raised fears of a recession, with housebuilders under the cosh after Barratt Developments warned of a "less certain" outlook.
London open: Stocks in the red as BoE expands bond-buying scheme
London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday after the Bank of England intervened in bond markets once more, and as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data.
London open: Stocks fall but DS Smith bucks trend after update
London stocks fell in early trade on Monday following heavy losses in Asia, amid worries the US Federal Reserve will maintain its hawkish stance after a better-than-expected jobs report last week.
London open: Stocks tread water ahead of payrolls
London stocks were steady in early trade on Friday as investors erred on the side of caution ahead of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
London open: FTSE up but gains muted after Fitch downgrade
London stocks were higher in early trade on Thursday, but gains were unspectacular after Fitch downgraded the UK’s credit rating outlook.
London open: Stocks fall as investors eye Truss speech, OPEC meeting
London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday following strong gains in the previous session, as investors eyed prime minister Liz Truss’s keynote speech at the Tory conference and an OPEC+ meeting on supply.
London open: FTSE gains as Kwarteng to bring forward details of debt-cutting plans
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday following strong gains on Wall Street and as investors welcomed news that chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng plans to bring forward the publication of his debt-reduction proposals.