Market Report - Opening
London open: Stocks nudge up as UK GDP revised higher
London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Friday following positive US and Asian sessions, as investors mulled an upward revision to UK GDP figures and looked ahead to key US inflation data.
London open: Stocks edge up as attention shifts to US data
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Thursday as investors shifted their attention to upcoming US data releases.
London open: Stocks rise but Next slides on cautious outlook
London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday as worries about the banking sector continued to recede, but Next tumbled as it struck a cautious note on its outlook.
London open: Stocks gain as bank sector fears ease; Ocado rallies
London stocks gained in early trade on Tuesday as worries about the banking sector continued to ease.
London open: FTSE gains as bank shares recover
London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, with banks pacing the advance following heavy losses at the end of last week.
London open: Stocks slump despite better-than-expected retail sales
London stocks fell in early trade on Friday despite an unexpected uptick in retail sales and better-than-expected consumer confidence data, with banks under pressure again.
London open: FTSE falls ahead of BoE rate decision
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday following a downbeat session on Wall Street, as investors mulled the latest rate decision from the US Federal Reserve and looked ahead to a policy announcement from the Bank of England.
London open: Stocks edge lower after unexpected rise in inflation
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Wednesday as an unexpected jump in consumer price inflation put pressure on the Bank of England to hike rates.
London open: FTSE gains as attention shifts to rate decisions
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK borrowing figures and turned their attention to upcoming rate decisions from the Federal Reserve, Bank of England and Swiss National Bank.
London open: Banks pace decline after UBS agrees to buy Credit Suisse
London stocks slid in early trade on Monday, taking their cue from heavy losses in Asia, with banks under the cosh again after Credit Suisse agreed to be bought by rival UBS.
London open: Stocks rise as US banks step in to help First Republic
London stocks rose in early trade on Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street after a group of US banks stepped in to rescue First Republic Bank.
London open: Stocks gain; banks recover poise as Credit Suisse takes $54bn loan
London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday following a heavy selloff in the previous session, as bank shares recovered after Credit Suisse took a $54bn loan from the Swiss National Bank.
London open: Stocks fall ahead of Spring Budget
London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget.
London open: Stocks fall again; UK jobs data in focus
London stocks fell again in early trade on Tuesday, having sold off heavily in the previous session amid concerns about the fallout from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data.
London open: Stocks edge lower; HSBC buys SVB's UK arm
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Monday as investors mulled news that HSBC has bought the UK arm of stricken Silicon Valley Bank for a nominal £1, and looked ahead to this week’s Budget.
London open: Stocks tumble after Wall St selloff; GDP in focus
London stocks tumbled in early trade on Friday following heavy losses on Wall Street, as investors mulled better-than-expected UK GDP data and looked ahead to the release of the non-farm payrolls report.
London open: FTSE falls amid rate hike concerns
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday amid another deluge of earnings, as investors continued to digest hawkish guidance from US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on rate hikes.
London open: Stocks fall on hawkish Powell; Admiral slumps on results
London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a downbeat session on Wall Street after a hawkish testimony from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.
London open: FTSE steady ahead of Powell testimony
London stocks were steady in early trade on Tuesday as investors erred on the side of caution ahead of a testimony by US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.
London open: Stocks little changed; miners under the cosh
London stocks were steady in early trade on Monday, with little in the way of corporate or macro news to provide direction, as investors looked ahead to a speech by US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and the all-important non-farm payrolls this week.