Market Report - Opening
London open: FTSE edges lower; NatWest in the red after results
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Friday despite strong cues from Wall Street, as investors digested another raft of earnings, with NatWest in the spotlight.
London open: Stocks steady amid corporate deluge
London stocks were steady in early trade on Thursday amid a deluge of corporate news, as worries about the banking sector continued to play on investors’ minds.
London open: Stocks fall on weak US cues; Persimmon bucks trend
London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a downbeat session on Wall Street after First Republic’s results reignited concerns about the banking sector, despite well-received results from Microsoft and Alphabet.
London open: Stocks fall but Whitbread bucks trend after results
London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK borrowing figures and results from the likes of AB Foods and Whitbread, ahead of key US tech earnings.
London open: FTSE nudges lower as energy, mining stocks fall
London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Monday, with miners and energy shares under pressure, as traders looked ahead to key US and UK results later in the week.
London open: FTSE little changed after disappointing retail sales
London stocks were little changed in early trade on Friday as investors mulled weaker-than-expected retail sales data.
London open: Stocks edge lower amid corporate deluge; banks rally
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Thursday as investors waded through a raft of corporate news.
London open: Stocks fall as investors mull inflation data
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Wednesday after data showed that UK inflation fell less than expected last month as record food prices continued to mount, raising rate hike expectations.
London open: Stocks gain as investors mull China GDP, UK jobs data
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, underpinned by solid updates from the likes of Entain and easyJet, as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data and better-than-expected Chinese GDP figures.
London open: Stocks gain as deal news boosts sentiment
London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, with deal news boosting sentiment.
London open: Stocks edge up ahead of US retail sales, bank earnings
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Friday, taking their cue from positive sessions in the US and Asia, as investors eyed US retail sales and bank earnings.
London open: Stocks flat after UK GDP
London stocks were flat in early trade on Thursday after data showed that the UK economy stagnated in February as strikes dented productivity.
London open: Stocks edge up ahead of US CPI, Fed minutes
London stocks edged cautiously higher in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed a key US inflation reading and the latest minutes from the Federal Reserve.
London open: Stocks rise on positive US, Asian cues
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday following mostly positive US and Asian sessions, as traders returned to their desks after the long Easter weekend.
London open: Stocks rise as miners rally on China data
London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday ahead of the long Easter weekend, with miners pacing the gains after encouraging Chinese services data.
London open: FTSE edges up but gains muted amid recession fears
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Wednesday but gains were unspectacular as recession fears weighed.
London open: Stocks gain; RBA pauses rate hikes
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday following mixed sessions in the US and Asia, as investors mulled the latest policy announcement from the Reserve Bank of Australia.
London open: BP, Shell pace gains as oil surges on OPEC+ cut
London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, underpinned by surging oil prices.