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Market Report - Opening
31 Aug
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London open: Stocks nudge down ahead of inflation readings

London stocks ticked lower in early trade on Thursday as investors eyed key eurozone and US inflation readings.

30 Aug
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London open: Stocks gain on US cues; Prudential rallies

London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a solid session on Wall Street, with Prudential pacing the gains.

29 Aug
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London open: Stocks rally on China optimism; Bunzl boosts guidance

London stocks shot higher in early trade on Tuesday following a positive Asian session, as traders returned to their desks after the long weekend.

25 Aug
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London open: Stocks edge up ahead of Jackson Hole speeches

London stocks edged higher in early trade on Friday as investors turned their attention to the Jackson Hole symposium in Wyoming, in particular speeches by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and ECB president Christine Lagarde.

24 Aug
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London open: Stocks rally after Nvidia beat

London stocks rallied in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from an upbeat session on Wall Street after better-than-expected results from US chip designer Nvidia.

23 Aug
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London open: Stocks rise ahead of PMIs

London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday following a positive Asian session, as investors eyed a slew of PMI readings.

22 Aug
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London open: Stocks edge up as investors mull borrowing figures

London stocks edged up in early trade on Tuesday after a mostly firmer session on Wall Street, as investors digested the latest UK borrowing figures.

21 Aug
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London open: Stocks edge up but housebuilders slump on Crest Nicholson warning

London stocks edged higher in early trade on Monday as investors mulled the latest rate cut by the People’s Bank of China, but housebuilders were under the cosh after a profit warning from Crest Nicholson.

18 Aug
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London open: FTSE 100 hits six-week low on China fears

The FTSE 100 was in the red again on Friday, hitting a fresh six-week low as fears about the financial crisis in China worsened overnight.

17 Aug
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London open: Markets rattled by FOMC minutes

UK stocks slipped on Thursday, following US and Asian markets lower overnight, as investors reacted to the possibility of further interest-rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.

16 Aug
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London open: Stocks flat as rate-hike fears dampen risk appetite

UK stocks were struggling for direction on Wednesday after data showed that core inflation remains stubbornly high, raising fears that the Bank of England may step in to tighten monetary policy even further.

15 Aug
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London open: Housing stocks pull FTSE lower on rate-hike fears

The FTSE 100 dropped in early trade on Tuesday as investors reacted to an unexpected acceleration in UK wage growth and a surprise interest rate cut in China.

14 Aug
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London open: Miners drag FTSE 100 into the red

Mining stocks were leading UK markets lower in early deals on Monday as renewed concerns about China's economy dampened sentiment.

11 Aug
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London open: Miners lead stocks lower despite positive UK GDP

UK stocks slipped lower on Friday, reversing gains made the previous session, as investors continue to digest a barrage of mixed economic data this week.

10 Aug
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London open: Tentative start for FTSE 100 as markets eye US data

The FTSE 100 edged higher in morning trade on Thursday, rising for the second straight session, though gains were limited as investors showed caution ahead of some all-important inflation figures from the US.

09 Aug
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London open: Banks, miners lead the rebound early on

Mining and banking stocks led the UK’s benchmark equity index higher on Wednesday morning, rebounding after losses the previous session, despite economic data from China continuing to paint a dreary picture for the world’s second-largest economy.

08 Aug
London open: Shares make muted start as China data hits miners

It was a subdued start for UK equity indices on Tuesday as weaker-than-expected economic data out of China dragged mining stocks into the red.

07 Aug
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London open: Stocks dip at the start of the week

Stocks in London were trading slightly lower on Monday following a negative close to trading on Wall Street the week before.

04 Aug
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London open: Stocks edge higher with U.S. jobs data in focus

London stocks were trading on a slightly mixed note, even as investors waited on the release of the latest monthly non-farm payrolls report in the States.

03 Aug
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London open: Stocks retreat ahead of BoE

London stocks were trading lower as investors waited on the Bank of England's latest policy decision at noon.