Market Report - Opening
London open: Gains modest but stocks rise to seven-month high
UK stocks edged higher to a seven-month high on Friday morning, though gains were likely to be limited in a shortened trading session ahead of the New Year's break.
London open: Stocks start the day in positive territory
Stocks in London opened higher on Thursday amid a dearth of corporate news, after another advance for the S&P 500.
London open: FTSE takes cues from Wall Street 'Santa rally'
London’s stocks returned from the Christmas break in the green on Wednesday, boosted by a late Santa rally on Wall Street overnight.
London open: Stocks edge lower after GDP, retail sales data
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Friday as a downward revision to UK GDP data raised the risk of recession, although retail sales figures were better than expected.
London open: Stocks fall after US losses, UK borrowing figures
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday following heavy losses on Wall Street, as UK borrowing figures came in higher than expected.
London open: Stocks rally as inflation eases more than expected
London stocks rallied in early trade on Wednesday after data showed that UK inflation slowed more than expected in November, boosting rate cut hopes for next year.
London open: Stocks edge up in quiet trade; Superdry tumbles
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Tuesday, with the Christmas lull well and truly upon us, as investors mulled the latest policy announcement from the Bank of Japan.
London open: FTSE edges up as Entain, Vodafone rally
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Monday, helped along by strong performances from Entain and Vodafone, as investors mulled the latest comments from Federal Reserve officials.
London open: Stocks steady as investors mull central bank announcements
London stocks were steady in early trade on Friday as investors paused for breath after a slew of central bank policy announcements this week.
London open: FTSE surges after Fed signals rate cuts next year
London stocks surged in early trade on Thursday after the Federal Reserve signalled interest rate cuts were on the way next year, with the Bank of England and the European Central Bank due to make their final policy announcements of 2023 later.
London open: Stocks edge up after UK GDP data, ahead of Fed
London stocks edged up in early trade on Wednesday as weak UK GDP data raised expectations of a rate cut by the Bank of England, and as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve.
London open: Stocks rise after UK jobs data, ahead of US inflation
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data - which showed that wage growth eased - and looked ahead to a key US inflation reading and a string of central bank policy announcements this week.
London open: Stocks edge lower ahead of central bank meetings
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Monday ahead of a key week for central bank meetings.
London open: Stocks nudge up ahead of payrolls
London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Friday as investors eyed the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
London open: Stocks fall after China data; house prices rise
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from downbeat sessions in the US and Asia, after disappointing Chinese trade data.
London open: Stocks nudge up but BAT tumbles after update
London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed the latest ADP jobs report in the US, but British American Tobacco tumbled after a disappointing update.
London open: Stocks fall as investors eye services PMI; Barclays slumps
London stocks fell in early trade Tuesday, taking their cue from downbeat US and Asian sessions, as investors mulled the latest retail sales data and looked ahead to the services PMI.
London open: Stocks fall as gold hits record high
London stocks fell in early trade on Monday following a downbeat session in Asia, as investors looked ahead to key US jobs data this week and as gold prices hit record highs.
London open: Stocks up after encouraging Chinese manufacturing, UK house price data
London stocks rose in early trade on Friday after the release of encouraging Chinese manufacturing and UK house price data, with miners pacing the gains.