Market Report - Opening
London open: Stocks edge up as investors mull GDP data; Spirent surges
London stocks edged up in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from an upbeat session on Wall Street, as investors digested data confirming the UK fell into recession in the second half of last year.
London open: Stocks nudge lower; Diploma surges on acquisition
London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Wednesday following a slightly weaker close on Wall Street.
London open: FTSE edges lower amid 'wait and see' mood
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Tuesday following a downbeat close on Wall Street, as investors eyed a key US inflation reading due later in the week.
London open: Stocks muted after Friday's highs; Kingfisher slumps
London stocks were muted in early trade on Monday, having closed at their highest level in more than a year on Friday.
London open: FTSE nudges up as investors mull retail sales
London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Friday as investors mulled the latest retail sales data.
London open: Stocks rally after Wall St gains; BoE in focus
London stocks rallied in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from strong gains on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve stood pat on interest rates and chair Jerome Powell struck a dovish note.
London open: FTSE nudges lower after inflation data, ahead of Fed
London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Wednesday as investors mulled a bigger-than-expected fall in UK inflation, with caution in the air ahead of rate decisions from the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.
London open: FTSE nudges up as BoJ hikes rates
London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the first rate hike by the Bank of Japan in 17 years and looked ahead to policy announcements from the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England this week.
London open: Stocks steady as investors eye rate decisions
London stocks were steady in early trade on Monday as investors eyed rate decisions this week from the Bank of Japan, the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.
London open: Stocks flat but Vodafone jumps on Swisscom deal
London stocks were steady in early trade on Friday as investors continued to mull another hotter-than-expected US inflation reading, but Vodafone surged on news Swisscom is buying its Italian business.
London open: FTSE flat as investors eye US PPI
London equity markets were little changed in early trade on Thursday as a raft of stocks went ex-dividend, with all eyes on the release of the latest US inflation reading.
London open: FTSE nudges up as investors mull GDP data
London stocks edged up in early trade on Wednesday as data showed the UK economy returned to growth in January.
London open: FTSE rallies as wage data raises rate cut expectations
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday as a further easing of UK wage growth raised rate cut expectations.
London open: FTSE falls as investors eye US CPI; Currys tumbles
London stocks fell in early trade on Monday following a mostly weaker session in Asia, as investors eyed this week’s US consumer price inflation data.
London open: Stocks edge down ahead of payrolls
London stocks were a little lower in early trade on Friday, unable to hold on to opening gains as nervousness crept in ahead of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
London open: Stocks fall amid corporate deluge; Virgin Money surges on takeover
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday as investors waded through a deluge of corporate news and continued to digest the Spring Budget, but Virgin Money surged on takeover news.
London open: Stocks edge up ahead of Budget, Powell speech
London stocks edged up in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed the Spring Budget and a speech by US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.
London open: Stocks fall on retail sales, China disappointment
London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday, with sentiment hit after China failed to announce any fresh stimulus and following the release of uninspiring UK retail sales figures.
London open: Stocks edge down as investors eye Budget
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Monday, with caution in the air ahead of this week’s Budget.
London open: Stocks rise on US inflation cheer; house prices, retail data in focus
London stocks rose in early trade on Friday following solid gains on Wall Street, as investors continued to cheer an easing in US inflation.