Market Report - Opening
London open: Stocks gain ahead of Fed announcement
London stocks rose sharply in early trade on Wednesday, underpinned by strength in the mining and energy sectors, as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve.
London open: Stocks fall as BP shines, Diageo tumbles
London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday as investors waded through a barrage of earnings from the likes of BP, Standard Chartered and Diageo, and looked ahead to rate announcements from the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England this week.
London open: Stocks gain ahead of busy week; Reckitt tumbles on litigation fears
London stocks rose in early trade on Monday as investors eyed a week jam-packed with earnings releases and the latest policy announcements from the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.
London open: FTSE gains as NatWest rallies after results
London stocks rose in early trade on Friday following mixed sessions in the US and Asia, with NatWest pacing the gains after well-received results.
London open: Stocks fall after US selloff, amid earnings deluge
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from a downbeat session on Wall Street, where tech names came under pressure.
London open: FTSE 100 at three-week low ahead of data
UK stocks were trading at their lowest levels in three weeks on Wednesday morning as investors digested a wave of disappointing corporate earnings from Wall Street overnight and awaited a flurry of economic data.
London open: Mining stocks weigh on UK markets
UK stocks retreated on Tuesday morning, with the heavyweight mining sector providing a drag, as investors treaded ahead of the start of earnings season for blue chip tech names in the United States.
London open: Markets rise after PBoC rate cut, but airline stocks fall
UK stocks edged higher on Monday morning as markets reacted to a surprise interest-rate cut in China, while investors digested the latest political drama across the Pond.
London open: US politics, global IT glitch trip up investors
Stocks in London were trading lower in early trading as investors digested the latest political headlines out of the US and their potential implications for the stock market.
London open: Frasers Group paces gains as investors mull jobs data
London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data, with Frasers Group pacing the advance after well-received results.
London open: Stocks nudge lower after inflation data
London stocks nudged down in early trade on Wednesday as investors mulled the latest UK inflation figures, with sticky services inflation dampening hopes of a rate cut in August.
London open: Stocks fall as Burberry, Rio Tinto lead the decline
London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday as investors continued to mull political developments in the US, with Burberry and Rio Tinto on the back foot.
London open: Stocks fall after disappointing China data, Burberry profit warning
London stocks fell in early trade on Monday following disappointing Chinese GDP figures and a profit warning from Burberry.
London open: FTSE gains as attention turns to US bank earnings
London stocks rose in early trade on Friday as investors turned their attention to the US, where banks are due to kick off the earnings season.
London open: FTSE nudges up after stronger-than-expected UK GDP
London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Thursday following better-than-expected UK GDP data, as investors looked ahead to the latest US inflation reading.
London open: Stocks rise as investors eye Powell, US inflation
London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday as investors turned their attention to Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s second day of testimony to Congress and to this week’s US inflation reading.
London open: Stocks flat as investors mull retail sales; PageGroup, Indivior warn on profits
London stocks were steady in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled a dip in retail sales and profit warnings from PageGroup and Indivior.
London open: Stocks fall as France faces hung parliament
London stocks fell in early trade on Monday as investors mulled the prospect of political instability in France after the second round of the election over the weekend resulted in a hung parliament.
London open: FTSE gains after landslide Labour victory; housebuilders rally
London stocks rose in early trade on Friday, with housebuilders pacing the gains as Brits woke up to the first Labour government in 14 years.
London open: FTSE gains as Brits head to the polls
London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday as Brits headed to the polls amid expectations the Labour party will be voted into power for the first time in 14 years.