Market Report - Opening
London open: Stocks gain in quiet trade; Burberry out of fashion
London stocks rose in early trade on Friday, taking their cue from a positive session in Asia.
London open: Stocks edge up as investors mull Nvidia results
London stocks edged up in early trade on Thursday as investors mulled results from US chip maker Nvidia.
London open: Stocks nudge up ahead of Nvidia earnings
London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Wednesday following a positive close on Wall Street, as investors eyed results from US chip maker Nvidia.
London open: Stocks in the black; Bunzl surges on profit upgrade
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday as traders returned to their desks after the long weekend.
London open: Stocks rise as investors eye Powell speech
London stocks rose in early trade on Friday as investors eyed a speech by Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell at Jackson Hole.
London open: Stocks gain as investors eye Powell speech
London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from a positive session on Wall Street, as investors eyed a speech by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.
London open: Stocks nudge up after borrowing figures; Fed minutes eyed
London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Wednesday as investors mulled UK borrowing figures and looked ahead to the release of the latest Federal Reserve minutes.
London open: Stocks fall as Shell, BP gush lower
London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday, with energy issues in the red as oil prices declined.
London open: Stocks edge lower in quiet trade; Plus500 rallies
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Monday, with little in the way of corporate or macro news to move markets.
London open: Stocks edge down in quiet trade; retail sales in focus
London stocks edged lower in quiet trade early trade on Friday as investors mulled the latest UK retail sales data.
London open: FTSE nudges up as investors mull UK GDP
London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Thursday as data showed the UK economy grew as expected in the second quarter.
London open: Stocks gain after UK inflation data; Flutter surges
London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday as the latest UK inflation data boosted rate cut expectations.
London open: Stocks rise as investors digest jobs data
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data.
London open: Stocks gain as calm returns to markets
London stocks rose in early trade on Monday as a sense of calm returned to markets after last week’s turmoil.
London open: Stocks gain as US jobless claims allay fears
London stocks gained in early trade on Friday following a positive session on Wall Street, as stronger-than-expected jobless claims numbers eased concerns about the US economy.
London open: FTSE tumbles amid US recession fears
London stocks fell sharply in early trade on Thursday as worries about a US recession dented sentiment and as investors waded through a barrage of corporate releases.
London open: Stocks in the black; house prices in focus
London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday as comments from Bank of Japan governor Shinichi Uchida calmed investors, and following the release of better-than-expected UK house price data.
London open: Stocks bounce back; IHG rallies on results
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, bouncing back from a heavy selloff the day earlier which saw global markets plunge.
London open: FTSE tumbles amid global selloff
London stocks tumbled in early trade on Monday amid a global market selloff, after Japan’s Nikkei fell more than 12%, suffering its worst session since Black Monday in 1987.
London midday: Stocks maintain losses amid US growth concerns, ahead of payrolls
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Friday as weak US data raised fears about the economy, and ahead of the release of the all-important non-farm payrolls report.