Market Report - Opening
London open: FTSE falls again after Budget; Shell results in focus
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday as investors sifted through a raft of corporate releases and continued to mull the implications of the Budget.
London open: Stocks fall ahead of Budget; StanChart bucks trend
London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday as jitters crept in ahead of the Autumn Budget, with tax rises and spending cuts on the cards.
London open: Stocks edge up as BP, HSBC report; Budget eyed
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Tuesday as investors digested results from the likes of HSBC and BP and looked ahead to the Budget.
London open: FTSE little changed as BP, Shell gush lower; Budget eyed
London stocks were little changed in early trade on Monday, with energy issues under the cosh, as investors eyed key earnings releases this week and the Autumn Budget.
London open: FTSE dips as wariness sets in ahead of Budget
London stocks dipped in early trade on Friday as investors mulled a decline in consumer confidence and as wariness set in ahead of next week’s Budget.
London open: Stocks gain as Unilever, Barclays results impress
London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday, helped along by well-received results from the likes of Unilever and Barclays, and a strong showing from Tesla after hours.
London open: FTSE nudges up as WPP, Reckitt gain
London stocks nudged up in early trade on Wednesday, helped along by well-received results from the likes of WPP and Reckitt, but gains were muted as caution crept in ahead of next week’s Budget and amid uncertainty over the US election.
London open: FTSE edges down as borrowing jumps ahead of Budget
London stocks edged lower on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK borrowing figures.
London open: Stocks gain as miners rally on PBOC cuts
London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, with miners pacing the gains as investors mulled the latest move by the People’s Bank of China and UK house price data.
London open: Stocks fall as China growth slows; UK retail sales in focus
London stocks fell in early trade on Friday after data showed that economic growth in China slowed, although UK retail sales figures were better than expected.
London open: Stocks flat ahead of expected ECB rate cut
London stocks were flat in early trade on Thursday as investors eyed an expected rate cut by the European Central Bank.
London open: Stocks rise on rate-cut hopes after inflation slowdown
UK stocks were putting in solid gains on Wednesday morning after a sharper-than-expected fall in consumer price inflation all but cemented a rate cut at the Bank of England's next meeting.
London open: Stocks mixed on weaker UK wage growth
London markets opened in mixed territory on Tuesday, as investors digested data showing continued weakness in the UK jobs market, after an upbeat session on Wall Street overnight.
London open: FTSE nudges lower as gambling stocks tank
London stocks nudged down in early trade on Monday as investors eyed the release of key UK data points this week, with gambling shares under the cosh amid reports of a potential £3bn tax raid on the sector.
London open: Stocks dip as investors mull GDP data
London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Friday as investors mulled the latest UK GDP data.
London open: Stocks gain ahead of US CPI; GSK surges on Zantac settlement
London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from an upbeat session on Wall Street, as investors eyed the latest US inflation reading.
London open: Stocks recover after Tuesday's losses; Mondi jumps
London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday, recovering from heavy losses in the previous session.
London open: Stocks drop after China disappointment; Vistry tanks on profit warning
London stocks fell sharply in early trade on Tuesday as investors were left disappointed by a lack of new stimulus measures from China, and with housebuilder Vistry in freefall after a profit warning.
London open: Stocks nudge lower amid Middle East woes; house prices tick up
London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Monday, with investors remaining cautious as the conflict in the Middle East escalated, although there was some good news on house prices.
London open: FTSE flat amid Middle East woes, ahead of payrolls
London stocks were flat in early trade on Friday as Israel’s strikes against Lebanon intensified and as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report.