Market Report - Pre-Open
London pre-open: Stocks seen muted ahead of GDP figures
London stocks were set for a muted open on Friday as investors eyed the release of first-quarter economic growth figures for the UK and the US.
London pre-open: Stocks to start lower with analysts divided on Trump tax-cut proposals
Trading is set to start on a soft note after some analysts were left feeling underwhelmed by the tax cut proposals which were announced by the White House on Wednesday night.
London pre-open: Stocks seen muted as attention turns to Trump
London stocks were set for a muted open on Wednesday as investors awaited an announcement on tax reform from US President Donald Trump.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher as investors continue to cheer Macron
London stocks were set for another positive day on Tuesday, taking their cue from upbeat sessions in the US and Asia as investors continued to bet that centrist Emmanuel Macron will win the French presidential elections.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher as investors eye French election
London stocks were set for a positive open on Monday as investors digested the first round of the French presidential elections.
London pre-open: Stocks seen muted; retail sales, Paris shooting in focus
London stocks were set to kick off the final session of the week in a rather muted fashion as investors eyed the release of retail sales figures and digested the terror attack in Paris late on Thursday.
London pre-open: Stocks seen touch lower as pound stays firm
London stocks were set for further small losses at the open on Thursday as the stronger pound continues to weigh on the index, after the currency gained on the back of Theresa May's call for a snap general election.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower; Parliament to vote on snap election
London stocks were set for more losses on Wednesday, having suffered their worst day since the Brexit vote a day earlier after Prime Minister Theresa May announced plans for a snap general election on 8 June.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower as investors return from Easter break
London stocks were set for a weaker start on Tuesday following the Easter break, with investors likely to exercise caution amid rising geopolitical tensions.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower as investors digest Trump comments
London stocks were set to open lower on Thursday as investors look to the long Easter weekend and digest the latest comments from US President Donald Trump.
London pre-open: Stocks seen muted ahead of earnings, unemployment data
London stocks were set for a muted open on Wednesday as investors eyed UK employment and earnings figures.
London pre-open: Stocks seen slightly lower ahead of inflation figures
London stocks were set for a slightly weaker open on Tuesday as investors eyed some key inflation figures.
London pre-open: Stocks seen touch higher as investors eye US-Russia relations
London stocks were set for a slightly firmer open on Monday as investors continued to digest last week's weaker-than-expected non-farm payrolls report and kept an eye on developments between Russia and the US following the US missile attack on Syria.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower amid rising geopolitical tensions
London stocks were set for a negative open on Friday as geopolitical tensions intensified after the US military struck a Syrian airfield near Homs and as investors exercised caution ahead of the non-farm payrolls report.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower after Fed minutes
London stocks were expected to open lower on Thursday, taking their cue from the US, where indices ended in the red after the Federal Reserve minutes revealed the central bank was ready to start cutting its balance sheet before the end of the year.
London pre-open: Stocks seen firmer as investors eye services data
Stocks in London were set for a slightly firmer open on Wednesday as investors eyed some key services data.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher ahead of construction PMI
Stocks in London were set for a slightly firmer open on Tuesday as investors eyed the release of UK construction data.
London pre-open: Stocks to start higher despite weaker China manufacturing PMI
Stocks are being called to start the session slightly higher despite a weaker-than-expected reading over the weekend on the state of China's manufacturing sector.