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London open: Stocks rise ahead of non-farm payrolls London stocks rose in early trade on Friday following solid sessions in Asia and on Wall Street, as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 8,196.59. The non-farm payrolls report for April is due at 1330 […]

London open: Stocks rise as StanChart, Smurfit rally London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday, helped along by solid performances from the likes of Standard Chartered and Smurfit Kappa, as investors mulled the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve. At 0930 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 8,165.74 . Steve Clayton, head of equity […]

London open: FTSE edges higher ahead of Fed; Nationwide data in focus London stocks edged up in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed the latest UK manufacturing data and a policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 8,156.00. Danske Bank said: “Today’s main event will […]

London open: FTSE gains as investors eye Fed meeting; HSBC rallies London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, helped along by solid performances from the likes of HSBC and Coca-Cola HBC, as investors eyed the start of the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting. At 0850 BST, the FTSE 100 was 0.3% firmer at 8,172.36. Susannah Streeter, head […]

London open: Stocks gain; Blackstone strikes deal for Hipgnosis London stocks rose in early trade on Monday following another record high at the end of last week. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 8,176.75. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “Sentiment is upbeat at the start of […]

London open: Mining M&A and earnings give UK markets a boost UK stocks were back in uncharted territory on Thursday morning, on track for its third record closing high of the week after some profit taking the previous session. The mood was lifted by M&A activity in the mining sector, after Australian giant BHP Group’s […]

London open: Reckitt, mining stocks push FTSE 100 to new heights UK stocks reached another record on Wednesday morning as strong gains from Reckitt Benckiser and the mining sector provided a lift early on. By 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 8,083, after setting its second record closing high in as many days on […]

London open: Retail stocks continue to lift FTSE 100 to new heights UK stocks rose to another record high on Tuesday morning, rising for the fifth straight day, helped by a falling pound and another strong performance from retail stocks. The FTSE 100 was up 0.5% at 8,062.2 after the first hour’s trade, ahead of […]

London open: Retail stocks help FTSE 100 jump 1.2% early on London’s FTSE 100 surged in early deals on Monday, with just six stocks on the top-tier index trading in negative territory, as markets edged closer to their all-time highs ahead of a busy week. The FTSE 100 was trading 1.2% higher at 7,988 by […]

London open: Stocks fall on Middle East tensions as oil prices jump UK stocks fell on Friday morning after reports of Israel launching a retaliatory attack on Iran emerged, sending oil prices sharply higher. The FTSE 100 was down 0.6% at 7,827 after an hour’s trade, with airline stocks among the worst performers. “The generally […]