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London stocks on the FTSE 100 gained in early trade on Friday as investors mulled better-than-expected UK GDP data. At 0822 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.8% at 7,972.53. Figures released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed that the economy expanded by 0.5% on the month in February, comfortably beating consensus expectations for a […]

London stocks on the FTSE 100 surged in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from whopping gains in the US and Asia after Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs for most countries except China. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 5.4% at 8,096.00. Trump said on Wednesday that countries that […]

London stocks on the FTSE 100 tumbled in early trade on Wednesday as Trump’s sweeping tariffs came into force, including a swingeing 104% on China. At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 1.7% at 7,778.81. Dozens of countries, including a number of America’s traditional trading partners, have had so-called reciprocal tariffs imposed on them […]

London stocks on the FTSE 100 rose in early trade on Tuesday, recovering from whopping losses in the previous session, as investors mulled the latest developments in the Trump trade war. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 1.2% at 7,796.42, having closed down 4.4% on Monday as the Trump tariff selloff continued. The […]

London stocks on the FTSE 100 tumbled in early trade on Monday following whopping losses in Asia, as the Trump tariff selloff intensified. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 5.5% at 7,615.32, having fallen to as low as 7,544.83. It was a veritable blood bath in equity markets, with the benchmark Stoxx Europe […]

London stocks on the FTSE 100 suffered more losses in early trade on Friday as Trump’s sweeping tariffs fuelled recession fears, and as investors eyed the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.5% at 8,428.75, having closed 1.6% lower on Thursday. Investors were mulling comments […]

London stocks on the FTSE 100 slid in early trade on Thursday as Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff announcement rattled markets. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 1.1% at 8,510.82, while sterling was 0.8% higher against the dollar at 1.3112, after the US president announced a range of tariffs on countries around the world, […]

London stocks on the FTSE 100 edged lower in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed US President Donald Trump’s announcement on reciprocal tariffs. At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 8,616.58. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “Investors are on tenterhooks as the clock ticks down what’s […]

London stocks on the FTSE 100 rose in early trade on Tuesday, recovering from heavy losses in the previous session driven by worries about Trump’s tariff threats. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.8% at 8,655.26, having closed down 0.9% on Monday. Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB, said: “What a difference a day […]

London stocks on ther FTSE 100 fell sharply in early trade on Monday as Donald Trump threatened to impose reciprocal tariffs on “all countries”. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.8% at 8,587.16. Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One on Sunday, the US President said that his tariff announcement on 2 […]