Market Report - Opening
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.
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.
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.
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.
London open: Airlines, financial stocks provide a lift
London's FTSE 100 advanced on Thursday morning with strong gains from airline and financial stocks providing a big lift, as the index continues to recover from hitting a four-week low on Tuesday.
London open: Stocks rebound from four-week low
UK stocks edged higher on Wednesday morning as markets rebounded after the previous day's sell-off, with investors digesting domestic inflation data and hawkish comments from the head of the Federal Reserve.
London open: Stocks hit four-week low on mixed data, Middle East tensions
London stocks dropped to a four-week low on Tuesday morning as mixed economic data from the UK and China, along with rising tensions in the Middle East, hammered investors' appetite for risk.
London open: Israel-Iran tensions weigh on stocks early on
Iran's attack on Israel overnight was weighing on London's stock market on Monday morning, with the FTSE 100 dropping 0. 4% to 7,960 early on.
London open: Stocks rally after GDP data, ahead of US earnings
London stocks rose in early trade on Friday as the latest GDP data suggested the UK recession had ended and as investors eyed the start of US earnings season.
London open: FTSE nudges up ahead of ECB, US PPI
London stocks nudged up in early trade on Thursday ahead of the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank and PPI reading in the US, as investors continued to mull the impact of the hotter-than-expected US inflation print.
London open: Stocks gain ahead of US CPI; Tesco in the black
London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed the latest US inflation reading, with Tesco in the black after well-received results.
London open: FTSE edges lower as investors eye US inflation data
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Tuesday as investors eyed the latest US inflation reading, a policy announcement from the European Central Bank and the start of earnings season across the pond later in the week.
London open: Stocks little changed at start of busy week
London stocks were little changed in early trade on Monday at the start of a week that includes the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank and the kick-off of US earnings season.
London open: Stocks slump on hawkish Fed comments; payrolls eyed
London stocks fell sharply in early trade on Friday, taking their cue from heavy losses on Wall Street, following hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials.
London open: FTSE nudges up ahead of services data
London stocks nudged up in early trade on Thursday following a mostly firmer US session, as investors eyed the latest reading on the UK services sector.
London open: Stocks fall on US rate cut doubts
London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday following a weaker close on Wall Street, amid growing doubts over US interest rate cuts following solid economic data.
London open: Mining and oil stocks lift FTSE early
UK stocks put in decent gains on Tuesday morning, starting the second quarter off strongly on the back of a good performance from the mining and oil sectors early on.
London open: Stocks edge up as investors mull GDP data; Spirent surges
London stocks edged up in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from an upbeat session on Wall Street, as investors digested data confirming the UK fell into recession in the second half of last year.
London open: Stocks nudge lower; Diploma surges on acquisition
London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Wednesday following a slightly weaker close on Wall Street.
London open: FTSE edges lower amid 'wait and see' mood
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Tuesday following a downbeat close on Wall Street, as investors eyed a key US inflation reading due later in the week.