Market Report - Opening
London open: FTSE nudges up as investors eye Trump inauguration
London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Monday, having a hit record high at the end of last week, as investors mulled the latest house price data from Rightmove and awaited Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th US president.
London open: Stocks gain as retail sales disappoint
London stocks gained in early trade on Friday as weaker-than-expected retail sales data underpinned rate cut expectations.
London open: Stocks gain as UK GDP misses expectations
London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday as weaker-than-expected UK growth figures added to expectations of a rate cut next month.
London open: Stocks jump as inflation unexpectedly falls in December
London stocks jumped in early trade on Wednesday as data showed that UK inflation unexpectedly eased in December after two months of increases, underpinning expectations of a rate cut in February.
London open: Stocks nudge lower as investors keep an eye on bond yields
London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Tuesday as investors kept an eye on UK bond yields and ahead of the release of the latest US inflation reading.
London open: Stocks drop, pound at 14-month low
London stocks fell in early trade on Monday as bond yields rose again, but oil majors gained in tandem with oil prices.
London open: FTSE flat ahead of non-farm payrolls
London stocks were steady in early trade on Friday as investors eyed the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
London open: Stocks gain as sterling drops amid bond market selloff
London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday as the selloff in the bond market continued and sterling slumped.
London open: Stocks edge up but Shell, Flutter in the red
London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday but gains were muted after disappointing updates from Shell and Flutter Entertainment, and amid worries about inflation.
London open: Stocks fall as investors mull house price data
London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday as data showed that house prices fell in December for the first time since March, although they ended the year in the black.
London open: Stocks nudge down as business confidence falls to two-year low
London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Monday following a downbeat session in Asia and as investors mulled a drop in UK business confidence.
London open: Airlines, miners push markets into the red
UK equity markets retreated slightly on Friday morning as the recent festive rally ran out of steam, with airline stocks and miners providing a drag early on.
London open: Stocks at two-week high, but gains limited
UK equity markets were trading at their highest levels in more than two weeks on Thursday, though markets were largely flat with investors exercising caution on a slow day for financial markets.
London open: Markets rangebound as caution sets in
UK stocks opened flat on Tuesday morning ahead of an early finish in London, with investors adopting a cautious approach on the final trading day of the year.
London midday: Stocks drifting lower ahead of year-end
UK stocks are trading lower on the last full trading session of 2024.
London open: FTSE nudges down in very quiet trade
London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Friday in very quiet trade, with no news of any note to move markets as most traders were still away from their desks for the Christmas and new year break.
London open: FTSE gains but Vistry tanks after another profit warning
London stocks gained in early trade on Tuesday after a positive session on Wall Street, but Vistry tumbled as the housebuilder issued its third profit warning of the year.
London open: Stocks fall as UK economy stagnates
London stocks fell in early trade on Monday as data showed the UK economy stalled in the third quarter.
London open: Stocks fall after UK retail sales, borrowing data; US inflation eyed
London stocks fell in early trade on Friday as investors mulled a smaller-than-expected rise in UK retail sales but better-than-expected borrowing figures, ahead of a key US inflation reading.
London open: Stocks slide after US selloff; BoE eyed
London stocks tumbled in early trade on Thursday following sharp losses on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve spooked markets with its rate outlook, and as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the Bank of England.