Market Report - Opening
London open: Stocks edge up as StanChart impresses, China data disappoints
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, helped along by some well-received results from Standard Chartered, but gains were limited following the release of disappointing Chinese data.
London open: Stocks nudge higher after record US close
London stocks were a touch higher in early trade on Monday after a record close on Wall Street at the end of last week, as investors continued to keep an eye on Brexit developments and Sino-US trade relations.
London open: Stocks drop as RBS and Just Eat fail to impress
London stocks fell in early trade on Friday, with first-quarter numbers from the likes of RBS and Just Eat failing to impress as investors eyed the release of the latest US GDP figures.
London open: Stocks drop as housebuilders weigh; Sainsbury's-Asda merger blocked
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday, dented by ex-divs and weakness across the housebuilding sector as investors sifted through the latest quarterly results from Barclays and mulled news that Sainsbury's merger with Asda has been blocked.
London open: Stocks fall as traders take profits after Tuesday's rally
London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday as traders took some profits following a solid session the day before, with the energy sector propelling the top-flight index to six-month highs.
Europe open: Shares dip amid jump in crude oil futures as traders assess new reality
Shares on the Continent are moving lower, despite sharp gains among companies in the oil patch, as investors mull the potential fallout from Washington's decision on Monday not to extend waivers from sanctions for a raft of countries who import oil from Iran.
London open: Oil patch on fire, Thomas Cook flies
Stocks were moving slightly higher as investors digested Washington's decision overnight not to renew its Iran sanctions waivers for a spate of crude oil importers, including China and India.
London open: Stocks nudge lower ahead of retail sales, Easter break
London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Thursday following an uninspiring session on Wall Street as investors eyed the release of UK retail sales figures and looked ahead to the long weekend.
London open: Stocks slip as investors mull China data; UK inflation in focus
London stocks were a little lower in early trade on Wednesday despite the release of better-than-expected Chinese growth figures, as investors looked ahead to UK inflation data.
London open: Stocks nudge higher ahead of UK jobs data
London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Tuesday, taking their cue from a positive session in Asia as investors eyed the release of key UK jobs data.
London open: Stocks steady as investors eye more US earnings, Sino-US progress
London stocks were little changed in early trade on Monday, with investors seemingly reluctant to make any big moves ahead of more key US earnings later in the session and important UK and Chinese data due later in the week.
London open: Stocks nudge up ahead of US earnings; Plus500 tumbles
London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Friday following mixed sessions in the US and Asia, as investors eyed the start of the first-quarter US earnings season.
London open: Stocks drop as pound steady after Brexit extension
London stocks fell at the open on Thursday as investors digested news of a Brexit extension to the end of October.
London open: Stocks nudge lower ahead of EU summit, ECB announcement
London stocks nudged lower at the open on Wednesday as investors eyed an EU summit that will decide whether the UK gets another extension to Article 50.
London open: Stocks edge lower amid Brexit uncertainty
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Tuesday as investors continued to fret about Brexit, with the UK's deadline for leaving the EU fast approaching.
London open: Stocks nudge lower as Brexit deadline looms; miners buck trend
London stocks ticked a touch lower in early trade on Monday as investors continued to keep an eye on Brexit developments with the deadline for leaving the European Union just five days away.
London open: Stocks edge up ahead of non-farm payrolls
London stocks edged up in early trade on Friday ahead of the release of the US non-farm payrolls report and as investors mulled the outcome of the latest round of trade talks in Washington.
London open: Stocks in the red as investors eye Sino-US talks, Brexit news
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday as investors kept an eye on trade talks between the US and China and any further Brexit-related developments.
London open: Stocks flat as pound rallies; Sino-US talks eyed
London stocks were little changed in early trade on Wednesday, unlike its European counterparts that were building on the gains seen in Asia, as sterling rallied on signs that Theresa May was shifting towards a softer Brexit.
London open: Investors take their cue from Wall Street, push shares higher
London stocks are moving higher on Tuesday, tracking the big gains seen overnight on Wall Street, helped by a move lower in the pound after another night of Brexit deadlock.