Market Report - Opening
London open: Stocks drop after US surprises with Mexico tariffs
Stocks in London were trading lower at the end of the month after the US President surprised markets with his decision taken overnight to slap tariffs on Mexico and following a weaker-than-expected reading on China's factory sector.
London open: Stocks edge higher even as China claims US is 'bullying' it
Stocks were moving slightly higher on Thursday morning, with all eyes on the US central bank's number two official and what he had to say regarding the outlook for monetary policy in the world's largest economy, even as an official from China's Ministry of Commerce said that "US bullying will eventually hurt itself" and that the country "won't accept a deal that hurts its sovereignty or its pride".
London open: Stocks drop amid Sino-US woes, growth concerns
London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a downbeat session on Wall Street amid ongoing worries about Sino-US trade relations and renewed concerns about global growth.
London open: Stocks rise as miners gain; Galliford Try rallies after rejecting Bovis bid
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Tuesday, taking their cue from a positive Asian session as traders returned to their desks after the Bank Holiday weekend.
London open: Stocks recover as May expected to confirm departure date
London stocks rose in early trade on Friday following heavy losses in the previous session, amid reports that Prime Minister Theresa May will confirm her exit date later in the day.
London open: Stocks drop amid Sino-US worries; UK voters head to the polls
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from downbeat sessions in the US and Asia, as worries about Brexit and Sino-US trade relations took their toll.
London open: Stocks rise as pound retreats; inflation data eyed
London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday, outperforming their European counterparts thanks to sterling weakness, as Prime Minister Theresa May failed to get support for her tweaked Brexit deal.
London open: Stocks rise as Washington grants temporary reprieve from Huawei ban
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, with banks pacing the advance, after Washington granted a temporary reprieve from the Huawei ban.
London open: Stocks rise but gains muted amid Brexit, Sino-US concerns
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Monday, but gains were muted amid concerns about Brexit, with Sino-US relations also a worry.
London open: Stocks edge lower, Just Eat tumbles as rival gets Amazon backing
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Friday following solid gains in the previous session, amid renewed concerns about a possible hard Brexit.
London open: Stocks fall as investors eye Trump's latest move, ex-dividends weigh
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday as investors digested news that US President Trump has declared a national emergency to protect US computer networks from "foreign adversaries" - a move widely seen as targeting China’s Huawei.
London open: Stocks nudge up as Trump softens stance; Tui rallies on results
London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from positive sessions in the US and Asia as traders welcomed signs of a softening stance from US President Trump on trade relations with China.
London open: Stocks rise as Vodafone rallies despite dividend cut, Greggs on a roll
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday as investors continued to mull trade developments between the US and China and eyed the release of key UK jobs data.
London open: Stocks steady as Sino-US trade talks stall
London stocks were little changed at the open on Monday, with investors cautious as Sino-US trade talks remained deadlocked.
London open: Stocks rise as traders take tariffs in their stride; IAG flies higher
London stocks rose in early trade on Friday as investors took US President Trump’s lifting of tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods in their stride.
London open: Stocks fall ahead of more Sino-US trade talks
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from a downbeat session in Asia as worries about Sino-US trade relations grew after US President Trump blamed China for the breakdown in talks between the two nations, with ex-dividends also proving a drag.
London open: Stocks slip amid trade woes but sterling weakness limits losses
London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Wednesday amid ongoing worries about Sino-US trade relations, as investors sifted through updates from the likes of ITV and Imperial Brands and mulled over a set of mixed Chinese trade data.
London open: Stocks edge lower amid Sino-US trade tensions
London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday amid renewed Sino-US trade tensions, although losses were fairly contained as news that talks between the two nations will still go ahead this week helped to assuage investors' fears.
London open: Stocks nudge up ahead of payrolls; HSBC results impress
London stocks were up in early trade on Friday, helped along by well-received quarterly numbers from HSBC, but gains were limited as investors eyed the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
London open: Stocks fall as miners retreat; Metro Bank tanks on results
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from losses on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve dashed hopes of a rate cut later this year, with miners under the cosh amid declining copper prices and all eyes on the latest policy announcement from the Bank of England.