Market Report - Opening
London open: Stocks edge higher, FTSE 100 on track for best month in 30 years
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Monday, with the FTSE 100 on track for its best month in more than 30 years, having rallied 14% so far in November.
London open: Stocks decline as investors mull post-lockdown tiers
London stocks fell in early trade on Friday as investors mulled the economic impact of coronavirus restrictions following news on England's post-lockdown tiers.
London open: Stocks nudge lower as investors await news on Covid tiers
London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Thursday as investors awaited details of the new three-tier system that will come into effect next week once England’s lockdown ends.
London open: Stocks edge higher ahead of spending review
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s spending review.
London open: Stocks rise on vaccine optimism, US politics
London equity markets rose in early trade on Tuesday, with travel and leisure stocks underpinned by vaccine optimism and news of a shortened travel quarantine from next month.
London open: Stocks rise on vaccine news but stronger pound limits gains
London stocks rose in early trade on Monday following positive news on AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, as investors awaited news on how England will come out of lockdown next week.
London open: Stocks edge higher after retail sales, borrowing figures
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Friday as investors digested the latest UK retail sales and borrowing data.
London open: Stocks fall as investors fret about rising Covid cases, restrictions
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday as optimism over a potential Covid-19 vaccine was replaced by worries about rising cases, tightening restrictions and their impact on the economy.
London open: Stocks edge lower amid Covid worries; inflation in focus
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Wednesday as investors digested the latest UK inflation figures, with worries about rising coronavirus cases and tighter restrictions continuing to weigh on sentiment.
London open: Stocks edge lower as vaccine optimism fades
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Tuesday as vaccine optimism faded, with worries about rising Covid-19 cases and the impact of tighter restrictions continuing to play on investors' minds.
London open: Stocks rise on vaccine optimism, China data
London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, with sentiment underpinned by vaccine optimism and solid Chinese data.
London open: Stocks fall as Covid-19 worries return
London stocks fell in early trade on Friday as optimism over a Covid-19 vaccine was replaced with concerns about rising cases.
London open: Stocks retreat as profit-taking kicks in; GDP in focus
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday as investors took some profits following eight consecutive days of gains, amid a raft of corporate news and the latest UK GDP reading.
London open: Stocks gain for eighth session in a row
London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday, but the gains were muted compared to previous sessions, when markets surged on optimism over a Covid-19 vaccine.
London open: Stocks edge higher as investors mull jobs data
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday as the travel and leisure sectors continued to benefit from encouraging news on Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine, but gains were muted compared to the previous session’s surge as investors digested the latest UK jobs data.
London open: Stocks rally on Biden win; Taylor Wimpey surges
London stocks rose in early trade on Monday as investors cheered Democrat Joe Biden’s US presidential election win.
London open: Stocks steady ahead of payrolls
London stocks were little changed in early trade on Friday as investors erred on the side of caution ahead of the latest non-farm payrolls report, with all eyes firmly on the US election results.
London open: Stocks edge up on Biden win expectations, BoE stimulus
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Thursday as investors bet that Democrat Joe Biden will win the US election, and after the Bank of England announced a bigger-than-expected boost to its bond-buying programme.
London open: Stocks little changed amid US election uncertainty
London stocks were little changed in early trade on Wednesday as exporters such as AstraZeneca and BAT were boosted by a weaker pound, with US election results too close to call.
London open: Stocks rally ahead of US election
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, taking their cue from upbeat sessions on Wall Street and in Asia, as US voters head to the polls.