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London open: Stocks drop on vaccine rollout woes; Reddit frenzy in focus
London stocks fell in early trade on Friday as worries about the Covid-19 vaccine rollout and Reddit-fuelled market chaos knocked sentiment.
London open: Stocks fall but drinks maker Diageo bucks trend
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday following heavy losses in Asia and on Wall Street, as worries about the Covid-19 pandemic and the vaccine rollout dented sentiment.
London open: Stocks tread water ahead of US tech earnings, Fed
London stocks were treading water in early trade on Wednesday amid ongoing worries about the pandemic, as investors eyed earnings from US technology giants and the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve.
London open: Stocks gain despite uninspiring jobs data
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Tuesday despite the release of uninspiring UK jobs data and further weakness in the travel and leisure sector.
London open: Stocks edge lower as travel & leisure sector hit
London equity markets nudged lower in early trade on Monday, with travel and leisure stocks under the cosh as the prospect of tighter border restrictions and a prolonged lockdown weighed on sentiment.
London open: Stocks fall after retail sales, borrowing data
London equity markets fell in early trade on Friday as investors digested disappointing UK data, with travel and leisure shares under the cosh.
London open: Stocks edge up amid Biden cheer
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Thursday, underpinned by stimulus hopes as investors welcomed the start of Joe Biden’s US presidency.
London open: Stocks nudge up ahead of Biden inauguration; inflation in focus
London stocks nudged up in early trade on Wednesday ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration as US President, after incoming Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the US must "act big" on the next Covid relief package, and as investors mulled the latest UK inflation data.
London open: Stocks rise ahead of Yellen testimony
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday as investors awaited a testimony on stimulus by incoming US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
London open: FTSE little changed but travel, leisure stocks hit by Covid worries
London stocks were little changed in early trade on Monday, with travel and leisure shares under the cosh amid concerns about the Covid-19 crisis, as investors mulled the latest data out of China.
London open: Stocks fall as investors mull UK GDP, Biden relief package
London stocks fell in early trade on Friday as investors digested the latest UK GDP data and news of US President-elect Joe Biden’s Covid relief package.
London open: Stocks edge up amid deluge of corporate news
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Thursday as investors waded through a deluge of corporate releases, amid expectations that US President-elect Joe Biden will unveil a Covid-19 relief package.
London open: Stocks little changed; Just Eat in the red
London stocks were little changed in early trade on Wednesday, with investors sifting through a raft of corporate updates amid ongoing worries about the Covid-19 crisis, and ahead of a vote on US President Donald Trump’s impeachment.
London open: Stocks little changed as investor mull retail sales
London stocks were little changed in early trade on Tuesday amid ongoing concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic and the potential for tighter restrictions, as investors digested dire UK retail sales figures.
London open: Stocks fall amid prospect of tighter restrictions
London stocks fell in early trade on Monday amid reports that Covid-19 restrictions in England were set to get even tougher.
London open: Stocks edge up ahead of payrolls; housebuilders rally
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Friday, with housebuilders in the black after a solid update from Barratt Developments, as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
London open: Stocks edge up despite Capitol Hill chaos
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Thursday despite the chaos on Capitol Hill overnight, with hopes of further US stimulus continuing to underpin sentiment.
London open: Stocks rise as investors eye US politics
London equity markets rose in early trade on Wednesday, with oil stocks lending support, as investors bet on a Democratic win in a US Senate run-off election in Georgia.
London midday: FTSE pares gains as Sunak unveils fresh Covid relief package
London stocks had pared gains by midday on Tuesday as investors mulled the impact of England’s third national lockdown and news of a fresh £4. 6bn package of Covid relief measures to help businesses get through it.
London open: Stocks in the black despite lockdown, ahead of Sunak statement
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday despite the imposition of a third national lockdown in England, as investors eyed a statement from Chancellor Rishi Sunak on a fresh business support package.