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London open: Stocks edge lower as investors mull GDP data
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Wednesday following a negative session on Wall Street, as investors mulled the latest UK GDP reading.
London open: Stocks advance as investors look past Archegos collapse
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday as investors looked past the Archegos Capital collapse.
London open: Stocks little changed as restrictions ease
London stocks were little changed in early trade on Monday as investors weighed up recovery hopes against the fallout from Archegos’s fire sale.
London open: Stocks rally after encouraging retail sales
London stocks rose in early trade on Friday following the release of encouraging UK retail sales data.
London open: Stocks nudge lower ahead of EU vaccine summit
London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Thursday, with investors cautious ahead of an EU vaccine summit.
London open: Stocks fall amid third wave worries; inflation data in focus
London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday amid ongoing concerns about a third wave of coronavirus, as investors digested the latest UK inflation data.
London open: Stocks fall amid Covid worries, China tensions
London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday amid growing concerns about a third wave of Covid-19 in Europe and as tensions between China and the West weighed on sentiment.
London open: Travel & leisure stocks pace the decline
London equity markets edged lower in early trade on Monday, with travel and leisure stocks pacing the decline amid a vaccine spat between the UK and EU and concerns about rising Covid cases in Europe.
London open: Stocks fall amid rising bond yields, Covid worries
London stocks fell in early trade on Friday, taking their cue from weak sessions in the US and Asia, amid concerns about rising bond yields and new Covid restrictions in France.
London open: Stocks flat ahead of BoE rate announcement
London stocks were little changed in early trade on Thursday as investors digested a dovish statement from the Federal Reserve but erred on the side of caution ahead of the latest policy announcement from the Bank of England.
London open: Stocks edge lower ahead of Fed policy announcement
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve.
London open: Stocks rise on solid US cues, amid weaker pound
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, taking their cue from a solid session on Wall Street, while a weaker pound also helped.
London open: Stocks rise on vaccine optimism, US stimulus
London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, with sentiment underpinned by vaccine optimism and the US stimulus package.
London open: Stocks nudge lower after GDP data
London stocks nudged lower in early trade on Friday as investors mulled the latest UK GDP reading.
London open: Stocks nudge higher on US stimulus, ahead of ECB
London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Thursday as investors welcomed news that Congress had backed a $1. 9trn US stimulus package, and looked ahead to the latest policy announcement form the European Central Bank.
London open: Stocks fall amid inflation concerns; miners slump
London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday amid ongoing concerns about inflation, with heavily-weighted miners pacing the decline,.
London open: Stocks steady as investors pause for breath
London stocks were steady in early trade on Tuesday following solid gains in the previous session.
London open: Stocks edge up as travel & leisure, energy sectors rally
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Monday, underpinned by strength in the travel & leisure and energy sectors.
London open: Stocks fall amid inflation concerns, ahead of payrolls
London stocks fell in early trade on Friday amid worries about inflation, as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
London open: Stocks fall amid earnings deluge as bond market selloff resumes
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday amid a deluge of corporate news, as the selloff in bond markets resumed.