Market Report - Opening
London open: Stocks steady as investors mull China PMIs
London stocks were little changed in early trade on Tuesday as traders returned to their desks after the Bank Holiday weekend.
London open: Stocks flat as Powell speech eyed for tapering clues
London stocks were flat as a pancake in early trade on Friday as investors eyed a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole symposium for clues on tapering.
London open: Stocks fall as investors eye Jackson Hole
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday, with ex-dividends a drag, as investors eyed the start of the Jackson Hole symposium and the release of US jobless claims and GDP data.
London open: Stocks nudge up as investors eye Jackson Hole
London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Wednesday amid a lack of catalysts, with all eyes on Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole symposium at the end of the week.
London open: Stocks edge higher; M&S shines
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Tuesday, taking their cue from upbeat US and Asian sessions.
London open: Stocks rise ahead of PMIs; Sainsbury's surges on takeover speculation
London stocks rose in early trade on Monday as investors eyed the latest reading on the UK services and manufacturing sectors, with Sainsbury’s lifted by takeover speculation.
London open: Stocks edge up as investors mull retail sales; M&S surges
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Friday following heavy losses in the previous session, as investors digested the latest UK retail sales data.
London open: Stocks slump amid Fed taper worries; miners under the cosh
London stocks fell sharply in early trade on Thursday after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting signalled that tapering was on the cards this year, with miners pacing the decline.
London open: Stocks edge up as investors mull inflation data
London stocks edged up in early trade on Wednesday as investors mulled the latest UK inflation data.
London open: Stocks edge lower as investors digest jobs data
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Tuesday as investors digested the latest UK jobs data.
London open: Stocks fall after disappointing Chinese data
London stocks fell in early trade on Monday, with miners under the cosh following the release of disappointing Chinese data.
London open: Stocks tracking fresh gains on Wall Street
Stocks are tracking the record highs set overnight on the US Dow Jones Industrials and S&P 500, despite news of a partial shutdown of the world's third-largest container port in China.
London open: Stocks edge lower as ex-divs weigh; GDP in focus
London equity markets edged lower in early trade, with ex-dividend stocks proving to be a drag as investors digested the latest UK GDP reading.
London open: Stocks edge up ahead of US inflation; Avast rallies
London stocks edged higher in early trade on Wednesday, underpinned by deal news, as investors eyed the latest US inflation reading.
London open: Stocks nudge up as investors mull retail sales; Flutter rallies
London stocks nudged up in early trade on Tuesday, with Paddy Power owner Flutter Entertainment riding high after well-received results, as investors mulled the latest retail sales data.
London open: Stocks edge down after China data
London stocks edged lower at the open on Monday following the release of disappointing Chinese data.
London open: Stocks steady as investors eye payrolls report
London stocks were steady in early trade on Friday as traders kept their powder dry ahead of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
London open: Stocks edge lower ahead of BoE policy announcement
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Thursday as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the Bank of England.
London open: Stocks rise as L&G, Taylor Wimpey results impress
London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday, underpinned by solid results from Legal & General and Taylor Wimpey, as investors eyed the latest reading on the UK services sector.
London open: Stocks edge up as investors cheer BP, StanChart earnings
London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, helped along by well-received earnings from the likes of BP and Standard Chartered.