Market Report - Pre-Open

London pre-open: Stocks set to edge up at start of trading
Stocks are set to move slightly higher ahead of a big day for economic data and company results on both sides of the Atlantic.

London pre-open: Stocks seen up amid flurry of corporate news
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Tuesday amid a flurry of corporate releases from the likes of HSBC, BP, AB Foods and AstraZeneca.

London pre-open: Stocks set for more gains
London stocks were set for more gains on Monday, following their tenth consecutive close in the black at the end of last week.

London pre-open: Stocks set for 10th day of gains on Fed, trade chatter
UK stocks are expected to rise for the 10th straight session on Friday as an easing of tensions between the US and its trading partners lift investor optimism, along with hopes that the Federal Reserve may move sooner than expected to cut interest rates.

London pre-open: Stocks set for flat start
Stocks are set for a flattish start as investors monitor their screens for any sign of a thawing in trade relations between China and the US.

London pre-open: Big gains expected as trade tensions ease
UK stocks are expected to jump in early deals on Wednesday, tracking strong gains on Wall Street and Asia, as fears about the economic fallout from the trade war begin to ease.

London pre-open: Investors have a glint in their eye (gold)
Stocks in London were set for a softer start following another difficult session for US dollar assets the day before amid what some in markets had dubbed the 'sell the US' trade.

London pre-open: Stocks seen lower after Powell comments
London stocks were set to fall at the open on Thursday following heavy losses on Wall Street after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell warned that Trump’s tariffs could cause a spike in inflation.

London pre-open: Stocks to fall as investors mull China GDP, UK inflation
London stocks were set to fall at the open on Wednesday following downbeat sessions in the US and Asia, as investors mulled the latest China GDP data and UK inflation figures.

London pre-open: Stocks to edge up as investors mull jobs data
London stocks were set to edge up at the open on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data.

London pre-open: Stocks to edge up as investors mull jobs data
London stocks were set to edge up at the open on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data.

London pre-open: FTSE seen up on electronics tariff exemption
London stocks were set to jump at the open on Monday, taking their cue from gains in Asia after Trump said that smartphones and computers were exempt from new tariffs.

London pre-open: Stocks seen higher as GDP beats expectations
London stocks were set to gain at the open on Friday despite losses on Wall Street, as investors mulled better-than-expected UK GDP data.

London pre-open: Stocks to surge as Trump announces 90-day tariff pause
London stocks were set to surge at the open on Thursday, taking their cue from whopping gains in the US and Asia after Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs for most countries except China.

London pre-open: Stocks set to tumble as tariffs kick in
London stocks were set to tumble at the open on Wednesday as Trump’s sweeping tariffs came into force, including a swingeing 104% on China.

London pre-open: Stocks set to tumble as tariffs kick in
London stocks were set to tumble at the open on Wednesday as Trump’s sweeping tariffs came into force, including a swingeing 104% on China.

London pre-open: Stocks set to tumble as tariffs kick in
London stocks were set to tumble at the open on Wednesday as Trump’s sweeping tariffs came into force, including a swingeing 104% on China.

London pre-open: Stocks set to tumble as tariffs kick in
London stocks were set to tumble at the open on Wednesday as Trump’s sweeping tariffs came into force, including a swingeing 104% on China.

London pre-open: Stocks to recover after Monday's bloodbath
London stocks were set to recover at the open on Tuesday following a dismal session a day earlier, which saw the top-flight index close down 4. 4% as the Trump tariff selloff continued.

London pre-open: FTSE set for more heavy losses as Asian shares tank
London stocks were set for more heavy losses at the open on Monday after Asian shares tanked as concerns about Trump’s trade war intensified.