Market Report - Pre-Open

London pre-open: Stocks seen lower after hitting record high
London stocks were set to fall at the open on Monday, after the top-flight index hit a record high at the end of last week.

London pre-open: Stocks seen flat after US tech earnings, ahead of payrolls
London stocks were set for a steady open on Friday following disappointing US tech results and as investors eyed the latest non-farm payrolls report.

London pre-open: Stocks seen up ahead of BoE, ECB rate decisions
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Thursday following a positive close on Wall Street, as investors mulled the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve and looked ahead to rate decisions from the Bank of England and European Central Bank.

London pre-open: Stocks seen up as investors eye Fed
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Wednesday following a positive close on Wall Street, as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve.

London pre-open: Stocks seen down on weak US, Asian cues
London stocks were set to fall at the open on Tuesday following downbeat sessions in the US and Asia, and after the International Monetary Fund forecast a UK recession this year.

London pre-open: Stocks seen lower ahead of central bank announcements
London stocks were set to fall at the open on Monday ahead of key central bank rate announcements this week.

London pre-open: Stocks to rise on positive US cues
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Friday following a positive close on Wall Street on the back of better-than-expected GDP data.

London pre-open: Stocks seen up as investors eye US GDP
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Thursday after markets on Wall Street ended off their lows, as investors eye the latest US GDP data.

London pre-open: Stocks seen muted; retail footfall sees strong growth
London stocks were set for a muted open on Wednesday following a mixed US session.

London pre-open: Stocks seen up after Wall Street gains
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Tuesday following strong gains on Wall Street.

London pre-open: Stocks to start the day little changed, US dollar in the headlines
Stocks in London were set for a slightly higher start on Monday with investors' attention on weakness in the US dollar.

London pre-open: FTSE seen up as investors mull consumer confidence, retail sales
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Friday following heavy losses in the previous session, as investors digest the latest UK retail sales figures.

London pre-open: Stocks seen lower on US slowdown worries
London stocks were set to fall at the open on Thursday following downbeat sessions in the US and Asia, amid concerns about a US slowdown.

London pre-open: Stocks to fall as investors mull inflation data
London stocks were set to edge down at the open on Wednesday as investors mull the latest UK inflation data.

London pre-open: Stocks seen flat as investors mull jobs data
London stocks were set for a flat open on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data.

London pre-open: Stocks to edge higher ahead of busy week
London stocks were set to nudge up at the open on Monday on what could be a fairly quiet session, with US markets closed for Martin Luther King day.

London pre-open: Stocks to edge up as investors mull GDP data
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Friday following a positive session on Wall Street, as investors mulled the latest UK GDP data and eyed the release of key US bank earnings.

London pre-open: Stocks seen up ahead of US inflation data
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Thursday, taking their cue from an upbeat session on Wall Street, as investors eye US inflation data.

London pre-open: Stocks seen up; retailers in focus
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Wednesday, tracking gains on Wall Street after US Fed chair Jerome Powell refrained from saying anything about rate policy in a speech in Sweden.

London pre-open: Stocks seen lower; Powell speech eyed
London stocks were set to fall at the open on Tuesday after US stocks ended mostly lower a day earlier.