Market Report - Pre-Open
London pre-open: Stocks seen touch higher ahead of US data
London stocks were set for a slightly firmer open on Thursday, taking their cue from a positive session in the US after the release of encouraging jobs and GDP data.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher, tracking gains in the US and Asia
London stocks were set for a positive open on Wednesday, tracking upbeat sessions in the US and Asia as investors shrugged off concerns about North Korea.
London pre-open: Stocks seen weaker on North Korea woes
London stocks were set for a negative open on Tuesday, tracking weakness in Asian markets after North Korea launched a missile over Japan.
London pre-open: Stocks seen muted as investors eye Jackson Hole speeches
London stocks were set for a muted open on Friday as investors eye speeches by Fed chair Janet Yellen and European Central Bank president Mario Draghi at the Jackson Hole Symposium later in the day, with volumes likely to be lighter ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend.
London pre-open: Stocks seen touch higher ahead of GDP
London stocks were set for a slightly higher open on Thursday as investors eyed the release of key UK economic growth figures and the start of the Jackson Hole symposium.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower as investors eye PMIs; WPP in focus
London stocks were set for a slightly weaker open on Wednesday following gains in the previous session.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher on positive cues; UK borrowing figures eyed
London stocks were set for a firmer open on Tuesday following mostly positive sessions in the US and Asia.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower as geopolitical risks build
London stocks are set for a weaker open on Monday as geopolitical risks continue to dent risk appetite.
London pre-open: Stocks to start lower on US politics, Barcelona attack
Stocks are set for a lower open following steep losses overnight on Wall Street that saw the Dow Industrials register its biggest drop in three months and the S&P 500 its largest decline in more than a month.
London pre-open: Slightly lower start expected
Stocks are expected to come under slight pressure at the start of the day despite the release of a relatively dovish set of Fed meeting minutes overnight and a positive close to the trading session on Wall Street.
London pre-open: Employment report, US Fed minutes in focus
Stocks are seen starting the session a tad higher ahead of the release of the August employment report and, later in the day, the minutes of the US central bank's most recent policy meeting.
London pre-open: North Korea still in focus
Stocks are set to start the session slightly higher as traders wait on the latest UK CPI data while monitoring the continuing newsflow coming from the North Korean peninsula.
London pre-open: Shares seen inching higher, Chinese data weigh
Stocks are seen starting the session slightly higher following telephone contacts over the weekend between US president Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart aimed at calming the situation, although a spate of weak data out of the Asian giant are expected to weigh on sentiment.
London pre-open: Footsie set to sag at opening bell on geopolitical jitters
Stocks are set to start the day lower as selling carries over from the US and Asian trading sessions into the London open on the back of the continuing verbal stand-off between Washington and Pyongyang.
London pre-open: Stocks set for lower open, North Korea still in spotlight
Stocks are being called to start the session slightly lower after North Korea provided further details regarding a possible missile launch into the waters around the US Pacific territory of Guam, in what some observers believe may be another carefully crafted barb meant to provoke the White House.
London pre-open: Geopolitics in focus amid dearth of data
Stocks were being called to start the session slightly lower, tracking a dip on Wall Street overnight and of the back of a weaker-than-expected reading on Chinese consumer prices.
London pre-open: Weak Chinese trade data set to weight at start of trading
Stock futures were pointing to a lower start following the release of weaker-than-expected Chinese trade numbers overnight.
London pre-open: FTSE 100 seen edging higher on US dollar weakness
Traders were expected to nudge the top flight index higher on the back of a further dip in the US dollar, amid positive news on the geopolitical front.
London pre-open: Stocks seen muted ahead of payrolls report
London stocks were set for a muted open on Friday as investors eyed the release of the latest non-farm payrolls report.
London pre-open: Stocks seen a little lower as investors eye BoE
London stocks were set for a slightly lower open on ‘Super Thursday’ as investors turned their attention to the Bank of England.