Market Report - Pre-Open
03 Oct
London pre-open: Futures higher amid hopes for deal between Brussels and Rome
Stocks are set for a higher start amid reports that Italy's government might make some concessions on its budget plans, which is helping to dampen concerns of a dust-up between Brussels and Rome which could have negative knock-on effects much further afield.
02 Oct
London pre-open: Italian debt, China tensions in focus
Stocks are set for a lower start on the back of renewed tensions around Italy's debt pile and in the geopolitical space, between the US and China.
01 Oct
London pre-open: Miners expected to weigh on China data
London stocks are expected to fall as October begins as disappointing data from China counterbalances a helpful weakening of the pound.