Market Report - Pre-Open
London pre-open: Stocks to nudge up; Asia data disappoints
London stocks were set to edge just a touch higher at the open on Tuesday following the release of disappointing Chinese data.
London pre-open: Stocks set to kick the week off a little higher
London stocks were set to edge up at the open on Monday following a mixed Asian session, as investors continued to keep an eye on Brexit developments and trade talks between the US and China.
London pre-open: Stocks to nudge up ahead of US GDP
London stocks were set to nudge just a tough higher on Friday following losses in the previous session, as investors eye the release of the latest US GDP figures.
London pre-open: Stocks to edge higher; Sainsbury's-Asda merger blocked
London stocks looked set to rise at the open on Thursday following losses in the previous session, with sentiment likely to be underpinned by solid earnings overnight form the likes of Microsoft and Facebook in the US.
London pre-open: Stocks to drop following strong gains on Tuesday
London stocks were set to drop at the open on Wednesday, taking their cue from a negative session in Asia and following a solid session the day before which saw strength in the energy sector propel the FTSE 100 to six-month highs.
London pre-open: Brexit plots, jump in crude oil futures in focus
Stocks are set to start the holiday-shortened week on the front foot, with all eyes on Westminster as MPs return from the Easter recess amid news that lawmakers from Theresa May's own party are plotting to ramp up the pressure on her to leave.
London pre-open: Stocks to edge lower ahead of retail sales, long weekend
London stocks were set to edge lower at the open on Thursday following an uninspiring session on Wall Street, as investors eyed the release of UK retail sales figures and looked ahead to the long week.
London pre-open: Stocks to edge lower after China data, ahead of UK inflation
London stocks were set for a slightly weaker start on Wednesday as investors mulled the release of better-than-expected Chinese growth figured and looked ahead to UK inflation data.
London pre-open: Stocks to rise ahead of key jobs data
London stocks were set to rise on Tuesday, tracking gains in Asia as investors eyed the release of key UK jobs data.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher ahead of more US earnings
London stocks were set for a firmer open on Monday, tracking a positive session in Asia as sentiment remained underpinned by strong Chinese export figures and US earnings at the end of last week.
London pre-open: Stocks to rise as investors eye US earnings
London stocks were set for a positive open on Friday despite mixed sessions in the US and Asia, as investors eyed the start of the first-quarter US earnings season.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower as EU agrees Halloween Brexit extension
London stocks were set to fall at the open on Thursday as investors digested news of a Brexit extension to the end of October.
London pre-open: Stocks seen muted as investors eye EU summit
London stocks looked set for a muted open on Wednesday as investors eyed an EU summit that will decide whether the UK gets another extension to Article 50.
London pre-open: Stocks to edge down amid Brexit jitters
London stocks were set to edge down at the open on Tuesday as investors continued to fret about Brexit as the deadline for leaving the EU looms.
London pre-open: Stocks to nudge lower as Brexit deadline looms
London stocks were set nudge lower at the open on Monday as investors continue to keep an eye on Brexit developments.
London pre-open: Stocks to edge up ahead of non-farm payrolls
London stocks were set to edge higher at the open on Friday ahead of the release of the US non-farm payrolls report and as investors mulled the outcome of the latest round of Sino-US talks.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower as investors eye Sino-US talks, Brexit developments
London stocks were set for a downbeat open on Thursday as investors eyed trade talks between the US and China and any further Brexit-related developments.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher on positive Asian cues; Sino-US talks eyed
London stocks looked set for a positive open on Wednesday, taking their cue from near seven-month highs in Asia as trade talks between the US and China were set to resume.
London pre-open: Stocks on front foot as pound retreats
London stocks are expected to move higher in early trade on Tuesday, continuing positive sessions on Wall Street and Asia, along with a lower pound after another night of Brexit deadlock.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher ahead of indicative votes, Chinese PMI helps
Stocks are expected to see small gains at the start of trading, even as investors gird themselves for another slate of indicative votes in Parliament on possible alternatives to the Prime Minister's proposed withdrawal agreement, thanks to an unexpectedly upbeat reading on Chinese manufacturing.