Market Report - Pre-Open
London pre-open: Stocks set to dip after Trump slaps tariffs on Mexico 'out of the blue'
London stocks are set for a moderately lower start to trading after the US President surprised markets with the decision taken overnight to slap tariffs on Mexico and following a weaker-than-expected reading on China's factory sector.
London pre-open: Will fear keep winning?
Stocks are set for a slightly higher start on Thursday morning, with all eyes on the US central bank's number two official and what he has to say regarding the outlook for monetary policy in the world's largest economy.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower as growth, Sino-US trade worries weigh
London stocks were set to drop at the open on Wednesday, taking their cue from downbeat US and Asian sessions amid ongoing worries about Sino-US trade relations and renewed concerns about global growth.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher amid positive Asian cues
London stocks were set for a firmer open on Tuesday following a positive Asian session, as traders return to their desks after the Bank Holiday weekend.
London pre-open: Stocks seen up after heavy losses
London stocks were poised to rise at the open on Friday following heavy losses in the previous session, amid reports that Prime Minister Theresa May will confirm her exit date later in the day.
London pre-open: Stocks to drop on downbeat US and Asian cues
London stocks were set to drop at the open on Thursday, taking their cue from downbeat sessions in the US and Asia as worries about Brexit and Sino-US trade relations continued to weigh on investors’ minds.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher as investors eye inflation data
London stocks were set for a positive open on Wednesday, tracking gains on Wall Street as investors eye key UK inflation data, with Brexit very much in focus as Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal looks increasingly unlikely to get through Parliament.
London pre-open: Stocks to rise as Trump grants temporary reprieve from Huawei ban
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Tuesday following losses in the previous session, after US President Trump granted a temporary reprieve from the Huawei ban.
London pre-open: Stocks to edge up as oil prices rally
London stocks were set to edge higher at the open on Monday, with the energy sector likely to lend a hand as oil prices rallied, while investors mulled news that Google has suspended business with Huawei.
London pre-open: Stocks to edge lower as hard Brexit fears return
London stocks were set to edge lower at the open on Friday following solid gains in the previous session amid renewed concerns about a possible hard Brexit.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower as Trump targets Huawei
London stocks were set to drop at the open on Thursday as investors digest news that US President Trump has declared a national emergency to protect US computer networks from "foreign adversaries" - a move widely seen as targeting China’s Huawei.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher on positive US and Asian cues
London stocks were set to gain at the open on Wednesday, taking their cue from positive sessions in the US and Asia as traders welcomed signs of a softening stance in trade relations between the US and China.
London pre-open: Stocks to rise despite Wall Street losses
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Tuesday as investors continued to mull trade developments between the US and China and eyed the release of key UK jobs data.
London pre-open: Stocks to edge higher amid ongoing trade concerns
London stocks were set to edge a touch higher at the open on Monday, with trade tensions expected to keep investors on edge.
London pre-open: Stocks to rise as US hits China with more tariffs
London stocks were poised for gains at the open on Friday, with investors set to take US President Trump’s lifting of tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods in their stride.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower as trade tensions escalate
London stocks were set to drop at the open on Thursday, taking their cue from more losses in the US and Asia after US President Trump blamed China for the breakdown in trade talks between the two.
London pre-open: Stocks to nudge down after mixed China trade data
London stocks looked set to nudge lower at the open on Wednesday following downbeat US and Asian sessions amid growing fears over Sino-US trade relations and as investors mull over a set of mixed Chinese trade data.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower amid Sino-US trade tensions
London stocks were set for a lower open on Tuesday amid renewed concerns about Sino-US trade relations.
London pre-open: Stocks to edge up ahead of non-farm payrolls
London stocks were to edge up at the open on Friday following losses in the previous session, as investors eyed the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
London pre-open: Stocks to drop after Fed announcement, ahead of BoE
London stocks were set to fall at the open on Thursday following losses on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve dashed hopes of a rate cut later this year and ahead of the latest policy announcement from the Bank of England.