Market Report - Pre-Open
London pre-open: Futures pointing lower on mixed China PMIs
Stock futures are pointing lower at the end of the month with investors taking their cue from mixed readings overnight out of China on the country's manufacturing sector.
London pre-open: Futures up after Fed stays 'on message', on US Tech earnings
Trading in London shares is set to start on the front foot after the US central bank signaled overnight that it was simply not yet time to be talking about tapering bond purchases and much less about interest rate hikes.
London pre-open: Stocks set for gains ahead of Fed meeting
Stocks are set for a higher start ahead of the US central bank's policy announcement later in the day.
London pre-open: Futures flat, but BP and HSBC beat
Stocks are being called to start the session slightly higher on the back of better-than-expected results out of BP and HSBC.
London pre-open: Stocks set to dip as investors keep an eye on Covid-19 headlines in Asia
Stocks are expected to come under a little bit of selling pressure at the start of trading on Monday as investors monitor the headlines out of Asia concerning the epidemic.
London pre-open: Stocks set to dip tracking profit-taking on Wall Street
Stocks are set for a lower start at the end of the week, tracking profit-taking on Wall Street overnight after Bloomberg reported that Democrats in Congress wanted to double the capital gains tax to nearly 39. 6%.
London pre-open: Stocks set to gain ahead of ECB
Stock market futures are pointing higher ahead of the day's key risk event, the European Central Bank's policy decision and post-meeting presser, the latter of which will start at 1330 BST.
London pre-open: FTSE 100 futures pointing higher after lower-than-expected March CPI
Futures are pointing higher despite a 9% drop in shares of US media giant Netflix in after-hours trading in New York.
London pre-open: Stocks set to dip after weak UK employment data
Stocks are set to dip following the release of an unexpectedly weak reading on UK employment for the three months to February.
London pre-open: Geopolitics in focus at the start of the week
Geopolitics are in focus at the start of the week, whether it be the frictions between the West and Russia, domestic German politics or tensions between China and many of its trading partners.
London pre-open: Stocks to edge up after China GDP
London stocks were set to edge up at the open on Friday following the release of encouraging Chinese GDP data.
London pre-open: Stocks seen muted after US tech selloff
London stocks were set for a muted open on Thursday following a tech selloff on Wall Street.
London pre-open: Stocks seen muted on vaccine news
London stocks were set for a muted open on Wednesday following a mixed session on Wall Street, after the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine was paused over blood clot concerns.
London pre-open: Stocks seen flat as investors mull GDP
London stocks were set for a flat open on Tuesday as investors mull the latest UK GDP reading.
London pre-open: Stocks seen weaker on Asian cues even as lockdown easing begins
London stocks were set to fall at the open on Monday, taking their cue from weaker Asian markets even as lockdown restrictions in England eased.
London pre-open: Stocks seen up on positive US cues
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Friday following a positive session on Wall Street, as investors eye the easing of lockdown restrictions next week.
London pre-open: Stocks seen up after Fed minutes
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Thursday after the Federal Reserve signalled it will keep monetary policy loose.
London pre-open: Stocks seen up ahead of services PMI
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Wednesday as investors eye the latest reading on the UK services sector.
London pre-open: Stocks seen up on positive Wall St cues
London stocks were set for a higher open on Tuesday after the bank holiday weekend, following a record session on Wall Street.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher ahead of manufacturing PMI
London stocks were set to edge up at the open on Thursday ahead of the long Easter weekend, as investors eyed the latest reading on the UK manufacturing sector.