Stocks seen up as US Senate approves Covid relief bill

London stocks edged cautiously higher in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed a key US inflation reading and the latest minutes from the Federal Reserve. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at

London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, underpinned by surging oil prices. At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 7,676.69. Over the weekend, OPEC+ unexpectedly announced it would cut output by 1.1m

London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, with banks pacing the advance following heavy losses at the end of last week. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 1.1% at 7,483.23. Sentiment got a

London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK borrowing figures and turned their attention to upcoming rate decisions from the Federal Reserve, Bank of England and Swiss National Bank. At

London stocks rose in early trade on Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street after a group of US banks stepped in to help First Republic Bank. At 0820 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.8% at

U.K. equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Automobiles & Parts, Aerospace & Defense and Industrial Engineering sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 added 1.17%. The biggest gainers of the

London stocks rose in early trade Friday following solid US and Asian sessions, as comments from a US Federal Reserve official and encouraging Chinese data underpinned the mood. At 0820 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up

London stocks nudged higher early on Monday, with trade expected to be fairly quiet as US markets are closed for Presidents’ Day and with little in the way of corporate news to provide direction. At 0825

London stocks edged higher in early trade on Monday amid a dearth of corporate news, as investors eyed the release of the latest US inflation data this week. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up

London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday as investors sifted through corporate news, with Standard Chartered surging ahead on bid speculation. At 0900 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 7,932.39. Susannah Streeter, senior

London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, with BP leading the charge after results, as investors eyed a speech by US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. At 0835 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6%

London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday as investors mulled the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve and looked ahead to rate decisions from the Bank of England and European Central Bank. At 0840

FTSE 250: 19,910.13, +0.54% at 1150 GMT. Tate & Lyle backed its full-year guidance on Thursday as it said third-quarter trading was consistent with the first half. In an update for the three months to the end

London stocks rose in early trade on Friday following heavy losses in the previous session, despite disappointing retail sales and consumer confidence data. At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 7,781.47. Figures out

London stocks were still treading water by midday on Wednesday as investors mulled the latest UK inflation data. The FTSE 100 was up 0.1% at 7,856.62, while the pound was 0.8% firmer against the dollar at1.2378.

London stocks had extended gains by midday on Thursday as investors waded through a deluge of retail updates and eyed the latest US inflation data. The FTSE 100 was up 0.7% at 7,781.84. Russ Mould, investment