Investment accounts
Adult accounts
Child accounts
Choosing Fidelity
Choosing Fidelity
Why invest with us Current offers Fees and charges Open an account Transfer investments
Financial advice & support
Fidelity’s Services
Fidelity’s Services
Financial advice Retirement Wealth Management Investor Centre (London) Bereavement
Guidance and tools
Guidance and tools
Choosing investments Choosing accounts ISA calculator Retirement calculators
Share dealing
Choose your shares
Tools and information
Tools and information
Share prices and markets Chart and compare shares Stock market news Shareholder perks IPOs and placings
Pensions & retirement
Pensions, tax & tools
Saving for retirement
Approaching / In retirement
Approaching / In retirement
Speak to a specialist Creating a retirement plan Taking tax-free cash Pension drawdown Annuities Investing in retirement Investment Pathways
London pre-open: Stocks seen up as investors mull jobs data
(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to rise at the open on Tuesday following a late bounce on Wall Street, as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data. The FTSE 100 was called to open 22 points higher at 7,531.
CMC Markets analyst Michael Hewson said: "While the sharp fall in oil prices grabbed most of the headlines yesterday, the same cannot be said for gas prices, which finished the day sharply higher, and that is where the main headwind is for markets in Europe.
"US markets also managed to claw their way back into positive territory after a poor start, despite a horrendous Empire Fed manufacturing survey, with the main focus this week set to be on the US consumer, ahead of retail sales data for July, as well as the latest quarterly numbers from US consumer bellwethers Target and Walmart, after their recent profit warnings.
"This US rebound looks set to translate into a positive open for European markets this morning."
On home shores, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that average total pay including bonuses rose 5.1% between April and June, with regular pay excluding bonuses up 4.7%.
However, adjusted for inflation, total pay fell 2.5% and regular pay was down by a record 3%.
Adrian Lowery, financial analyst at UK wealth manager Evelyn Partners, said "soaring inflation is really starting to eat into spending power".
"The difficulty for workers now in both public and private sectors is that increased pay demands to cope with inflation must contend with the depressed economic outlook, and employers' uncertainty over their own earnings.
"The robust UK labour market seems to be at a plateau, with employers squaring their current need to attract and retain employees with the clouds of economic weakening on the horizon. A leading indicator of caution could be the first fall in the number of job vacancies since June to August 2020: there were 1.274 million in May to July 2022, a decrease of 19,800 from the previous quarter."
In corporate news, software company Sage Group said it had bought Lockstep, a provider of cloud native technology that automates accounting workflows between companies, for an undisclosed sum.
Pipe maker Genuit reported a fall in interim profits but maintained full-year guidance as revenues rose during the period due to a strong UK housing market.
The company, formerly known as Polypipe, said pre-tax profit in the six months to June 30 fell 2.7% to £33m on revenues up 7.6% to £318m.
Share this article
Related Sharecast Articles
Important information: This information is not a personal recommendation for any particular investment. If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment you should speak to one of Fidelity’s advisers or an authorised financial adviser of your choice. When you are thinking about investing in shares, it’s generally a good idea to consider holding them alongside other investments in a diversified portfolio of assets. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns.
Award-winning online share dealing
Search, compare and select from thousands of shares.
Expert insights into investing your money
Our team of experts explore the world of share dealing.
Policies and important information
Accessibility | Conflicts of interest statement | Consumer Duty Target Market | Consumer Duty Value Assessment Statement | Cookie policy | Diversity and Inclusion | Doing Business with Fidelity | Fidelity gender pay report | Investing in Fidelity funds | Legal information | Modern slavery | Mutual respect policy | Privacy statement | Remuneration policy | Security | Statutory and Regulatory disclosures | Whistleblowing policy
Please remember that past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance, the performance of investments is not guaranteed, and the value of your investments can go down as well as up, so you may get back less than you invest. When investments have particular tax features, these will depend on your personal circumstances and tax rules may change in the future. This website does not contain any personal recommendations for a particular course of action, service or product. You should regularly review your investment objectives and choices and, if you are unsure whether an investment is suitable for you, you should contact an authorised financial adviser. Before opening an account, please read the ‘Doing Business with Fidelity’ document which incorporates our client terms. Prior to investing into a fund, please read the relevant key information document which contains important information about the fund.
This website is issued by Financial Administration Services Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (FCA Register number 122169) and registered in England and Wales under company number 1629709 whose registered address is Beech Gate, Millfield Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 6RP.