Markets are down10 Dec 2019 10:52
London stocks edged lower in early trade on Tuesday as investors eyed a slew of key UK data releases, including the latest GDP reading.
At 0840 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.4% at 7,207.15, while the pound was flat against the dollar at 1.3143 and 0.1% lower versus the euro at 1.1871.
On the data front, industrial and manufacturing production figures are due at 0930 GMT, along with the trade balance and gross domestic product for October.
Investors were likely to be wary ahead of interest rate decisions by the European Central Bank and the US Federal Reserve this week, the general election in the UK and the US tariff deadline on China. The US is due to implement tariffs on more than $150bn of Chinese imports on 15 December.