London stocks were set for a firm open on Thursday, tracking gains on Wall Street as investors eye the latest reading on the UK services sector. The FTSE 100 was called to open 100 points higher at 7,134. David Madden, market analyst at CMC Markets, said: "The US markets had a roller-coaster ride yesterday, and after being well offside, all the major indices managed to finish higher on the day. The Dow Jones was down over 500 points at one point, and managed to close up over 200 points - which ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...