Market Report - Midday
London midday: Stocks up as investors position for US inflation data
Stocks were catching a bid on Friday on greater confidence in the outlook for the US economy and signs that inflation was cooling across the Channel.
London midday: Stocks drift lower
Stocks in London were holding slightly lower come midday as they waited on the latest inflation data from across the Channel.
London midday: Solid gains for stocks ahead of ECB policy summit
London stocks were firmly higher ahead of the start of a panel discussion at the European Central Bank's semi-annual policy retreat in Sintra, Portugal, in which several of the world's top central bankers would participate.
London midday: Stocks pare gains as early China boost fades
London stocks had pared gains by midday on Tuesday, as an early boost on the back of Chinese growth hopes faded.
London midday: Stocks maintain losses but Aston Martin surges
London stocks were still a little weaker by midday on Monday as a failed coup against Putin over the weekend dented sentiment.
London midday: Stocks stay down as housebuilders slump
London stocks were still lower by midday on Friday, with housebuilders under the cosh as investors continued to mull the impact of the latest interest rate hike.
London midday: Stocks stay down as BoE hikes rates to 5%
London stocks were still firmly in the red by midday on Thursday after the Bank of England hiked interest rates by 50 basis points.
London midday: Stocks down but off lows after inflation data
London stocks were off earlier lows but still a little weaker by midday on Wednesday as investors digested a higher-than-expected UK inflation print, ahead of this week’s Bank of England rate announcement.
London midday: Stocks flat as investors mull PBOC; grocery price inflation eases
London stocks were flat by midday on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest policy announcement in China and UK grocery price data, and looked ahead to inflation data and an expected rate hike from the Bank of England this week.
London midday: Stocks stay down amid China growth concerns
London stocks were still weaker by midday on Monday amid concerns about China’s growth prospects, and as investors eyed another rate hike by the Bank of England this week.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains; Tesco falls after update
London stocks were still in the black by midday on Friday, having taken their cue from a solid session on Wall Street.
London midday: FTSE flat as investors mull Fed's hawkish pause
London stocks had pared earlier losses to trade flat by midday on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve left rates unchanged but signalled that two more hikes were on the way this year.
London midday: Stocks turn higher as investors eye Fed; Vodafone jumps
London stocks had turned higher by midday on Wednesday as investors eyed an expected pause in rates hikes from the US Federal Reserve and digested the latest UK GDP reading, with Vodafone rallying after it announced a mobile merger with Three UK.
London midday: Stocks flat ahead of US inflation; gilt yields spike
London stocks had pared gains by midday on Tuesday as investors eyed the latest US inflation print, while gilt yields spiked as UK jobs data put pressure on the Bank of England to keep raising interest rates.
London midday: Stocks pare gains as investors eye US inflation, Fed
London stocks had pared earlier gains by midday on Monday, as investors braced for a week of key rate announcements and the latest US inflation reading.
London midday: Stocks fall as Croda tanks on profit warning
London stocks had fallen into the red by midday, with Croda under the cosh after a profit warning, as investors eyed US inflation data and the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve next week.
London midday: Stocks dip amid interest rate worries
London stocks had nudged into the red by midday on Thursday, as interest rate worries dented sentiment.
London midday: Stocks turn higher but gains muted after China, Halifax data
London stocks had popped into the black by midday on Wednesday, but gains were muted as investors mulled a slump in Chinese exports and a drop in UK house prices.
London midday: Stocks fall amid US recession worries; UK construction PMI in focus
London stocks had fallen a little further into the red by midday on Tuesday, weighed down by US recession worries, a surprise rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia, and uninspiring retail sales data.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains as oil prices rally
London stocks were still firmer by midday on Monday amid higher oil prices, as investors mulled the latest reading on the UK services sector.