Market Report - Midday
London midday: Stocks flat as investors digest Chinese stimulus announcements
London stocks were hugging the flatline on Monday as investors mulled the latest Chinese manufacturing data and news of further measures from authorities in China to boost consumption.
London midday: Stocks touch higher ahead of US inflation gauges
London stocks were still a touch higher by midday on Friday as investors mulled a policy shift from the Bank of Japan and results from the likes of NatWest, Standard Chartered and IAG.
London midday: FTSE maintains gains as investors wade through earnings
London stocks were still a little firmer by midday on Thursday as investors mulled the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve and waded through an avalanche of earnings.
London midday: Stocks in the red as Lloyds, NatWest slump
London stocks had fallen into the red by midday on Wednesday, with Lloyds and NatWest under the cosh, as investors waded through a raft of earnings and looked ahead to the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve.
London midday: Stocks a touch firmer as miners, Unilever rally
London stocks were still a touch firmer by midday Tuesday, with miners on the front foot, and consumer goods giant Unilever boosted by well-received second-quarter results.
London midday: Stocks mixed after soft PMI data
London stocks were trading on a mixed note following a lacklustre close on Wall Street at the end of the previous week and week survey results.
London midday: Stocks trade mixed with central bank meetings on the horizon
Stocks were still trading on a mixed note come midday despite Wall Street looking primed for a modest bounce at the opening bell.
London midday: Stocks extend gains as miners, housebuilders advance
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Thursday, building on the stellar session a day earlier, when the top-flight index had its best day so far this year on the back of a softer-than-expected inflation reading.
London midday: FTSE extends gains as housebuilders rally on inflation data
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Wednesday, with housebuilders on the rise after data showed a bigger-than-expected decline in consumer price inflation, easing pressure on the Bank of England to keep hiking rates.
London midday: Stocks muted ahead of US retail sales, earnings releases
London stocks were still little changed by midday on Tuesday as investors eyed the latest US retail sales data and big earnings releases across the pond, as well as this week’s UK inflation figures.
London midday: Stocks stay down as miners hit by China data
London stocks were still down by midday on Monday, with miners under the cosh after disappointing Chinese growth figures.
London midday: Stocks muted ahead of US bank results
London stocks were still little changed by midday on Friday as investors eyed earnings across the pond from JPMorgan, Citigroup and Wells Fargo.
London midday: Stocks tick up but housebuilders under pressure
London stocks had popped higher by midday on Thursday amid easing concerns about Fed rate hikes, as investors mulled the latest UK GDP data and looked ahead to the release of more US inflation data.
London midday: Stocks extend gains ahead of US inflation print
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Wednesday as investors eyed the latest US inflation data.
London midday: Stocks nudge down after jobs data
London stocks had edged lower by midday on Tuesday, held back by a stronger pound as a jump in wage growth fuelled expectations of further rates hikes by the Bank of England.
London midday: Stocks steady as investors mull China inflation data
London stocks were still little changed by midday on Monday as investors mulled disappointing data out of China, with miners under the cosh.
London midday: Stocks stay down ahead of payrolls
London stocks were still a little lower by midday on Friday amid rate hike concerns, as investors mulled the latest UK house price data and awaited the release of the US non-farm payrolls report.
London midday: Stocks drop as Gilt yields move higher again
London stocks were down on Thursday as investors mulled the latest minutes from the US Federal Reserve, which suggested that more rate hikes were on the cards.
London midday: Stocks stay down as investors mull UK, China services data
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Wednesday as investors digested UK and China services data, and eyed the latest minutes from the Federal Reserve.
London midday: Stocks edge higher in quiet trade
London stocks had edged higher by midday on Tuesday as investors mulled news of China’s export restrictions on metals, and with the session likely to remain quiet as US markets will be closed for Independence Day.