Market Report - Midday
London midday: Stocks maintain gains ahead of Easter break
London stocks were still firmer by midday on Thursday as investors shrugged off data confirming the UK fell into recession in the second half of last year.
London midday: FTSE drifts lower; Diploma rallies on acquisition
London stocks were a little weaker by midday on Wednesday, struggling for direction as investors eyed a key US inflation reading later in the week.
London midday: Stocks flat as investors eye US consumer confidence, inflation
London stocks were little changed by midday on Tuesday as investors eyed a key US consumer confidence reading and inflation data due later in the week.
London midday: Stocks edge lower after last week's gains
London stocks had fallen into the red by midday on Monday, having closed at their highest level in more than a year at the end of last week.
London midday: Stocks push higher after dovish Bailey, retail sales
London stocks had pushed higher by midday on Friday as investors mulled better-than-expected retail sales data and dovish remarks by Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains as BoE stands pat
London stocks maintained gains just after midday on Thursday after the Bank of England held rates at a 16-year high, as expected.
London midday: Stocks just lower after inflation data; rate announcements eyed
London stocks were still a touch weaker by midday on Wednesday as investors mulled a bigger-than-expected fall in UK inflation, with caution in the air ahead of rate decisions from the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.
London midday: Stocks dip as investors mull BoJ, await Fed and BoE
London stocks had dipped into the red by midday on Tuesday as investors mulled the end of negative rates in Japan and looked ahead to policy announcements from the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England this week.
London midday: Stocks edge up ahead of rate decisions
London stocks had edged higher by midday on Monday as investors eyed rate decisions this week from the Bank of Japan, the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.
London midday: Stocks edge up as IAG flies higher on upgrades
London stocks had edged higher by midday on Friday in quiet trade, with IAG and Vodafone leading the charge, as investors continued to mull another hotter-than-expected US inflation reading.
London midday: Stocks stay flat ahead of US PPI; housebuilders rally
London equity markets were still steady by midday on Thursday as a raft of stocks went ex-dividend, with all eyes on the release of the latest US inflation reading.
London midday: Stocks steady as UK economy returns to growth
London stocks had given up small opening gains by midday on Wednesday, having surged a day earlier, as data showed the UK economy returned to growth in January.
London midday: Stocks extend gains amid rate cut hopes
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Tuesday as a further easing of UK wage growth raised rate cut expectations.
London midday: FTSE in the red ahead of US inflation data; Currys tumbles
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Monday following a mostly weaker session in Asia, as investors eyed this week’s US consumer price inflation data.
London midday: FTSE drifts lower ahead of payrolls
London stocks were still a little lower by midday on Friday as investors eyed the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
London midday: FTSE stays down but Virgin Money jumps on takeover
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Thursday as investors waded through a deluge of corporate news and continued to digest the Spring Budget, but Virgin Money surged on takeover news.
London midday: Stocks a little firmer ahead of Budget, Powell speech
London stocks were still a little firmer by midday on Wednesday as investors eyed the Spring Budget and a speech by US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.
London midday: Stocks pare losses as investors mull Budget rumours, services data
London stocks had pared earlier losses to trade flat by midday on Tuesday, as investors mulled the latest Budget rumours, services and retail sales figures and a slew of corporate news.
London midday: Stocks extend losses ahead of Budget
London stocks had fallen further into the red by midday on Monday, with caution in the air ahead of this week’s Budget.
London midday: FTSE maintains gains after manufacturing data
London stocks were still in the black by midday as investors continued to cheer an easing in US inflation and mulled the latest UK manufacturing figures.