Market Report - Midday
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London midday: Stocks rise as broker notes lend a hand; US PCE eyed
London stocks had edged further into the black by midday on Friday, with broker notes helping to lift the top-flight index, as investors eyed the release of US CPE figures.
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London midday: Stocks turn higher as Auto Trader rallies; US data eyed
London stocks had reversed earlier losses to trade up by midday on Thursday, with Auto Trader pacing the gains on the back of well-received results, as investors eyed US GDP and PCE figures.
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London midday: Stocks stay down but IDS gains on takeover
London stocks were still down by midday on Wednesday, but IDS bucked the trend after the Royal Mail owner accepted a takeover offer.
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London midday: Stocks stay down; Flutter Entertainment takes a hit
London stocks were still a little weaker by midday on Tuesday, as investors mulled the latest shop price inflation data.
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London midday: Stocks stay down after retail sales; Intertek bucks trend
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Friday, having taken their opening cue from weakness in the US and Asia, as investors mulled a bigger-than-expected drop in UK retail sales.
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London midday: Stocks flat but Hargreaves Lansdown surges on takeover approach
London stocks were little changed by midday on Thursday as investors got their first chance to react to news of a general election on 4 July, with Hargreaves Lansdown powering ahead after rejecting a takeover offer.
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London midday: Stocks down as inflation data dents rate cut hopes
London stocks were off earlier lows but still in the red by midday on Wednesday as data showed that inflation fell less than expected in April, dashing hopes of a summer rate cut.
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London midday: Stocks stay down as investors eye more Fed speeches
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest comments from US Federal Reserve officials and looked ahead to more speeches later in the day.
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London midday: Stocks maintain gains after dovish BoE comments
London stocks were still in the black by midday on Monday, with miners pacing the gains as gold and copper prices jumped, as investors mulled dovish comments from the Bank of England’s Deputy Governor and looked ahead to key inflation data later in the week.
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London midday: FTSE stays down; Auto Trader hit by downgrade
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Friday, having taken their opening cue from a downbeat close on Wall Street.
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London midday: FTSE stays down as ex-divs weigh; Sage tumbles
London stocks were still a little weaker by midday on Thursday amid a deluge of corporate news, dragged lower by ex-dividend shares.
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London midday: FTSE stays up ahead of US inflation
London stocks were off earlier highs but still in the black by midday on Wednesday, helped along by the likes of Experian and Imperial Brands, as investors eyed the latest US inflation reading.
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London midday: FTSE touch firmer after jobs data, Pill comments
London stocks were still just a touch firmer by midday on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest jobs data and comments from Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill.
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London midday: Markets stall as risk appetite fades ahead of US data
UK stocks were more or less flat on Monday, with markets pausing following six consecutive days of gains that took the FTSE 100 to a new record high, as risk appetite started to fade ahead of some important US inflation figures later in the week.
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London midday: Stocks extend gains as miners rally; GDP in focus
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Friday, with miners pacing the advance, as data showed the UK is no longer in recession.
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London midday: FTSE touch higher, sterling falls after BoE holds rates as expected
London stocks were still just a touch firmer by midday on Thursday, as the Bank of England stood pat on interest rates, as widely expected.
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London midday: Stocks maintain gains amid weaker pound; BoE eyed
London stocks were still in the black by midday on Wednesday, with a weaker pound providing a boost ahead of the Bank of England’s latest policy announcement this week.
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London midday: Stocks rally as they play catch-up with US, European gains
London stocks were still firmly in the black by midday on Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 hitting record highs as markets played catch up with gains seen in the US and Europe a day earlier.
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London midday: Stocks extend gains as Anglo rallies; payrolls eyed
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Friday, with Anglo American leading the advance amid the prospect of a potential bidding war, as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
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London midday: Stocks up but off highs as StanChart surges on results
London stocks were still in the black but off earlier highs by midday on Thursday, helped along by solid performances from the likes of Standard Chartered and Smurfit Kappa, as investors continued to digest the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve.