Market Report - Midday
London midday: Stocks flat as investors eye policy announcements
London stocks had pared earlier small losses to trade flat by midday on Monday ahead of a busy week that includes rate announcements from the Bank of England, the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan.
London midday: Stocks stay up amid US rate cut hopes
London stocks were still in the black by midday on Friday, with sentiment underpinned by US rate cut hopes, although gains were unspectacular in quiet trade.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains as investors eye ECB
London stocks were still firmly in the black by midday on Thursday, having taken their cue from strong gains on Wall Street, with encouraging UK house price data also helping to lift sentiment.
London midday: FTSE touch higher as UK economy stagnates
London stocks were still just a touch firmer by midday on Wednesday as data showed the UK economy continued to stagnate in July.
London midday: Stocks stay down as investors digest jobs data
London stocks were still weaker by midday on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains; Entain surges on update
London stocks were still firmly in the black by midday on Monday, recovering from heavy losses at the end of last week on the back of a disappointing US non-farm payrolls report and helped along by a strong performance from Entain.
London midday: FTSE stays down ahead of payrolls
London stocks were still weaker by midday on Friday as investors eyed the release of the all-important non-farm payrolls report and mulled the latest UK house price data.
London midday: Stocks dip ahead of US jobs data
London stocks had dipped into the red by midday on Thursday as investors eyed the release of US jobs data.
London midday: Stocks stay down on US recession fears; UK data upbeat
London stocks were still weaker by midday on Wednesday as poor US manufacturing data reignited fears about the country’s economy, while heavy falls for Nvidia also weighed on sentiment.
London midday: Stocks turn negative ahead of US data
London stocks had moved into the red by midday on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK retail sales figures and looked ahead to key US data releases.
London midday: Stocks stay down but Rightmove surges on potential offer
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Monday in what was likely to remain a fairly quiet session, with US markets closed for the Labor Day holiday.