Market Report - Midday
London midday: Stocks stay up ahead of ECB; Diageo boosted by upgrade
London stocks were still a little firmer by midday on Thursday as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank, with Diageo pacing the gains after a rating upgrade.
London midday: Stocks erase gains, trade flat ahead of US data
UK stocks had pared earlier losses to inch into positive territory by Wednesday lunchtime, though upside was limited ahead of a key reading of inflation in the US.
London midday: Stocks stay down as Ashtead seeks US primary listing
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Tuesday as sentiment took a hit after another London-listed firm announced plans to move its primary listing to the US.
London midday: FTSE maintains gains as China stimulus hopes lift miners
London stocks were still in the black by midday on Monday as hopes of further stimulus in China lifted the mining sector.
London midday: FTSE flat ahead of payrolls; Direct Line surges on takeover
London stocks were still steady by midday on Friday as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report, with deal news in focus as Direct Line agreed to be taken over by Aviva.
London midday: Stocks tick up; UK construction data in focus
London stocks were still just a smidgen higher by midday on Thursday as investors mulled the latest reading on the UK construction sector and political developments in France, with Frasers Group under the cosh after cutting its profit outlook.
London midday: FTSE down after services PMI, ahead of French no-confidence vote
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Wednesday ahead of a no-confidence vote in France and as investors mulled the latest developments in South Korea and uninspiring UK services data.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains; retail sales in focus
London stocks were still in the black by midday on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK retail sales data and with easyJet flying high on the back of upbeat broker notes.
London midday: FTSE nudges up; manufacturing output falls to nine-month low
London stocks had nudged higher by midday on Monday as investors mulled a raft of UK data releases, but housebuilders were under the cosh after a series of broker downgrades.
London midday: FTSE nudges down amid data raft
London stocks had nudged into the red by midday on Friday as investors mulled a slew of UK data releases, with deal news in focus again.
London midday: Stocks flat but Renewi, Direct Line surge on deal news
London stocks had pared earlier gains to trade flat by midday on Thursday, but Renewi and Direct Line powered ahead on deal news.
London midday: FTSE flat ahead of US PCE; Pets at Home tumbles
London stocks were still steady by midday on Wednesday as investors continued to mull the implications of US President-elect Donald Trump’s new tariffs and ahead of a key US inflation reading.
London midday: Stocks stay down on Trump tariffs
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Tuesday as sentiment took a hit after Donald Trump announced plans to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China.
London midday: Stocks up as investors cheer Bessent as US Treasury Secretary
London stocks were still firmer by midday on Monday as investors welcomed US President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to appoint billionaire fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains; business output contracts
London stocks were still in the black by midday on Friday as investors mulled an improvement in consumer confidence, but a contraction in UK business output and a bigger-than-expected drop in retail sales.
London midday: Stocks push higher as investors mull borrowing data, Nvidia results
London stocks had popped into the black by midday on Thursday as investors mulled third-quarter results from US tech giant Nvidia and the latest UK borrowing figures.
London midday: FTSE flat as investors mull higher-than-expected inflation
London stocks had pared earlier small gains to trade flat by midday on Wednesday as higher-than-expected UK inflation fuelled expectations the Bank of England will refrain from cutting rates next month.
London midday: Stocks turn lower; Nvidia, UK inflation eyed
London stocks had fallen into the red by midday on Tuesday as investors eyed the latest UK inflation reading and results from US tech giant Nvidia, and as caution set in after Russia changed its nuclear doctrine.
London midday: Stocks touch higher as investors eye Nvidia, UK inflation
London stocks were just a touch firmer by midday on Monday as investors mulled the latest house price research from Rightmove and looked ahead to earnings from Nvidia and the latest UK inflation reading this week.
London midday: FTSE pops higher but pharma stocks slide
London stocks had popped into the black by midday on Friday but gains were marginal as pharma shares took a hit and as data showed that economic growth in the UK unexpectedly slowed in the third quarter.