Market Report - Midday
London midday: Stocks extend gains on positive US cues
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Friday, having taken their cue from a late stage recovery on Wall Street the day before.
London midday: Stocks drop as US futures retreat
London stocks had fallen firmly into the red by midday on Thursday, despite huge gains on Wall Street in the previous session, as US stock futures retreated.
London midday: No Santa rally as stocks turn lower
London stocks had fallen into the red by midday on Friday, with a Santa rally unlikely to materialise following more losses on Wall Street overnight, amid souring relations between the US and China and the prospect of a US government shutdown.
London midday: Stocks pare losses as BoE stands pat on rates
London stocks had pared losses by midday on Thursday even as the pound rose, as the Bank of England stood pat on rates, with strong defensive shares helping to limit the decline.
London midday: Stocks extend gains as Glaxo rallies; inflation data digested
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Wednesday, bouncing back from the previous session's losses with GlaxoSmithKline in the lead on news of a tie-up with Pfizer, as investors digested inflation data and looked ahead to the Fed's policy announcement.
London midday: Stocks in the red as investors eye Fed; National Grid slumps
London stocks remained in the red by midday on Tuesday, with Brexit and the upcoming Fed announcement weighing on the mood.
London midday: Stocks maintain losses as retailers slump on Asos warning
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Monday, with retailers pacing the decline as a shock profit warning from Asos suggested that online players were not immune to the struggles of their bricks-and-mortar rivals.
London midday: Stocks and sterling drop as Brexit, China woes weigh
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Friday following the release of weak Chinese data and after Theresa May returned home from her EU charm offensive empty-handed.
London midday: Stocks turn lower as focus shifts back to Brexit deal
London stocks had slipped into the red by midday on Thursday, in line with their European peers, as initial relief over Theresa May's confidence vote victory gave way to concerns about how she's going to get her Brexit deal through parliament.
London midday: Stocks rise amid trade war hopes, May faces leadership challenge
Calm prevailed in London's financial markets on Wednesday amid signs of improving Sino-US relations, with the FTSE 100 firmly in the green by midday and the pound languishing at recent lows but up on the day as investors mulled news of Theresa May's leadership challenge.
London midday: Stocks reverse losses as pound slumps on Brexit vote delay
London stocks turned a touch higher by midday on Monday as the pound slid on news that Theresa May has called off this week's parliamentary vote on the Brexit deal.
London midday: Stocks extend gains after global selloff; payrolls eyed
London stocks had regained further lost ground by midday on Friday, recovering from heavy losses in the previous session that took the top-flight index to its worst level since the Brexit referendum, as investors eyed the release of the latest non-farm payrolls report.
London midday: FTSE hits two-year low as Huawei arrest sparks selloff
London's FTSE 100 hit a two-year low just before midday on Thursday, joining a broader market selloff as the arrest of Huawei's chief financial officer sparked renewed concerns about Sino-US trade relations.
London midday: FTSE stays in the red, pound gains as odds of no-deal Brexit fade
London stocks remained well in the red by midday on Wednesday, with the pound clawing back some ground as traders saw lower chances of a no-deal Brexit.
London midday: Stocks fall into the red as sterling surges
London stocks had fallen into the red by midday on Tuesday as sterling spiked higher after a senior European Court of Justice official said Britain would be allowed to unilaterally revoke Article 50.
London midday: Stocks extend gains as trade truce boosts risk appetite
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Monday, with miners and energy issues leading the advance as news of a 90-day trade truce between the US and China boosted risk appetite.