Market Report - Midday
London midday: Stocks hit by mixed reports out of US-China trade talks
Stocks were nursing modest losses come midday amid mixed reports out of the US-China trade talks in Shanghai.
London midday: Stocks slip as Trump dials up pressure on Beijing
Stocks have reversed course to trade slightly lower after the US President accused China of backtracking on its pledges to purchase more agricultural commodities from his country, even as trade officials from both countries were due to meet again in Shanghai for two days of negotiations.
London midday: Stocks jump on M&A helped by soft pound
Britain's top-flight index is outperforming peers on the Continent helped by a wave of fresh mergers and acquisitions-related news and a big drop in the pound at the start of what is scheduled to be an exceedingly busy week on every front, geopolitical, macroeconomic and corporate.
London midday: Stocks extend gains as Vodafone, Pearson rally
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Friday, boosted by well-received results from the likes of Vodafone and Pearson, as investors eyed the release of US second-quarter GDP data.
London midday: Stocks maintain small gains ahead of ECB; Cobham surges
London stocks were still a touch higher by midday on Thursday amid a slew of earnings news, as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank.
London midday: Stocks extend losses as miners slump; ITV bucks trend
London stocks had extended losses by midday on Wednesday, weighed down by weakness in the mining sector.
London midday: FTSE maintains gain, sterling subdued as Johnson elected PM
London stocks were still in the green by midday on Tuesday as Boris Johnson was set to be crowned Prime Minister after winning the Tory leadership contest.
London midday: Stocks go green as pound hit by political woes
London stocks had moved into the green by midday on Monday as the pound was dented by political woes.
London midday: Stocks flatten out after borrowing figures; Acacia shines bright
London stocks had flattened out by midday on Friday as investors digested news that public sector net borrowing in the UK rose sharply in June.
London midday: Stocks maintain losses but pound ticks up after retail sales
London stocks were still weaker by midday on Thursday amid ongoing worries about Sino-US trade relations, while sterling ticked higher on the back of better-than-expected UK retail sales data.
London midday: Stocks maintain small losses as inflation holds steady
London stocks were still a touch lower by midday on Wednesday as investors mulled the latest UK inflation figures, amid renewed concerns about Sino-US trade relations.
London midday: Stocks gain as sterling slumps on Brexit woes
London stocks had pushed into the green by midday on Tuesday following a lacklustre start, as sterling slumped on Brexit woes, despite the release of solid UK jobs data.
London midday: Stocks tick higher as Antofagasta rallies; US earnings season eyed
London stocks had ticked a little higher by midday on Monday as investors mulled mixed Chinese economic data and looked ahead to the start of the US earnings season.
London midday: Investors brush-off warning that Bank Rate might be slashed to zero
Stocks were continuing to trade slightly higher come midday on the back of a record close overnight on the Dow Jones Industrials and continued hopes of looser central bank policies, even as a top Bank of England official said that Bank Rate might have to be cut nearly to zero in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
London midday: Homebuilders and Big Oil pace gains
The London stock market's main market gauges have turned mixed, with the the Footsie weighed down by pound strength despite increasing 'market chatter' around the possibility of a 'no deal' Brexit.
London midday: Stocks slip ahead of Fed's Powell
London stocks were little changed come midday as investors eyed a key testimony by Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell later in the day and digested GDP suggesting that the UK economy may have avoided an outright contraction in the second quarter.
London midday: Market flat amid slowest retail sales growth ever
London stocks remained just a touch in the red at midday Tuesday, as investors digested the worst retail sales data on record and eyed a speech by Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell.
London midday: Stocks dip into the red but Imperial Brands smokes higher
London stocks had dipped into the red by midday on Monday as investors continued to mull last week's better-than-expected non-farm payrolls report and looked ahead to some key events later in the week.
London midday: Stocks maintain mild losses ahead of payrolls
London stocks were still slightly lower by midday on Friday as investors eyed the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report, with miners and housebuilders under pressure.
London midday: Stocks remain subdued in quiet trade; Burberry bounces higher on upgrade
London stocks had nudged a touch higher by midday, but trade was quiet and expected to remain that way as US markets will be closed for Independence Day.