Market Report - Midday
London midday: Weaker US dollar weighs on share prices
Stocks were holding lower come midday on the last full trading session of 2019, weighed down by weakeness in the US dollar.
London midday: Stocks continue to push higher tracking gains on Wall Street
London stocks were extending their year-end push higher amid a trickle of corporate news and after a solid Boxing Day session on Wall Street.
London midday: Stocks near 2019 highs on trade news
London-listed stocks were pushing closer to their best levels of 2019 on Monday, following good news around international trade and another record close for Wall Street's most closely-followed stock market gauge in the preceding session.
London midday: Stocks tick up after GDP figures; NMC Health tumbles
London stocks had ticked a little higher by midday on Friday as third-quarter UK economic growth was revised up, but gains were unspectacular as the Christmas lull began to set in.
London midday: Stocks edge higher after BoE strikes confident note
London stocks were little changed on Thursday after the Bank of England stayed put on interest rates, saying that it still expected economic growth in Britain to pick up Brexit uncertainties eased and global growth staged a modest recovery.
London midday: Stocks little changed after inflation data; housebuilders weak
London equity markets were little changed by midday on Wednesday as investors mulled the latest UK inflation data ahead of this week’s Bank of England policy announcement, with domestic stocks such as housebuilders under the cosh amid lingering concerns about a no-deal Brexit.
London midday: Stocks little changed as sterling unwinds post-election gains
London equity markets were still little changed by midday on Tuesday, with domestic stocks under the cosh amid worries about a no-deal Brexit but losses kept in check as the pound gave up its post-election gains.
London midday: Stocks extend gains after Sino-US trade agreement
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Monday as investors shrugged off the release of disappointing UK PMIs, focusing instead on news of a ‘phase one’ trade deal between the US and China.
London midday: Stocks rally on Tory election win; mid-caps outperform
London’s domestically-focused FTSE 250 stole the limelight on Friday, hitting an all-time high as sterling surged after Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party secured a parliamentary majority, with reports of a Sino-US trade deal also buoying the mood.
London midday: Stocks in the green as traders eye election results
London stocks were higher by midday on Thursday, with sterling weaker as Britons headed to the polls to cast their votes in the general election.
London midday: Stocks pare gains as investors mull prospect of hung parliament
London stocks had pared earlier gains to trade flat by midday on Wednesday as the latest election poll raised the prospect of a hung parliament.
London midday: Stocks extend losses amid trade uncertainty; GDP in focus
London stocks were sharply lower by midday on Tuesday, with sentiment undermined by weak UK economic growth figures and uncertainty over a potential China-US trade deal.
London midday: Stocks maintain losses; Tullow Oil tumbles
London stocks were still slightly lower by midday on Monday, with Tullow Oil under the cosh after a disappointing update, as investors eyed a busy week that includes rate decisions from the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, the UK general election and the Sino-US trade deadline.
London midday: Stocks extend gains amid trade hopes; payrolls eyed
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Friday, underpinned by signs of progress in Sino-US trade relations and some encouraging house price data, as investors awaited the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
London midday: Sterling strength weighs on FTSE
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Thursday, missing out on a broader market rally as sterling strength weighed.
London midday: Stocks turn higher amid trade hopes; services data in focus
London stocks had turned higher by midday on Wednesday amid renewed optimism over a trade deal between the US and China, but a stronger pound meant gains were unspectacular in comparison to European markets.
London midday: Stocks hit by trade woes, sterling strength
London stocks were sharply lower by midday on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump suggested that a trade deal with China may not be reached until after the November 2020 US election, while a stronger pound and uninspiring data also weighed.
London midday: Stocks pare gains after UK manufacturing data
London stocks had pared gains by midday on Monday as uninspiring UK manufacturing figures offset better-than-expected Chinese data, while concerns about Sino-US trade relations also weighed.