Market Report - Midday
London midday: Stocks up but off highs; Imperial Brands surges
London stocks were up but off highs by midday on Tuesday, with sentiment underpinned by encouraging Chinese manufacturing figures.
London midday: Stocks maintain losses but BP, Shell buck trend
London stocks were down but off lows by midday on Monday as oil prices slid and as investors came to terms with the prospect of a prolonged lockdown.
London midday: Stocks fall further; Boris Johnson tests positive for Covid-19
London stocks had extended losses by midday on Friday after three days of gains, with concerns about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic continuing to mount after the US overtook China for the most confirmed cases.
London midday: Stocks in the red ahead of BoE, US jobless claims
London stocks were off earlier lows but still firmly in the red by midday on Thursday as investors eyed a rate announcement by the Bank of England and the release of the latest US initial jobless claims.
London midday: Stocks pare gains as investors mull inflation, retail sales data
London stocks had pared gains by midday on Wednesday as enthusiasm about a $2 trillion US rescue package faded, and following the release of uninspiring data.
London midday: Stocks push up despite dismal UK data
London stocks were firmly in the green by midday on Tuesday, extending gains despite the release of dismal UK data, with sentiment underpinned by the Federal Reserve’s latest stimulus package.
London midday: Stocks sharply lower as Covid-19 updates roll in
London stocks were still firmly in the red by midday on Monday amid growing concerns about the impact of the coronavirus, as investors waded through another deluge of Covid-19 updates, with US Senate deadlock over coronavirus stimulus souring the mood further.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains but FTSE underperforms Europe
London stocks were still in the green by midday on Friday as investors welcomed central bank intervention, but the Covid-19 profit warnings and dividend cancellations kept rolling in.
London midday: Stocks back in the red as ECB move fails to stem panic
London stocks were back in the red by midday on Thursday, unable to hold on to earlier gains, with most European indices also reversing course as the European Central Bank’s rescue plan failed to assuage investors.
London midday: Stocks extend losses but supermarkets rally
London stocks had fallen even further into the red by midday on Wednesday, with a string of dividend suspensions on the back of the coronavirus giving investors little to smile about.
London midday: Stocks back in the red amid Covid-19 fears; eyes on Sunak
London stocks had fallen back into the red by midday on Tuesday amid growing concerns about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, as cinema chains closed their doors and once-iconic retailer Laura Ashley fell into administration.
London midday: FTSE slides below 5,000 amid coronavirus fears
London stocks had plummeted by midday on Monday as investors sifted through a raft of Covid-19 corporate updates, with the Federal Reserve’s latest policy move failing to assuage concerns about the impact of the pandemic.
London midday: Stocks extend gains amid stimulus hopes; miners rally
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Friday, reclaiming some ground after plunging nearly 11% in the previous session, with stimulus hopes lending support as investors continued to mull the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
London midday: FTSE hits worst level since 2012 as coronavirus roils markets
It was a sea of red in London’s equity markets on Thursday, with the top-flight index sinking to its lowest level since 2012 amid growing concerns about the coronavirus.
London midday: Stocks pare gains ahead of Budget
London stocks had pared gains by midday on Wednesday as investors weighed up an emergency rate cut by the Bank of England against disappointing data releases and looked ahead to the Budget.
London midday: FTSE extends gains as oil prices claw back some ground
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Tuesday, recovering from heavy losses in the previous session as investors pinned their hopes on central bank stimulus.
London midday: Stocks tank as oil prices collapse
London stocks were off earlier lows and back above the 6,000 mark by midday on Monday, but still sharply lower as a crash in oil prices sent markets reeling.
London midday: Stocks in freefall again as coronavirus roils markets
London equity markets had extended losses by midday on Friday, with travel and leisure shares under the cosh amid growing concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, as investors eyed the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
London midday: Stocks slump as coronavirus fears grip markets again
London stocks were firmly in the red by midday on Thursday, extending earlier losses as worries about the coronavirus outbreak gripped markets again.
London midday: Stocks extend gains as investors mull central bank stimulus
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Wednesday as investors mulled a surprise 50 basis points rate cut by the Federal Reserve and pondered who might be next.