Market Report - Midday
London midday: Stocks flat despite jump in the pound
Stocks are little changed going into the Bank holiday, weighed down by a sharp move higher in sterling.
London midday: Stocks slightly lower ahead of Powell speech
London stocks were still a little lower by midday on Thursday as investors eyed a key speech by Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole symposium.
London midday: Stocks drift lower as investors eye Powell speech
London stocks had drifted a little lower by midday on Wednesday as investors looked ahead to a speech by Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole central banking symposium this week.
London midday: FTSE pares gains as housebuilders slump
London stocks were off earlier highs by midday on Tuesday despite signs of progress in Sino-US trade relations, amid weakness in the housebuilding sector.
London midday: Stocks rise amid Covid treatment hopes
London stocks were firmly in the black by midday on Monday, with sentiment boosted by fresh hopes of a coronavirus treatment.
London midday: Stocks little changed; sterling dented by Barnier comments
London stocks were little changed by midday on Friday as investors mulled over a raft of economic data, with sterling under the cosh after the EU blamed the UK for deadlocked Brexit talks.
London midday: Stocks maintain losses on Fed outlook, Covid worries
London equity markets were still firmly in the red by midday on Thursday after a gloomy economic outlook from the US Federal Reserve and amid concerns about rising coronavirus cases, with ex-dividend stocks pacing the decline.
London midday: Stocks little changed after unexpected jump in inflation
London stocks were still little changed by midday on Wednesday amid growing tensions between the US and China, as investors digested an unexpected jump in UK inflation.
London midday: Stocks turn higher as housebuilders rally
London stocks had reversed earlier losses to trade a touch higher by midday on Tuesday despite growing tensions between the US and China, underpinned by a strong performance from housebuilders.
London midday: Stocks up slightly despite dire Japan GDP, Sino-US worries
London stocks were in the black by midday on Monday but gains were unspectacular as investors weighed up dire Japanese GDP data and growing tensions between the US and China against a liquidity boost from the People's Bank of China.
London midday: Stocks extend losses as travel sector slumps
London stocks had extended losses by midday on Friday, with travel shares under pressure as the UK added more countries to its quarantine list, while disappointing data out of China also weighed.
London midday: Stocks firmly in the red ahead of US jobless claims
London stocks were firmly in the red by midday on Thursday, with ex-dividends weighing heavily as hopes of further US stimulus faded and a trade dispute between the US and Europe dented sentiment.
London midday: Stocks extend gains as investors shrug off GDP
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Wednesday as investors took dire UK GDP figures in their stride.
London midday: Stocks extend gains on US stimulus hopes
London stocks were sharply higher by midday on Tuesday as investors bet on further US stimulus, shrugging off bleak UK jobs data.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains despite escalating Sino-US tensions
London stocks were still in the black by midday on Monday despite a further escalation of tensions between the US and China.
London midday: Stocks flatline ahead of US report, deadline on Capitol Hill
London equities remained little changed ahead of the all-important monthly US non-farm payrolls report due out later in the day.
London midday: Stocks extend losses as BoE forecasts slower recovery
London stocks had extended losses by midday on Thursday after the Bank of England stood pat on interest rates and warned the economic recovery would take longer than expected.
London midday: Stocks extend gains on stimulus hopes
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Wednesday amid expectations of further coronavirus stimulus in the US, as gold prices hit a new high.
London midday: Stocks flat as Diageo slumps, BP rallies on results
London stocks were little changed by midday on Tuesday following strong gains in the previous session, as investors sifted through results from the likes of BP and Diageo.
London midday: Upbeat readings on global manufacturing boost stocks
Stocks in London have shaken off early losses, helped by the release of a much better than expected reading on euro area factory activity last month and similarly upbeat survey results overnight in China.