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London stocks were still on the front foot by midday on Thursday - albeit lagging their European peers - as investors mulled over the latest reading on the UK services sector.
London stocks were still firmly in the black by midday on Wednesday, with housebuilders pacing the gains following well-received results from Barratt Developments and an upbeat survey from Nationwide.
London stocks had fallen further into the red by midday on Tuesday, bucking the broader trend in equity markets and dragged lower by a stronger pound despite encouraging Chinese and UK manufacturing data.
