Market Report - Midday
London midday: Stocks slump amid inflation concerns
London stocks were firmly in the red by midday on Friday as a selloff in bond markets spooked investors.
London midday: Stocks in the black as investors wade through earnings
London stocks were still in the black by midday on Thursday as investors set aside their concerns about inflation and waded through an avalanche of earnings reports.
London midday: Stocks steady as investors mull Lloyds, Reckitt results
London stocks had pared earlier losses to trade flat by midday on Wednesday as sterling came off its highs, with results from the likes of Reckitt Benckiser and Lloyds in focus.
London midday: Stocks turn lower despite travel & leisure rally
London equity markets had moved into the red by midday on Tuesday despite a rally in travel and leisure stocks, as worries about inflation continued to play on investors’ minds.
London open: Travel & leisure stocks pace the advance
London equity markets rose in early trade on Tuesday, with travel and leisure stocks pacing the advance, as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data.
London midday: Stocks fall amid inflation concerns, ahead of Johnson speech
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Monday amid worries about rising inflation, as investors awaited further details of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown, much of which was leaked overnight.
London midday: Stocks steady as investors weigh up PMIs, retail sales
London stocks were steady by midday on Friday as investors weighed up disappointing retail sales data against more encouraging business activity figures.
London midday: Stocks fall into the red as sterling rallies
London stocks had fallen into the red by midday on Thursday as sterling rallied, with Barclays leading the banking sector lower after the release of its full-year results.
London midday: Stocks a little weaker as inflation ticks higher
London stocks were still a little weaker by midday Wednesday as investors mulled an unexpected uptick in UK inflation.
London midday: Stocks nudge lower as rally runs out of steam
London stocks had dipped into the red by midday on Tuesday as the rally from the previous session ran out of steam.
London midday: Stocks, sterling gain amid vaccine hopes
London stocks were firmly in the black by midday on Monday, while sterling pushed past the $1. 39 level for the first time in nearly three years amid optimism over the vaccine rollout.
London midday: Stocks steady after GDP data
London stocks had pared earlier small losses to trade flat by midday on Friday as investors mulled the latest UK GDP data, with travel and leisure issues under the cosh.
London midday: Stocks drift ahead of jobless claims
London stocks were just in the black by midday on Thursday as investors awaited fresh catalysts.
London midday: Gains unspectacular as investors await fresh catalysts
London stocks were in the black by midday on Wednesday as investors sifted through results from the likes of Smurfit Kappa and Dunelm, but gains were unspectacular as investors awaited fresh catalysts.
London midday: Stocks tread water; BRC retail sales in focus
London stocks were still treading water by midday on Tuesday, with online supermarket Ocado in the red after its full-year results.
London midday: Stocks extend gains on US stimulus hopes, falling Covid cases
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Monday as coronavirus cases declined and as investors cheered the prospect of further US stimulus.
London midday: Stocks flat as investors eye non-farm payrolls
London stocks were steady by midday on Friday as investors kept their powder dry ahead of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
London midday: Stocks nudge lower as BoE stands pat
London stocks had dipped into the red by midday on Thursday as the Bank of England stood pat on rates.
London midday: Stocks pare gains after services data
London stocks had pared gains by midday on Wednesday to trade just a touch higher, as investors weighed up uninspiring services data against optimism over the vaccine rollout and US stimulus.
London midday: FTSE maintains gains as travel & leisure sector rallies
London equity markets were in the black by midday on Tuesday, with travel and leisure shares on the rise amid vaccines hopes.