Market Report - Midday
London midday: Stocks in the red as traders digest GDP
London stocks had fallen further into the red by midday on Wednesday as investors mulled the latest UK GDP figures.
London midday: Stocks pare gains; CC Capital says it's not bidding for IWG
London stocks had pared gains by midday on Tuesday to trade just a little higher, as US private equity firm CC Capital said it was not planning to make an offer for office space provider IWG.
London midday: Stocks fall further as travel firms decline
London stocks had fallen further into the red by midday on Monday, with travel and leisure firms under the cosh.
London midday: Stocks just in the black ahead of US inflation data
London stocks were just in the black by midday on Friday as investors welcomed news of a bipartisan agreement on an infrastructure deal in the US, but erred on the side of caution ahead of inflation data from across the pond.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains as BoE stands pat
London stocks were still in the black just after midday on Thursday as investors digested the latest policy announcement from the Bank of England.
London midday: Stocks gain as investors mull PMIs
London stocks had gained ground by midday on Wednesday as investors digested the latest reading on the UK services and manufacturing sectors.
London midday: FTSE maintains mild gains as property stocks rally
London stocks were holding on to gains by midday on Tuesday, underpinned by a strong showing in the property sector, but gains were limited as investors eyed a speech by US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.
London midday: Stocks turn positive as supermarkets rally
London stocks had reversed earlier losses to trade up by midday on Monday despite worries about inflation, as Morrisons led supermarkets higher after rejecting a £5. 5bn takeover offer.
London midday: Stocks fall on disappointing retail sales, inflation concerns
London stocks were firmly in the red by midday on Friday, weighed down by inflation concerns and disappointing retail sales data.
London midday: Stocks remain weaker after Fed comments
London stocks were still a little weaker by midday on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve signalled that it could hike interest rates earlier than expected.
London midday: Stocks pare gains ahead of Fed, after UK inflation
London stocks had pared gains by midday on Wednesday as investors digested news that inflation jumped past the Bank of England’s 2% target in May for the first time in nearly two years and looked ahead to the latest policy announcement from the Federal Reserve.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains after jobs data, ahead of Fed
London stocks were still in the black by midday on Tuesday following a late-stage rally on Wall Street, as investors digested the latest UK jobs data.
London midday: Stocks rise despite reports of delay to lockdown lifting
London stocks were still in the black by midday on Monday as investors took reports of a potential four-week delay to the lifting of England’s lockdown in their stride.
London midday: Stocks in the black after GDP reading
London stocks were in the black by midday on Friday as investors digested encouraging UK GDP data.
London midday: Stocks edge up as investors eye ECB, US inflation
London stocks had edged a little further into the black by midday on Thursday as investors eyed the latest US inflation data and a policy announcement from the European Central Bank.
London midday: Stocks in the red as inflation concerns weigh
London stocks had fallen further into the red by midday on Wednesday amid concerns about rising inflation after the latest set of figures from China and ahead of US data later in the week.
London midday: Stocks just in the black as investors mull reopening delay
London stocks were just in the black by midday on Tuesday, helped along by some well-received earnings but with sentiment hit by reports that the lifting of lockdown measures could be delayed by up to a month.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains as housebuilders rise, miners fall
London equity markets were still a little higher by midday on Monday, with strength in the housebuilding sector helping to offset weak mining stocks after disappointing Chinese data.
London midday: Stocks nudge lower ahead of payrolls
London stocks were a touch weaker by midday on Friday, with travel plays under the cosh after the government’s latest announcement, as investors eyed the US non-farm payrolls report.
London midday: Stocks in the red; services PMI in focus
London equity markets had fallen further into the red by midday on Thursday, with ex-dividend stocks a drag as investors awaited fresh catalysts.