Market Report - Midday
London midday: Stocks off lows but NatWest sinks after results
London stocks were still in the red but off earlier lows by midday on Friday, with sentiment hit by disappointing earnings from Apple and Amazon in the US.
London midday: Stocks a little lower amid raft of earnings; ECB eyed
London stocks were still a little lower by midday on Thursday as investors sifted through a slew of earnings news ahead of the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank and the US third-quarter GDP reading.
London midday: Stocks edge lower ahead of widely-leaked Budget
London stocks had edged a little lower by midday on Wednesday amid weakness in the mining sector, as investors eyed the well-leaked autumn Budget.
London midday: Stocks gain as Reckitt, Whitbread rally after results
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Tuesday after a solid session in the US which saw the Dow and S&P 500 hit record highs, underpinned by well-received results from the likes of Reckitt Benckiser and Whitbread.
London midday: Stocks kick off busy week in the black
London stocks were still in the black by midday on Monday, with miners boosted by firming metals prices, as investors braced for a raft of earnings releases and the Autumn Budget.
London midday: Stocks gain as investors mull UK PMIs
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Friday despite disappointing retail sales data and a slump in consumer confidence, as worries about China’s Evergrande eased and following the release of encouraging UK growth figures.
London midday: Stocks in the red as Evergrande woes dent sentiment
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Thursday amid concerns about Chinese property group Evergrande, after it failed to complete a $2. 6bn asset sale.
London midday: Stocks tread water as inflation dips
London stocks were still treading water by midday on Wednesday as investors mulled the latest UK inflation figures.
London midday: Stocks tread water ahead of US earnings
London stocks were still treading water by midday on Tuesday amid worries about rate hikes and as investors refrained from making any big bets either way ahead of key US earnings.
London midday: Stocks in the red as China data disappoints
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Monday as investors digested disappointing growth figures out of China.
London midday: Stocks gain amid earnings optimism
London stocks were still in the black by midday on Friday as earnings optimism helped to offset concerns about inflation.
London midday: Miners pace the gains as inflation worries ease
London stocks were still firmly in the black by midday on Thursday as concerns about inflation eased, with miners pacing the advance.
London midday: Stocks pare losses as housebuilders rally
London stocks had pared earlier losses by midday on Wednesday, helped along by a strong showing in the housebuilding sector, as investors digested the latest UK GDP reading.
London midday: Stocks maintain losses amid inflation woes
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Tuesday amid worries about inflation and Chinese property group Evergrande, as investors digested the latest UK jobs data.
London midday: Stocks tick higher as mining sector gains
London stocks were still a little firmer by midday on Monday, underpinned by a strong performance in the mining sector, as investors shifted their attention to the inflation outlook.
London midday: Stocks little changed ahead of US payrolls
London stocks were little changed by midday on Friday as traders kept their powder dry ahead of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains; miners rally
London stocks were still firmly in the black by midday on Thursday amid hopes for a deal on the US debt ceiling and as worries about energy prices eased.
London midday: FTSE sinks as inflation concerns, construction reading weigh
London stocks were firmly in the red by midday on Wednesday as inflation concerns grew amid surging oil and gas prices, and as investors mulled a disappointing reading on the UK construction sector.
London midday: Stocks in the black; Greggs gains after lifting outlook
London stocks were firmly in the black by midday on Tuesday despite weak sessions in the US and Asia, with a strong showing from bakery chain Greggs after it lifted its outlook.
London midday: Stocks turn higher as Sainsbury's rallies
London stocks had reversed opening losses to trade a little higher by midday on Monday, with all eyes on Chinese property developer Evergrande after its shares were suspended.