Market Report - Midday
London midday: Stocks in the red amid global downturn worries
London stocks were still firmly in the red by midday on Thursday amid ongoing concerns about a global downturn, as investors mulled the latest reading on UK GDP and household incomes.
London midday: Stocks maintain losses amid global slowdown fears
London stocks were still on the back foot by midday on Wednesday amid concerns about a global slowdown.
London midday: Stocks rally as miners, energy firms push higher
London stocks were still firmly in the black by midday on Tuesday, having taken their cue from a positive session in Asia, with energy firms and miners pacing the gains.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains as miners advance
London stocks were still firmer by midday on Monday, with miners pacing the advance as sentiment was boosted by a further easing of Covid restrictions in Beijing and Shanghai, and as investors scaled back Federal Reserve rate hike expectations.
London midday: Stocks extend gains; retail sales, consumer confidence in focus
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Friday, having taken their opening cue from positive US and Asian sessions, as investors digested the latest retail sales and consumer confidence data.
London midday: Stocks pop higher but gains muted amid recession fears
London stocks had reversed earlier losses to trade up by midday on Thursday, but gains were fairly muted as recession fears continued to weigh on sentiment and as investors sifted through a raft of UK data.
London midday: Stocks slide amid inflation woes
London stocks were still firmly in the red by midday on Wednesday after data showed that UK inflation hit a fresh 40-year high in May as energy and food prices continued to surge.
London midday: Stocks extend gains amid bargain hunting; Ocado bucks trend
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Tuesday as investors stepped in to pick up some recently-battered shares, but Ocado bucked the trend after a discounted share placing.
London midday: Stocks extend gains as Euromoney surges on deal news
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Monday, with deal news helping to lift investors’ spirits, although sentiment remained fragile amid ongoing concerns about a global recession.
London midday: Stocks push higher after heavy losses; Glencore rallies
London stocks had shaken off a lacklustre start to trade firmly higher by midday on Friday as investors stepped in to pick up some bargains after heavy losses in the previous session, although fears of a recession continued to weigh on the mood.
London midday: Stocks firmly in the red as BoE lifts rates to 13-year high
London stocks were still firmly in the red by midday on Thursday after the Bank Of England hiked rates to 1. 25%.
London midday: Stocks gain on news of ECB emergency meeting
London stocks were rising moderately come midday Wednesday, buoyed by reports that the European Central Bank might be set to act to calm the storm sweeping across euro area bond markets and thanks to encouraging data out of China.
London midday: Stocks drop into the red ahead of Fed, BoE meetings
London stocks had fallen into the red by midday on Tuesday, unable to hold on to earlier gains amid worries about inflation as investors grew jittery ahead of rate announcements by the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.
London midday: Stocks extend losses after UK GDP, US inflation data
London stocks had fallen further into the red by midday on Monday as investors mulled hotter-than-expected US inflation data and an unexpected contraction in UK GDP.
London midday: FTSE slides as investors eye US inflation
London stocks were firmly in the red by midday on Friday amid worries about rising inflation, as investors eyed the latest US consumer price data.
London midday: Stocks stay down ahead of ECB policy announcement
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Thursday as worries about a slowdown in economic growth and rising inflation dented sentiment, with all eyes on the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank.
London midday: Stocks edge lower amid growth, inflation woes
London stocks had edged a little further into the red by midday on Wednesday amid concerns about rising inflation and slowing economic growth.
London midday: Stocks tread water amid inflation concerns; Biffa surges
London stocks were still treading water by midday on Tuesday amid ongoing concerns about inflation and economic growth.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains as Johnson faces no confidence vote
London stocks were still firmly in the black by midday on Monday, having taken their cue from a positive session in Asia, with traders unfazed by news that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was facing a no confidence vote.
London midday: Stocks turn red after disappointing manufacturing data
London stocks had slipped into the red by midday on Wednesday, as investors mulled a slew of data, and looked ahead to the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday.