Market Report - Midday
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London midday: Stocks extend losses amid inflation woes
London stocks were firmly in the red by midday on Wednesday as investors continued to fret about surging inflation and an economic slowdown.
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London midday: Stocks up but off highs as sterling hit by Powell comments
London stocks were off earlier highs but still in the black by midday on Tuesday, underpinned by a weaker pound, as traders returned to their desks after the bank holiday.
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London midday: Stocks pare gains ahead of Powell speech
London stocks had pared earlier gains by midday on Friday as investors eyed a speech by US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole symposium, and as the latest energy price hike piled yet more misery on UK households.
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London midday: Stocks up but off highs ahead of Powell speech
London stocks were off earlier highs but still firmer by midday on Thursday as investors eyed the Jackson Hole symposium and a speech by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.
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London midday: Stocks still lower on cost-of-living consternation
London stocks were still in the red by lunchtime on Wednesday amid ongoing worries about inflation and a global slowdown, as investors eyed the Jackson Hole symposium.
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London midday: Stocks still weaker as manufacturing PMI slides below 50
London stocks remained in the red by lunchtime on Tuesday, as investors digested the latest data on both the services and manufacturing sectors, with the latter unexpectedly falling into contraction.
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London midday: Stocks slip as European gas futures spike
London stocks were trading lower at the start of the week as natural gas futures jumped after Russia said the Nordstream 1 pipeline would be closed for three days of maintenance and as investors eyed next Friday’s Jackson Hole central banking symposium.
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London midday: FTSE steady after retail sales, consumer sentiment data
London stocks were steady by midday on Friday as investors mulled the latest retail sales and consumer confidence data.
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London midday: Stocks back in the black ahead of US data
London stocks had moved back into the black shortly after midday ahead of the release of a fresh batch of key economic data Stateside.
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London midday: Stocks dip following CPI data at 40-year high
London stocks were lower on Wednesday as investors mulled the latest UK inflation data which showed consumer prices climbed at their fastest clip in 40 years in July.
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London midday: Stocks maintain gains as miners rally; jobs data in focus
London stocks were still in the black by midday on Tuesday, having taken their opening cue from a late bounce on Wall Street, as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data.
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London midday: FTSE nudges lower as miners retreat
London stocks had nudged into the red by midday on Monday, with miners under the cosh after disappointing Chinese data.
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London midday: Stocks gain as UK GDP in focus
London stocks were still a little firmer by midday on Friday after data showed the UK economy contracted a touch less than expected in the second quarter.
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London midday: Stocks edge lower as ex-divs weigh
London’s top flight index had edged lower by midday on Thursday, with ex-dividend stocks proving to be a drag.
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London midday: Stocks muted ahead of US inflation figures
London stocks were still little changed by midday on Wednesday as investors erred on the side of caution ahead of the latest US inflation data.
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London midday: Stocks flat as investors eye US inflation
London stocks were still little changed in early trade on Tuesday following a tech selloff on Wall Street and as investors eyed the latest US inflation reading.
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London midday: Stocks maintain gains as investors mull China data
London stocks were still in the black by midday on Monday as investors mulled the latest trade data out of China.
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London midday: FTSE little changed ahead of payrolls
London stocks were still little changed by midday on Friday as investors erred on the side of caution ahead of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
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London midday: FTSE maintains small gains as BoE lifts rates to 1.75%
London stocks were still a touch higher by midday on Thursday after the Bank of England announced its biggest rate hike since 1995 as it looks to tackle surging inflation.
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London midday: Stocks flat after services data
London stocks had pared earlier losses to trade flat by midday on Wednesday, as investors mulled the latest reading on the UK services sector and kept an eye on China-US tensions.