Market Report - Midday
London midday: Stocks push up despite gloomy data
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Wednesday despite uninspiring Chinese factory data, grim UK shop price inflation and a bleak survey on service sector confidence.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains on China hopes
London stocks were still firmly in the black by midday on Tuesday amid hopes China will ease Covid restrictions.
London midday: Stocks stay down as China protests rattle markets
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Monday as anti-lockdown protests in China rattled markets.
London midday: FTSE edges higher in quiet trade
London stocks had edged higher by midday on Friday in quiet trade, with little in the way of corporate or economic news to provide direction.
London midday: Stocks nudge up as investors mull Fed minutes
London stocks had nudged higher by midday on Thursday as investors digested the latest minutes from the US Federal Reserve.
London midday: Shares extend gains ahead of Fed minutes
London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from positive US and Asian sessions, as investors eyed the latest readings on the UK manufacturing and services sector, and minutes form the Federal Reserve.
London midday: FTSE maintains gains as energy shares rally
London stocks were still firmly in the black by midday on Tuesday, with energy shares pacing the gains as oil prices recovered.
London midday: Stocks pare losses despite China woes
London stocks had pared losses by midday on Monday, although the FTSE was struggling to make any gains amid worries about growing Covid cases in China.
London midday: Stocks push higher as L&G rallies; retail sales in focus
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Friday as data showed that retail sales bounced back in October but remained weaker than before the pandemic.
London midday: Stocks down as Hunt delivers Autumn Statement
London stocks were firmly in the red by midday on Thursday as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his Autumn Statement.
London midday: FTSE flat as investors mull inflation data
London stocks had pared earlier small gains to trade flat by midday on Wednesday as investors mulled a grim UK inflation report.
London midday: Stocks steady after UK jobs data, ahead of US PPI
London stocks were still steady by midday on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK jobs data and looked ahead to US inflation figures.
London midday: Stocks stay up as Informa surges
London stocks were still firmer by midday on Monday as investors looked ahead to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s fiscal statement this week, with Informa surging ahead after a guidance upgrade.
London midday: Stocks turn lower as UK recession looms; GSK under pressure
London stocks had dipped into the red by midday on Friday, as investors mulled the prospect of a looming recession.
London midday: FTSE little changed ahead of US inflation figures
London stocks were still little changed by midday on Thursday as investors waded through a deluge of corporate news and looked ahead to the latest US inflation data.
London midday: Stocks stay down but engineer Smiths Group bucks trend
London stocks were still lower by midday on Wednesday as investors sifted through updates from the likes of Marks & Spencer, ITV and Taylor Wimpey, and as results of the US mid-term elections rolled in.
London midday: Stocks pare losses despite weak housebuilders
London stocks had pared losses by midday on Tuesday, with solid updates from the likes of Coca-Cola HBC and AB Foods helping to offset a gloomy statement from Persimmon, as investors turned their attention to the US mid-term elections.
London midday: FTSE stays down as China woes weigh; GSK slumps
London stocks were still a little weaker by midday on Monday after Chinese officials poured cold water on hopes the country will relax its Covid restrictions.
London midday: Stocks extend gains as miners jump; payrolls in focus
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Friday, with miners boosted by speculation that China may ease Covid restrictions, as investors eyed the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
London midday: FTSE, sterling maintain losses as BoE raises rates to 3%
London stocks and sterling maintained their losses just after midday on Thursday as the Bank of England hiked rates by 75 basis points in a bid to tackle surging inflation.