Market Report - Midday
London midday: Stocks push higher as Shell, BP gain ahead of OPEC meeting
London stocks had pushed higher by midday on Thursday, helped along by a strong showing from oil giants BP and Shell, as investors mulled the latest eurozone inflation data and looked ahead to a key US inflation report.
London open: Stocks nudge lower ahead of eurozone, US inflation data
London stocks nudged a touch lower in early trade on Thursday as investors eyed eurozone and US inflation data.
London midday: Stocks off lows as investors eye US GDP
London stocks were just a touch weaker by midday on Wednesday, off earlier lows, as investors mulled a raft of UK data releases and eyed the latest US GDP figures.
London midday: Stocks stay down; Rolls-Royce, easyJet buck trend
London stocks were still weaker by midday on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest shop price data, but Rolls-Royce bucked the trend as it laid out its medium-term targets.
London midday: Stocks stay down amid China concerns; Rightmove rallies
London stocks were still a little weaker by midday on Monday, with concerns about the Chinese economy weighing on sentiment.
London midday: Stocks stay down in quiet trade
London stocks were still a little weaker by midday on Friday, with trade likely to remain quiet as US markets will be open for just a half day later.
London midday: Stocks turn lower in quiet trade; PMI in focus
London stocks had drifted into the red by midday on Thursday in quiet trade, with US markets closed for Thanksgiving.
London midday: Stocks flat as Autumn Statement looms
London stocks had pared earlier small gains to trade flat by midday on Wednesday, as investors eyed the Autumn Statement.
London midday: FTSE falls further after borrowing data, ahead of FOMC minutes
London stocks had extended losses by midday on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest UK borrowing data ahead of this week’s Autumn Statement, and looked ahead to the FOMC minutes.
London midday: Stocks down but off lows as investors eye Autumn Statement
London stocks were off earlier lows but still in the red by midday on Monday, with Ashtead and Compass under the cosh after an update and results, as investors looked ahead to the Autumn Statement.
London midday: Stocks extend gains as investors mull retail sales
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Friday as investors mulled weaker-than-expected UK retail sales figures.
London midday: Stocks fall as Burberry slides on sales warning
London stocks had fallen into the red by midday on Thursday after three days of gains, with luxury fashion brand Burberry pacing the decline after a sales warning.
London open: Stocks little changed; Burberry tumbles on sales warning
London stocks were little changed in early trade on Thursday as investors paused for breath following recent gains on the back of softer-than-expected UK and US inflation data, with Burberry under the cosh after a sales warning.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains after inflation data
London stocks were still firmly in the black by midday on Wednesday as a bigger-than-expected drop in UK inflation fuelled hopes of interest rate cuts.
London midday: FTSE falls further ahead of US inflation print
London stocks had extended losses by midday on Tuesday as investors mulled UK jobs data and as jitters crept in ahead of the latest US inflation report.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains as investors eye inflation data
London stocks were still in the black by midday on Monday following on from solid gains on Wall Street at the end of last week, as investors looked ahead to inflation readings this week in the UK and US.
London midday: Stocks slump on Powell comments; UK GDP shows stagnation
London stocks had extended losses by midday on Friday following hawkish comments from Fed chair Jerome Powell, and as data showed the UK economy stagnated in the third quarter.
London midday: Stocks tick higher amid earnings deluge; Powell speech eyed
London stocks had ticked higher by midday on Thursday as investors mulled the latest Chinese inflation data, waded through a deluge of corporate news and eyed another speech by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.
London midday: Stocks struggle for direction as risk appetite declines
The UK stock market was more or less flat on Wednesday as strong gains in retail, led by Marks & Spencer, were offset by falls in the financial and mining sectors.
London midday: Stocks flat after China data; housebuilders rally
London stocks were steady by midday on Tuesday as investors mulled uninspiring Chinese trade figures, the latest UK house price and retail sales data and a deluge of corporate news.