Market Report - Midday
London close: Stocks mixed after short New Year session
London markets had a mixed performance in a shortened pre-holiday trading session on Friday.
London midday: Stocks reverse gains to turn lower at lunchtime
London’s stock markets had turned negative by lunchtime on Thursday, reflecting a subdued trading environment during the typically quiet period between Christmas and New Year.
London midday: Stocks ride global wave of post-Christmas optimism
London's equity markets were still above the waterline at lunchtime on Wednesday, following a late Santa rally on Wall Street overnight.
London midday: Stocks in the red after borrowing, retail sales data
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Thursday following heavy losses on Wall Street, as investors digested uninspiring government borrowing and retail sales figures.
London midday: FTSE up but off highs as inflation eases more than expected
London stocks were off earlier highs but still firmly in the black by midday on Wednesday after data showed that UK inflation slowed more than expected in November, boosting rate cut hopes for next year.
London midday: Stocks pare gains; manufacturing data in focus
London stocks had pared earlier gains to trade flat by midday on Tuesday, with the Christmas lull well and truly upon us, as investors digested the latest reading on the UK manufacturing sector and a policy announcement from the Bank of Japan.
London midday: Stocks extend gains as Vodafone and Entain jump
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Monday, helped along by strong performances from Vodafone, Entain and Rolls-Royce, as investors mulled the latest comments from Federal Reserve officials.
London midday: Stocks fall after 'mixed messages' from central banks
London stocks had fallen into the red by midday on Friday as investors continued to mull this week’s slew of central bank policy announcements.
London midday: Stocks maintain strong gains as BoE stands pat on rates
London stocks were still sharply higher by midday on Thursday after the Bank of England stood pat on interest rates, as expected.
London midday: Stocks stay up ahead of Fed decision; UK GDP in focus
London stocks were still in the black by midday on Wednesday as weak UK GDP data raised expectations of a rate cut by the Bank of England, and as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve.
London midday: FTSE still firmer ahead of US inflation print
London's markets remained relatively stable by midday on Tuesday, with the top-flight index still in the green after fresh jobs data showed a slowdown in wage growth.
London midday: Stocks fall further as miners slump on China data
London stocks had fallen further by midday Monday, with miners under the cosh after weak Chinese data, ahead of a key week for central bank meetings.
London midday: FTSE gains as investors eye payrolls; Anglo American tumbles
London stocks had edged further into the black by midday on Friday as investors eyed the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
London midday: Stocks off lows but IAG slumps on downgrade
London stocks were still in the red but off earlier lows by midday on Thursday, as investors mulled uninspiring Chinese trade data and the latest figures on UK house prices.
London midday: FTSE pushes higher ahead of ADP report; BAT slumps
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Wednesday as investors eyed the latest ADP jobs report in the US, but British American Tobacco slumped after a disappointing update.
London midday: FTSE stays down as investors mull retail sales, services data
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Tuesday as investors mulled the latest retail sales and services data.
London midday: FTSE stays down as miners, energy stocks fall
London equity markets were still in the red by midday on Monday, with miners and energy stocks weaker, as investors looked ahead to key US jobs data this week and as gold prices hit record highs.
London midday: Miners pace gains on China manufacturing data, broker upgrades
London stocks were still firmly in the black by midday on Friday, with miners pacing the advance after broker upgrades and encouraging Chinese manufacturing data, with UK figures for the sector also in focus.