Market Reports Uk
London close: Blue chips dither but mid caps climb
London's blue chip stocks shivered below the waterline on Thursday as there was insufficient encouragement was to be found in either of the market's ongoing concerns around Brexit and US-China trade.
London midday: Stocks pare losses as pound slides; ECB eyed
London stocks had pared losses by midday on Thursday thanks to a slide in the pound and solid performance from the likes of St James's Place and Ashtead, as investors looked to the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank and Brexit-related headlines.
London open: Stocks in the red ahead of ECB announcement; sterling holds up
London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday despite positive cues from Wall Street, as investors kept an eye out for the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank and any Brexit-related headlines.
London pre-open: Stocks seen muted ahead of ECB announcement
London stocks were set for a fairly muted open on Thursday despite an upbeat session on Wall Street, as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank and any fresh Brexit-related headlines.
London close: Stocks slip on US-China trade concerns, strength in Sterling
London stocks finished in the red on Wednesday as concerns about trade tensions between the US and China and a downbeat assessment of the UK manufacturing sector weighed on sentiment.
London midday: Stocks maintain losses as sterling rallies
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Wednesday as concerns about trade tensions between the US and China and a downbeat assessment of the UK manufacturing sector weighed on sentiment.
London open: Stocks fall amid trade war fears; Burberry in the red
London stocks fell in early trade on Wednesday as concerns about trade tensions between the US and China weighed on sentiment.
London pre-open: Stocks to drop amid trade, growth worries
London stocks were set for a negative open on Wednesday amid worries about global growth and trade tensions between the US and China, with Brexit still firmly in focus.
London close: Footsie falls under pressure from pound
London stocks retreated under pressure from a rising sterling on Tuesday as solid employment figures mingled with optimism that parliament will take the possibility of no-deal Brexti off the table.
London midday: Stocks fall further as pound gains on employment data
London stocks had fallen further into the red by midday on Tuesday as the pound ticked above $1. 29 on the back of solid employment figures.
London open: Stocks fall ahead of jobs data; EasyJet bucks trend
London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday, taking their cue from a downbeat Asian session as investors eyed a slew of key UK jobs data.
London pre-open: Stocks seen lower on weak Asian cues, ahead of jobs data
London stocks were set for a weaker open on Tuesday, taking their cue from a downbeat session in Asia as investors eye a slew of key UK jobs data.
London close: Stocks little changed as May sets out 'Plan B'
London stocks were little changed on Monday as investors awaited Theresa May’s presentation of her ‘Plan B’ on Brexit to the Commons and digested Chinese growth figures.
London midday: Stocks hold up ahead of May's Brexit plan-B speech
London stocks had maintained modest gains by midday on Monday as investors digested Chinese growth figures and awaited Theresa May’s presentation of her ‘Plan B’ on Brexit to Commons.
London open: Stocks nudge up after China GDP as investors eye 'Plan B'
London stocks nudged up in early trade on Monday as investors digested uninspiring Chinese growth figures and awaited Theresa May’s presentation of her ‘Plan B’ on Brexit to Commons.
London pre-open: Stocks to nudge up as May prepares to present 'Plan B'
London stocks were set to nudge up at the open on Monday as investors digested uninspiring Chinese growth figures and awaited Theresa May’s presentation of her ‘Plan B’ on Brexit to Commons.
London close: Stocks back at November levels on trade hopes
London stocks continued to push back towards their end of November levels as investors chose to focus on signs of possibly improving trade relations between the US and China, while brushing-off uninspiring retail sales figures referencing the previous month.
London midday: Stocks push higher as housebuilders gain but airlines slump
London stocks had pushed further into the green by midday on Friday as investors chose to focus on signs of improving trade relations between the US and China and ignore uninspiring retail sales figures.
London open: Stocks rise on trade optimism but airlines hit by Ryanair warning
London stocks overcame sterling's two-month high in early trade on Friday as investors welcomed suggestions that trade relations between the US and China were improving, with all eyes on UK retail sales data.
London pre-open: Stocks seen higher amid trade optimism; retail sales eyed
London stocks were set for a positive open on Friday amid signs that trade relations between the US and China could be improving.