Market Report - Midday
London midday: Stocks rise as oil prices continue to drop
UK stocks were rising on Thursday but had given up some of their earlier gains by lunchtime with investor risk appetite still shaken by a sell-off earlier in the week, though falling oil prices were helping bolster markets for the time being.
London midday: Stocks bounce back after sell-off, IDS soars
UK stocks were rising on Wednesday morning, rebounding slightly as investors went bargain-hunting after the FTSE 100 dropped to a four-week low the previous session.
London midday: Risk appetite hammered by mixed data, Middle East fears
UK equities were a sea of red on Tuesday with just six stocks on the FTSE 100 in positive territory, as a barrage of mixed economic data and rising concerns about conflict in the Middle East hammering market sentiment.
London midday: Oil and mining stocks drag UK markets lower
Losses in the mining and oil sectors were providing a drag on London's FTSE 100 on Monday, as investors scaled back their appetite for risk in light of rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
London midday: Stocks extend gains as miners, housebuilders rally
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Friday as the latest GDP data suggested the UK recession had ended, with miners and housebuilders on the front foot.
London midday: FTSE turns negative ahead of ECB; travel shares slump
London stocks had moved into the red by midday on Thursday ahead of the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank and PPI reading in the US, as investors continued to mull the impact of a hotter-than-expected US inflation print.
London midday: Tesco paces gains as investors eye US inflation
London stocks were still in the black by midday on Wednesday, with Tesco pacing the gains after well-received results, as investors eyed the latest US inflation reading.
London midday: FTSE flat as investors eye US CPI, ECB announcement
London stocks were steady by midday on Tuesday as investors eyed the latest US inflation reading, a policy announcement from the European Central Bank and the start of earnings season across the pond.
London midday: Stocks muted ahead of busy week
London stocks were still just a touch higher by midday on Monday, with investors cautious at the start of a week that includes the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank and the kick-off of US earnings season.
London midday: FTSE stays down ahead of payrolls
London stocks were still firmly in the red by midday on Friday as sentiment was hit by hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials and escalating tensions in the Middle East.
London midday: Stocks gain as investors mull services reading
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Thursday, helped along by a solid performance from the mining sector, as investors mulled the latest reading on the UK services sector.
London midday: Stocks stay down on US rate cut doubts
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Wednesday following a weaker close on Wall Street, amid growing doubts over US interest rate cuts following solid economic data.
London midday: FTSE 100 hits 14-month high but gains modest
UK stocks were at their highest in 14 months Tuesday as investors returned to their desks after the long weekend, though gains were only modest ahead of a busy week for economic data which could decide on course for monetary policy in the short term.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains ahead of Easter break
London stocks were still firmer by midday on Thursday as investors shrugged off data confirming the UK fell into recession in the second half of last year.
London midday: FTSE drifts lower; Diploma rallies on acquisition
London stocks were a little weaker by midday on Wednesday, struggling for direction as investors eyed a key US inflation reading later in the week.
London midday: Stocks flat as investors eye US consumer confidence, inflation
London stocks were little changed by midday on Tuesday as investors eyed a key US consumer confidence reading and inflation data due later in the week.
London midday: Stocks edge lower after last week's gains
London stocks had fallen into the red by midday on Monday, having closed at their highest level in more than a year at the end of last week.
London midday: Stocks push higher after dovish Bailey, retail sales
London stocks had pushed higher by midday on Friday as investors mulled better-than-expected retail sales data and dovish remarks by Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey.
London midday: Stocks maintain gains as BoE stands pat
London stocks maintained gains just after midday on Thursday after the Bank of England held rates at a 16-year high, as expected.
London midday: Stocks just lower after inflation data; rate announcements eyed
London stocks were still a touch weaker by midday on Wednesday as investors mulled a bigger-than-expected fall in UK inflation, with caution in the air ahead of rate decisions from the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.