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Market Report - Midday
31 Aug
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London midday: Stocks fall further as trade fears grow; Whitbread rallies on Costa sale

London stocks had fallen a little further into the red by midday on Friday as US President Trump's threat to ditch the World Trade Organization and slap more tariffs on China sparked renewed worries about global trade, but losses were less pronounced than in Europe as Whitbread surged on deal news.

30 Aug
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London midday: Stocks fall further as pound holds above $1.30; consumer lending in focus

London stocks had fallen a little further into the red by midday on Thursday as the pound held firm above $1. 30 and after data revealed that UK consumer lending growth slowed to its weakest since November 2015 last month.

29 Aug
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London midday: Stocks drop as pound ticks higher; utilities buck the trend on Citi note

London stocks had fallen into the red by midday on Wednesday as the pound was lifted by news of a possible extension to Brexit negotiations.

28 Aug
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London midday: Stocks up but off highs as US and Mexico agree trade deal

London stocks were up but off earlier highs by midday on Tuesday, with sentiment underpinned by news of a new trade deal between the US and Mexico.

24 Aug
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London midday: Stocks eke out gains in low volumes as miners rally

London stocks had managed to eke out small gains by midday on Friday as strength in the mining sector offset weak housebuilders, with all eyes on US Fed chairman Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole symposium.

23 Aug
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London midday: Stocks stay flat as investors mull no-deal Brexit, US-China trade tensions

London stocks were still hugging the flat line by midday on Thursday, with investors reluctant to make any big bets either way as they mulled the possibility of no-deal Brexit and as the US-China trade war gathered pace.

22 Aug
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London midday: FTSE turns up as investors eye US-China talks; Trump suffers double blow

London stocks had reversed earlier losses to trade up by midday on Wednesday as investors eyed US-China trade talks, with US President Trump in the headlines yet again after his long-time lawyer pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations.

21 Aug
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London midday: Stocks maintain losses as pound rallies; Morrisons bucks trend

London stocks were still in the red by midday on Tuesday as sterling gained ground against the greenback following US President Trump’s latest attack on the Fed.

20 Aug
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London midday: Stocks extend gains as miners climb ahead of US-China talks

London stocks had extended gains by midday on Monday, supported by a strong showing in the mining sector, as investors grew more optimistic ahead of trade talks between the US and China later this week.

17 Aug
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London midday: Stocks slip into the red as US threatens more Turkey sanctions

London stocks had slipped into the red by midday on Friday as investors weighed up the latest developments in Sino-US relations and Washington's threat of more economic sanctions on Turkey.

16 Aug
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London midday: Stocks rally as retail sales top expectations, miners bounce back

London stocks had extended gains by midday on Thursday, boosted by news of high level trade talks between the US and China, better-than-expected UK retail sales data and a recovery in the mining sector.

15 Aug
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London midday: Miners drag on FTSE amid dollar strength, falling metals prices

London stocks fell sharply into the red by midday on Wednesday, dragged lower by weakness in the mining sector and as investors mulled over the latest UK inflation data.

14 Aug
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London midday: Stocks pare gains as unemployment drops but wages stall

London stocks had given up earlier small gains by midday on Tuesday as investors digested mixed UK jobs data, although the tone in financial markets was a lot calmer as the Turkish lira steadied.

13 Aug
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London midday: Travel stocks slump amid Turkey woes; Esure rockets on offer

London stocks had fallen a little further into the red by midday on Monday, with travel shares under pressure amid worries about the crisis in Turkey, but Esure rocketed on the back of an offer from Bain Capital.

10 Aug
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London midday: Turkey woes drag stocks lower; Q2 UK GDP in line

London stocks were still in the red by midday on Friday, tracking losses in Europe amid concerns about the impact of the Turkish crisis on European banks, even as the latest UK GDP reading showed that growth picked up as expected in the second quarter.

09 Aug
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London midday: Stocks remain in red as Tui tumbles; ex-divs take toll

Stocks were still under water by midday on a wet Thursday in London as sharp losses for travel group Tui and a slew of ex-dividends weighed.

08 Aug
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London midday: Stocks extend gains as sterling slides on Brexit woes

London stocks had pushed further into the green by midday on Wednesday as Brexit worries sent the pound tumbling to its lowest level versus the dollar in nearly a year.

07 Aug
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London midday: Stocks extend gains as commodity sector rallies

London stocks extended gains by midday on Tuesday, with strength in the commodity sector helping to offset some disappointing corporate updates, as investors brushed off more trade war rhetoric from US President Trump.

06 Aug
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London midday: Stocks tick up as sterling drops to 11-month low

London stocks had picked up by midday on Monday as sterling fell to an 11-month low against the dollar due to Brexit concerns.

03 Aug
London midday: Stocks bounce back despite services slide

London stocks were bouncing back on Friday, led by banks and tech-related stocks and ahead of a meeting between Prime Minister Theresa May and her French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, and the US jobs report.