Market Report - midday
London midday: FTSE extends gains as BoE stands pat on rates
By Michele Maatouk
Date: Thursday 17 Sep 2026
(Sharecast News) - London stocks had extended gains by midday on Thursday after the Bank of England stood pat on interest rates, as expected.
The FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 10,756.84, while Brent crude was down 2.2% at $103.54 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate was 1.7% lower at $100.66.
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