Market Report - midday

London midday: FTSE extends losses; Airtel Africa tumbles

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Friday 18 Sep 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks had extended losses by midday on Friday following strong gains in the previous session, with BP and Shell under the cosh as oil prices eased, and as investors mulled a rebound in UK retail sales.
The FTSE 100 was down 0.7% at 10,743.21, while Brent crude...

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