Market Report - midday

London midday: FTSE stays down as HSBC, Reckitt disappoint

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Tuesday 27 Oct 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks were still firmly in the red by midday on Tuesday, with HSBC and Reckitt Benckiser under the cosh after third-quarter results failed to impress.
The FTSE 100 was down 0.7% at 10,688.84.

Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, said: "Poorly received updates from HSBC...

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