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London share prices were lower at midday on Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 weighed down by mining and oil shares due to concern about demand from China.
The large-cap index was down 18.76 points, 0.2%, at 7,841.31. The FTSE 250 was down 43.76 points, or 0.2% at 20,038.57. The AIM All-Share was down just 0.05 of a point at 861.54.
The Cboe UK 100 was down 0.3% at 784.42, the Cboe UK 250 was down 0.3% at 17,485.48, and the Cboe Small Companies was down 0.3% at 13,763.95.
AJ Bell’s Russ Mould said London’s flagship index was ‘treading water’ after Chinese fourth-quarter growth figures showed the impact Covid had on the world‘