London midday: Stocks extend gains after retail sales; NatWest rallies lse.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lse.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
London close: Stocks slip as Barratt, Redrow announce merger hl.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hl.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
London's stock markets finished in the red on Wednesday, as investors digested fresh house price data as well as news of a big merger in the housebuilding sector.