Mortgage banks rock FTSE
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London equities headed deeper into negative territory at midday, after Northern Rock issued a severe two-year profit warning and confirmed that it had appealed to the Bank of England for emergency financial support
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London equities moved sharply higher on Thursday after a rebound on Wall Street overnight.
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The FTSE joining a global rally in stocks inspired by a Federal Reserve pledge to protect the economy from turbulence in world credit markets.
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London equities moved higher in opening trade on Thursday, helped by buoyant financial stocks and a fresh set of bid talk.
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Some UK mortgage rates are rising as a direct consequence of the recent turmoil in world financial markets.
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A strong rally on US and Asian markets overnight boosted the FTSE on Thursday.
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A strong performance from the heavyweight banking sector helped the FTSE 100 rise 150 points.
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Barclays, the UK's third-biggest bank, has said that interim net profits soared 25.3 percent, with strong investment banking offsetting a jump in bad consumer-loan write-offs.
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The mortgage market may be in a historic upheaval, but mortgage companies continue to pump out upbeat advertisements.
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The average price of a home in the UK surged in January, according to official figures.
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Mortgage lenders and homebuilders were the big losers in UK stock markets on Friday, dragging the FTSE indices lower, after news of house price falls combined with Northern Rock&#39;s difficulties to send investors running for the exits.
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The decision was widely expected, following data which showed the surge in housing prices easing. The base rate is what the Bank of England charges on loans to commercial lenders.
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The FTSE rallied on Friday as buyers returned to the market seeking bargains after Thursday's 150-point fall.
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London equities made strong gains on Wednesday, with every FTSE 100 constituent  rallying, after strong overnight gains on Wall Street followed news of the Federal Reserve&#39;s 50 basis point cut in US rates.
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London equities opened in positive territory on Friday as miners continued to rally on firmer base metal prices and the FTSE was cheered by a strong session on Wall Street overnight.
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Business & money: FTSE 100 leaps 3% after rumours of plan to save credit insurers cheered US and Asian markets
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Fresh signs of strength in the economy have caused mortgage rates to rise. Mortgage company Freddie Mac says the average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is now 5.81 percent, up sharply from 5.72 in last week&#39;s survey.