By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index fell on Wednesday, slipping back into negative territory for the year, after concerns about a smoking ban in China knocked back tobacco companies and following a cautious outlook from Sainsbury. The FTSE 100 closed down 33.67 points, or 0.5 percent, at 6,716.16 by 1551 British Read More
January 2014
LONDON (ShareCast) – 1630: Close The FTSE 100 closed 25 points higher today, driven higher by financials, in particular Lloyds. IAG climbed after posting a 10.6 per cent leap in its December traffic. In today’s economic news, the BCC (Shenzhen: 002455.SZ – news) predicted three per cent growth in the economy this year, while Goldman Read More
By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:26 EST, 8 January 2014 | UPDATED: 04:40 EST, 8 January 2014 9.30: The FTSE 100 slid 16.2 points to 6,739.3 as traders digested the latest round of Christmas updates from the retail sector. Fallers included Sainsbury’s as a better-than-expected 0.2 per cent rise in underlying sales for the Read More
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LONDON (ShareCast) – – FTSE 100 at highest level since November 4th – Eurozone inflation ramps up interest-rate speculation – Banks helped by funding data – IAG reports strong December traffic figures techMARK 2,789.43 -0.10% FTSE 100 6,755.45 +0.37% FTSE 250 16,069.19 +0.12% UK markets finished with decent gains on Tuesday as a decent performance Read More
* FTSE 100 edges up by 0.5 pct as charts hint at more gains * Lloyds leads rally in financials * Analyst comments hit Severn Trent (Other OTC: STRNY – news) , Morrison By Toni Vorobyova LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Britain’s blue chip share index rose to a one-week high on Tuesday, with gains Read More
* FTSE 100 edges up by 0.5 pct as charts hint at more gains * Lloyds leads rally in financials * Barclays (LSE: BARC.L – news) strategists forecast weak sales for retailers By Toni Vorobyova LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Britain’s blue chip share index touched a one-week high on Tuesday, with gains in financial Read More
* FTSE 100 edges up by 0.4 pct as charts hint at more gains * Lloyds leads rally in financials * Analyst comments hit Severn Trent (Other OTC: STRNY – news) , Morrison By Toni Vorobyova LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Britain’s blue chip share index rose to a one-week high on Tuesday, with gains Read More
By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:25 EST, 7 January 2014 | UPDATED: 10:39 EST, 7 January 2014 15:35 The Footsie held firm in late afternoon trade, bolstered by early strong gains on Wall Street as further US data painted an improving picture of the world’s biggest economy. After earlier hitting a one-week high, the Read More
By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity index steadied on Tuesday as stronger bank stocks offset weaker retail stocks, and many traders kept a longer-term positive outlook, helped by signs of a gradual UK economic recovery. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index, which rose 14.4 percent in 2013 to post its best annual gain Read More