By Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) — The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index ended slightly lower on Tuesday, as miners added pressure after iron-ore prices declined, offsetting optimism over a growth upgrade Read More
January 2014
LONDON (ShareCast) – 1630:Close The FTSE 100 closed lower, despite hitting an intraday high not seen since May last year. The index was being dragged down by miners, hit by weak metals prices and a downgrade to commodity price forecasts for the current year. On the macro front, the CBI said its total orders gauge Read More
* FTSE 100 pauses near multi-year intraday high of 6,875 * StanChart leads banks higher after China injects cash * Unilever (NYSE: UL – news) jumps on forecast-beating results, helped by EM * Miners pull back after best week in 18 months By Alistair Smout LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Britain’s top shares consolidated near Read More
* FTSE 100 up, near multi-year intraday high of 6,875 * Unilever (NYSE: UL – news) jumps on forecast-beating results, helped by EM * SABMiller (LSE: SAB.L – news) hit by poor developed markets * Charts suggest FTSE to push higher despite miners’ pause By Alistair Smout LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Britain’s top shares Read More
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top shares edged higher on Tuesday, boosted by corporate results that revealed a return of strong demand in emerging market economies even as the consumption picture in Europe remained weak. Consumer goods firm Unilever rose 3.8 percent, the top FTSE gainer, after it unveiled better-than-expected 2013 results, helped Read More
LONDON (ShareCast) – – FTSE 100 surpasses last year’s closing high – Chinese central bank eases cash squeeze – Unilever (NYSE: UL – news) impresses with 2013 results – Miners fall as Goldman adjusts metal price forecasts techMARK 2,861.62 +0.28% FTSE 100 6,846.21 +0.14% FTSE 250 16,240.35 +0.08% UK markets were closing in on their Read More
LONDON (ShareCast) – City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open nine points below Friday’s close of 6,829.30, beginning the week on a quiet note as US markets close for Martin Luther King Day and with little due out in the way of European data and results. Over in Asia markets were broadly lower after Read More
* FTSE 100 flat near 8-month high * Deutsche Bank (Xetra: DBK.DE – news) loss a bad omen for UK bank results * Weir rises as data, Redburn point to sector pick-up By Francesco Canepa LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity index was flat on Monday, held back by falls in banking shares Read More
By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 04:05 EST, 20 January 2014 | UPDATED: 12:39 EST, 20 January 2014 17.20 (close): Blue-chip banking shares have fallen after big losses reported by Deutsche Bank clouded the outlook for their results next month. Shares in Barclays were two per cent lower after Germany’s biggest lender posted a fourth Read More
LONDON (ShareCast) – – FTSE 100 within touching distance of 14-year high – Banks fall after Deutsche Bank (Xetra: DBK.DE – news) ‘s Q4 loss – Chinese growth slowed down in Q4 – UK outlook improves – HSBC highlights potential risks from too-low inflation readings techMARK 2,853.67 +0.09% FTSE 100 6,836.73 +0.11% FTSE 250 16,227.11 Read More