London (AFP) – London shares ended the day little changed on Wednesday, with investors unimpressed by RSA Insurance’s new rights issue but cheered by Standard Life’s acquisition of a fund management firm. The benchmark FTSE 100 index closed 0.41 points, or 0.01 percent, up at 6,605.30 points. Edinburgh-based savings and investment firm Standard Life was Read More
March 2014
* FTSE 100 up 0.3 pct, led by life insurers * StanLife rises after Ignis AM deal * L&G (LSE: LGEN.L – news) boosted by annuity contract * Lloyds falls as UK government cut stake By Francesco Canepa LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) – Life insurers helped Britain’s FTSE 100 edge higher on Wednesday after a Read More
* FTSE closes flat at 6,605.30 points * FTSE falls below 50-day moving average level * Lloyds drops 4.9 pct, takes most points off FTSE * Standard Life (LSE: SL.L – news) surges 7 pct on Ignis deal By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) – Shares in British bank Lloyds plunged 4.9 percent on Read More
By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:56 EST, 26 March 2014 | UPDATED: 10:53 EST, 26 March 2014 15.15: The Footsie held firm in mid-afternoon trade but slipped back from earlier highs as US stocks also saw an early advance eroded as investors sought fresh direction. With an hour and a quarter of trading to Read More
* FTSE 100 up 0.5 pct in mid-session trading * Standard Life (LSE: SL.L – news) surges after Ignis AM deal * Lloyds falls as UK government cuts stake By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) – A rebound in blue chip insurance stocks, such as Standard Life and Legal & General, pushed Britain’s top Read More
By Francesco Canepa LONDON (Reuters) – Life insurers helped Britain’s FTSE 100 edge higher on Wednesday after a contract win by Legal & General and Standard Life’s move to expand its funds business with an acquisition. Shares in Standard Life rose 5 percent to the top the of the FTSE, as the company said it Read More
* Women hold fifth of board positions in FTSE 100 * Government report author says eyes of world on Britain * Report feeds into debate about quotas By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) – More women are sitting on the boards of Britain’s biggest companies but the glass ceiling is yet to crack, with Read More
By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:34 EST, 25 March 2014 | UPDATED: 12:34 EST, 25 March 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): B&Q owner Kingfisher and budget airline easyJet set a blistering pace on the FTSE 100 Index today as the London market staged an impressive bounce back. Financial updates saw Kingfisher shares leap 6 per cent Read More
LONDON (ShareCast) – – FTSE closes up 84.50 at 6,604.89 – UK CPI falls to 52-month low – UK house price gains accelerate – Kingfisher (LSE: KGF.L – news) leads gains techMARK 2,773.82 +0.72% FTSE 100 6,604.89 +1.30% FTSE 250 16,153.13 +0.83% It was a strong finish for the City today on the back of Read More
* FTSE 100 up 1.1 percent * Kingfisher (LSE: KGF.L – news) , easyJet, Wolseley (LSE: WOS.L – news) all bounce after updates * FTSE remains 4 percent off 2014 peak * Miners advance on China stimulus hopes By Tricia Wright and Alistair Smout LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) – UK shares rose on Tuesday, rebounding Read More