By This Is Money Reporters Published: 02:41 EST, 30 April 2014 | Updated: 11:13 EST, 30 April 2014 17.05 (close): Royal Dutch Shell helped keep the London market in positive territory today, despite shock figures showing a sharp slowdown in the US economy. The world’s biggest economy barely grew in the first quarter as worse-than-expected Read More
April 2014
* FTSE 100 index closes 0.2 percent higher * Shell (LSE: RDSB.L – news) shares rise 3.7 pct after results * Caution following fresh tension in Ukraine By Atul Prakash LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) – Britain’s blue chip share index set a seven-week high on Wednesday, lifted by a rally in energy stocks after solid Read More
By Atul Prakash LONDON (Reuters) – FTSE steadied near a seven-week high on Wednesday, with a rally in energy stocks on the back of stronger Royal Dutch Shell offsetting fresh tensions in Ukraine and poor U.S. growth data. Investors traded cautiously ahead of the Fed’s likely move on Wednesday to further trim its stimulus programme, Read More
* FTSE 100 index up 0.2 percent * Shell (LSE: RDSB.L – news) shares rise 5 pct after results * Fresh tension in Ukraine caps gains By Atul Prakash LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index hit a seven-week high on Wednesday, with Royal Dutch Shell (Xetra: R6C1.DE – news) leading the energy Read More
* FTSE 100 flat as Ukraine violence caps sentiment * Shell (LSE: RDSB.L – news) boosted by strong cash flow numbers * Rolls-Royce rises on Siemens disposal talks By Francesco Canepa LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) – An escalation of violence in Ukraine put a lid on British blue chips on Wednesday, offsetting sharp gains in Read More
London (AFP) – London shares hit a seven-week high on Tuesday as investors cheered positive growth figures. The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 1.04 percent to 6,769.91 points, which was the highest closing level since March 6. “Markets may have been overly optimistic about the outcome of UK first quarter growth,” said Brenda Kelly, chief Read More
* FTSE 100 index rises 0.4 percent * Shire (LSE: SHP.L – news) surges on report of new takeover bid * St. James’s Place gains on positive update By Atul Prakash LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index climbed to a seven-week high on Tuesday, boosted by merger and acquisition news and positive Read More
By This Is Money Reporters Published: 02:32 EST, 29 April 2014 | Updated: 11:20 EST, 29 April 2014 17.10 (close): Another batch of decent trading updates helped European markets make headway today as the FTSE 100 Index climbed to an eight-week high. Confidence in London was also boosted by more encouraging signs from the UK Read More
* FTSE 100 index rises 0.6 percent * Shire (LSE: SHP.L – news) advances on report of new takeover bid * BP (LSE: BP.L – news) up; raises dividend, promises more share buybacks * St. James’s Place gains on positive update By Tricia Wright LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) – Britain’s top shares hit a seven-week Read More
By This Is Money Reporters Published: 02:32 EST, 29 April 2014 | Updated: 06:55 EST, 29 April 2014 0 View comments 12.45: A batch of confidence-boosting trading updates and further merger activity – both real and speculative – helped the Footsie push up to seven week highs by lunchtime. Around mid session, the FTSE 100 Read More