By This Is Money Reporters Published: 02:17 EST, 22 May 2014 | Updated: 11:49 EST, 22 May 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): Royal Mail investors were given a jolt today after chief executive Moya Greene warned about ‘increasing challenges’ in its letters and parcels businesses. Shares slid 9.7 per cent as the message in the company’s maiden Read More
May 2014
The FTSE 100 (FTSEINDICES: ^FTSE) has been a bit of a tease lately. It keeps threatening to bust through its all-time high of 6930, only to go all shy on us. In fact, it’s kept us on tenterhooks for well over a decade now. The FTSE 100 hit its all-time high way back in 31 Read More
By Atul Prakash LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index edged higher by midday on Thursday as corporate dealmaking hopes bolstered tobacco stocks and encouraging data from China underpinned miners. The FTSE 100 .FTSE index was up 0.1 percent at 6,827.42 points by 1206 BST, trading about 1 percent shy of the record high of Read More
* FTSE 100 up 0.2 percent * Sector consolidation hopes boost tobacco stocks * Upbeat China PMI data lifts miners * Royal Mail (Other OTC: ROYMF – news) sinks after maiden results By Tricia Wright LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index advanced on Thursday as corporate dealmaking hopes bolstered tobacco stocks and Read More
* FTSE 100 down 0.2 pct * Deutsche Bank (Xetra: DBK.DE – news) downgrade hits WM Morrison shares * FTSE stalling after hitting highs last week By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity index stalled on Wednesday, losing steam after hitting its highest level in more than 14 years last week, Read More
LONDON (ShareCast) – – FTSE closes down 42.55 points at 6,802 – Vodafone and M&S miss expectations – CPI (Other OTC: CPICQ – news) rises 0.2 percentage points in April to 1.8 per cent techMARK 2,706.50 -0.48% FTSE 100 6,802.00 -0.62% FTSE 250 15,440.25 +0.40% Significant falls by a number of blue chip heavyweights ensured Read More
* FTSE closes up 0.3 pct at 6,821.04 points * Rebound in AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN – news) adds most points to FTSE 100 * FTSE in “no-man’s land” at present -MB Capital By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index edged up on Wednesday as shares in drugmaker AstraZeneca (EUREX: AZNF.EX Read More
By This Is Money Reporters Published: 02:44 EST, 21 May 2014 | Updated: 11:26 EST, 21 May 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): The pound was boosted today by strong retail sales figures and signs that some Bank of England policy makers are leaning towards a hike in interest rates. These developments were less positive for the FTSE Read More
* Rebound in AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN – news) adds most points to FTSE 100 * FTSE up 0.1 pct, but still stalling after last week’s highs * FTSE in “no-man’s land” at present -MB Capital By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) – A rebound in drugmaker AstraZeneca, on the prospect that a bid for Read More
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– IntercontinentalExchange Group (ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that Liffe will introduce futures based on the FTSE 100 Equally Weighted Net Total Return (NTR) Index. Following regulatory approval, Liffe will launch the industry’s first futures contract on the FTSE 100 Equally Weighted Index on May 27, 2014 Read More