By Tricia Wright LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top shares traded flat on Wednesday, pegged back by supermarket chain Morrisons which was hit by an analyst downgrade, and stocks trading without the attraction of their latest dividend. Morrisons shed 2.3 percent as Deutsche Bank cut its rating on the grocer to “sell” from “hold”, largely on Read More
May 2014
* Group is only FTSE 100 company with all-male board * Issue has drawn criticism from shareholders * Female representation on FTSE 100 boards now up to 20 pct * Single Glencore appointment not enough, says fund adviser (Writes through, adds Hayward quote, PIRC comment, details) By Silvia Antonioli LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) – Glencore Read More
* FTSE 100 ends down 0.6 pct at 6,802 points * Vodafone falls 5.5 pct to take most points off FTSE * M&S falls after warning of website issues * Fall at M&S hits rival High St retail firms By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) – Sell-offs in mobile operator Vodafone and retailer Marks Read More
* Vodafone falls 4.9 pct to take most points off FTSE * M&S falls after warning of website issues * Fall at M&S hits rival High St retail firms * FTSE 100 down 0.7 pct By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) – Sell-offs in mobile operator Vodafone and retailer Marks & Spencer (Other OTC: Read More
By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON (Reuters) – Sell-offs in mobile operator Vodafone and retailer Marks & Spencer dragged down Britain’s blue-chip equity index on Tuesday, after disappointing forecasts from both companies. The benchmark FTSE 100 index closed down by 0.6 percent, or 42.55 points, at 6,802.00 points. Vodafone took the most points off the FTSE as Read More
By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON (Reuters) – Sell-offs in mobile operator Vodafone and retailer Marks & Spencer dragged Britain’s blue-chip equity index lower on Tuesday, after disappointing forecasts. The benchmark FTSE 100 index was down by 0.7 percent, or 47.09 points, at 6,797.46 points. Vodafone took the most points off the FTSE, falling 4.9 percent to Read More
By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON (Reuters) – Sell-offs in mobile operator Vodafone and retailer Marks & Spencer dragged down Britain’s blue-chip equity index on Tuesday, after both groups unveiled disappointing forecasts. In mid-session trading, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down by 0.4 percent or 27.90 points at 6,816.65 points. Vodafone took the most points off Read More
By This Is Money Reporters Published: 02:44 EST, 20 May 2014 | Updated: 03:42 EST, 20 May 2014 The FTSE 100 has opened down 4.1 points at 6,840.4 as market heavyweight Vodafone admitted its core earnings would fall in 2015 due to the amount of investment needed in the business. The mobile giant fell 3 Read More
* FTSE 100 down 0.3 percent * AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN – news) dives after rejecting Pfizer (NYSE: PFE – news) offer * Airlines buoyed by Ryanair results By Tricia Wright and Alistair Smout LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) – Britain’s top shares fell on Monday, dented by a sharp drop in pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca after it Read More
By This Is Money Reporters Published: 02:54 EST, 19 May 2014 | Updated: 11:29 EST, 19 May 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): AstraZeneca’s rejection of Pfizer’s ‘final’ takeover offer worth £69billion sent shares in the UK company down 11 per cent today and weighed on the wider market. The slide in Astra’s value to around £54billion had Read More