If you’re considering investing some of your money in the FTSE 100 (FTSEINDICES: ^FTSE), via a tracker fund such as the iShares FTSE 100 (LSE: ISF), then you will probably be hoping for some capital gains, along with a reliable dividend income. Before buying, you need to ask: is the index expensive, how much income Read More
May 2014
By Tricia Wright LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index lost ground after touching its highest level in more than 14 years on Tuesday, with easyJet among the biggest decliners as investors took profits on the airline after a powerful rally. EasyJet has jumped around 50 percent over the last 12 months, but it fell Read More
By This Is Money Reporters Published: 02:47 EST, 13 May 2014 | Updated: 07:00 EST, 13 May 2014 12.45: Strength in housebuilders provided further momentum for the London stock market today as the FTSE 100 Index briefly touched its highest level in 14 years. The FTSE 100 peaked at 6,877.4 this morning, setting its highest Read More
By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON (Reuters) – The FTSE 100 briefly touched its highest level in more than 14 years on Tuesday, helped by a rally in housebuilding stocks, but then steadied. Britain’s top share index was up by 0.3 percent, or 23.50 points, at 6,875.25 points after hitting 6,877 points early on, taking it past Read More
London’s top flight index was 37.2 points higher at 6851.7 and within a whisker of following Wall Street’s Dow Jones Industrial Average in setting a new record. There was also further improvement for the pound, which continued to rally on expectations that interest rates will start to rise early next year. Sterling was slightly stronger Read More
* FTSE closes up 0.6 pct at 6,851.75 points * FTSE within touching distance of January peak * Mining (LSE: MIR.L – news) stocks boosted by JP Morgan (Other OTC: JPYYL – news) upgrade By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) – A rise in heavyweight mining stocks lifted Britain’s top equity index on Monday Read More
By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON (Reuters) – A rise in heavyweight mining stocks lifted Britain’s top equity index on Monday back towards its highest level since early 2000. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index closed 0.6 percent or 37.18 points higher at 6,851.75 points – within touching distance of a peak of 6,867.42 reached in January, which Read More
By This Is Money Reporters Published: 02:42 EST, 12 May 2014 | Updated: 11:59 EST, 12 May 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): Resurgent mining stocks and a fresh bout of merger and acquisition activity lifted the FTSE 100 Index to near its highest point of the year today. London’s top flight index was 37.2 points higher at Read More
By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON (Reuters) – A rise in heavyweight mining stocks lifted Britain’s top equity index on Monday, pushing the UK stock market back towards its highest level since early 2000. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index was up by 0.2 percent, or 13.84 points, at 6,828.41 points in mid-session trading – within touching distance Read More
By Atul Prakash LONDON (Reuters) – The FTSE 100 advanced on Monday morning, with mining companies leading the market higher as metals prices rose and JPMorgan upgraded the sector. The UK mining index rose 1.8 percent to a one-month high after JPMorgan raised the European mining sector to “overweight” from “underweight”. The bank said it Read More