* FTSE closes up 0.3 pct at 6,583.76 points * Defensive stocks such as Sainsbury (Berlin: SUY1.BE – news) and Tesco (Xetra: TCO.DE – news) rally * Worries over Ukraine weigh on investor sentiment By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) – A rise in food and retail stocks, seen as “defensive” plays with investors Read More
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LONDON (ShareCast) – Sainsbury (Berlin: SUY1.BE – news) was a strong riser as it recovered from last week’s news that it had lost some of its market share to the likes of discount stores Lidl and Aldi. Sector peer Tesco (Xetra: TCO.DE – news) was also making decent gains after it was reported the company Read More
* FTSE falls to near 3-week low * BP (LSE: BP.L – news) exposed through Rosneft stake * Worries over Ukraine weigh on global stock markets By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity index fell on Monday to a near three-week low, as mounting geopolitical tensions over Ukraine troubled investors and Read More
By This Is Money Reporters Published: 02:28 EST, 14 April 2014 | Updated: 11:30 EST, 14 April 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): Improved sentiment on Wall Street helped blue-chip shares shake off worries over Ukraine and wipe out early session losses. London’s FTSE 100 Index closed 22.1 points ahead at 6583.8 after US retail sales notched up Read More
* FTSE down 0.2 pct * Worries over Ukraine weigh on global stock markets * BP (LSE: BP.L – news) exposed through Rosneft stake * Defensive stocks such as Sainsbury (Berlin: SUY1.BE – news) rally By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity index fell on Monday, as mounting geopolitical tensions over Read More
* FTSE 100 down 0.6 pct * BP (LSE: BP.L – news) knocks most points off UK benchmark * Frothy valuations curbing interest in equities By Tricia Wright LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) – Britain’s blue chip share index fell on Monday, pressured by heavyweight oil major BP as mounting tensions in Ukraine hit the stock Read More
By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON (Reuters) – FTSE fell on Monday to a near three-week low, as mounting geopolitical tensions over Ukraine troubled investors and weighed on heavyweight oil company BP. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index was down by 0.8 percent, or 53.31 points, at 6,508.39 points in mid-session trading. A 1.4 percent fall at BP Read More
Barclays (LSE: BARC.L – news) ‘ equity strategists see Britain’s blue-chip FTSE 100 index ending 2014 at a record level of 7,400 points, which would mark a rise of around 13 percent from current levels, arguing the market should benefit from better corporate earnings, and mergers and acquisitions. “With the UK market up by 70 Read More
By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 02:37 EST, 11 April 2014 | UPDATED: 11:27 EST, 11 April 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): Jitters over technology stocks deepened today as investors ended a challenging week with a fresh flight from risky assets. The uncertain mood for world markets was compounded when weaker-than-expected figures from JP Morgan Chase dragged Read More
* FTSE 100 down 0.7 pct in early session trading * FTSE falls below 200-day simple moving average level * ARM and Sage suffer in wake of Nasdaq sell-off By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, April 11 (Reuters) – Technology stocks tumbled on Friday as Britain’s benchmark equity index bore the brunt of a global stock market Read More