[unable to retrieve full-text content] Britain's top equity index fell on Thursday, hit by a drop in drugs group GlaxoSmithKline and a hint from the Federal Reserve that U.S. interest rates could rise sooner than previously expected. The blue-chip …
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* FTSE down 0.4 pct in early session trading * Fall in Glaxo takes most points off FTSE 100 index * Global stock markets also hit by Fed rate guidance By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity index fell on Thursday, hit by a drop in drugs group GlaxoSmithKline (Other OTC: Read More
* FTSE 100 down 0.2 percent * Smiths Group (Other OTC: SMGKF – news) falls; H1 profit hit by stronger pound * Analysts see FTSE 100 trapped in range in medium term By Tricia Wright LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) – Britain’s top shares edged lower on Wednesday, led down by Smiths Group after the engineer Read More
LONDON (ShareCast) – – FTSE closes down 32 points at 6,573 – Focus on Budget, unemployment remains unchanged – Jan Eurozone construction output up by 1.5 per cent techMARK 2,818.76 +0.56% FTSE 100 6,573.13 -0.49% FTSE 250 16,338.84 -0.09% UK stocks finished today’s busy session in the red as investors digested the Chancellor’s Budget statement, Read More
By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON (Reuters) – The FTSE 100 slipped on Wednesday, with insurer Legal & General and gambling company William Hill slumping as changes imposed by the UK budget threatened their profits. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index, which rose 14.4 percent in 2013 and came close to a 13-year high in January, was down Read More
By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:28 EST, 19 March 2014 | UPDATED: 07:22 EST, 19 March 2014 12.15: The FTSE 100 was trading down 3.5 points at 6,601.8 shortly before the Chancellor was due to get to his feet in the House of Commons to deliver the annual Budget speech. 11.15: London markets are Read More
LONDON (Reuters) – Front-month futures on the blue-chip FTSE 100 spiked briefly to 6,700 points in heavy volume on Tuesday, before paring gains, in what several traders said was an accidental “fat finger” trade. At 1511 GMT, the contract jumped 1.35 percent from 6,609.50 to 6,700 points before closing out the minute at 6,622.50 points. Read More
* FTSE 100 rebounds after Putin speech * FTSE 100 moves above 200-day moving average level By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity index rose on Tuesday to recover from earlier losses, as stock markets rebounded after a speech from Russia concerning tensions with its neighbour Ukraine. The blue-chip FTSE 100 Read More
* FTSE 100 rebounds after Putin speech * FTSE closes up 0.6 pct at 6,605.28 points * Index moves above 200-day moving average * Carnival (LSE: CCL.L – news) and BAE buoyed by broker upgrades By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index rose on Tuesday as stock markets rebounded after Read More
WASHINGTON – The FTSE 100 futures contract and the related iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF both saw brief spikes around 11:10 a.m. Eastern. The research firm Nanex has posted a close-up of the spike, which lasted around 10 seconds. The underlying FTSE 100 index didn’t appear to suffer the same spike. Copyright © 2014 MarketWatch, Read More