* FTSE 100 edges 0.1 percent lower * Three week rally left the market near all time highs * Mondi (LSE: MNDI.L – news) the latest upbeat earnings report * Pearson (NYSE: PSO – news) issues profit warning By Alistair Smout LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index held steady on Friday, leaving Read More
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By Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) — The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index scored a 4.6% monthly advance on Friday after a volatile session where losses for Pearson PLC and Aggreko PLC Read More
By Jonathon Hopkins PUBLISHED: 03:42 EST, 28 February 2014 | UPDATED: 12:13 EST, 28 February 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): Blue chips William Hill and Pearson saw contrasting fortunes today as annual figures thrust the pair in the spotlight in a busy session for corporate results. Bookmaker William Hill enjoyed a shares boost after ‘sparkling’ figures from Read More
LONDON (ShareCast) – – FTSE closes flat, down 28 points on the week – Feb UK house prices climb – UK consumer confidence at six-year high – Eurozone’s unemployment unchanged at 12 per cent techMARK 2,904.71 +0.09% FTSE 100 6,809.70 -0.01% FTSE 250 16,726.00 +1.23% UK stocks ended the final session of the week flat Read More
By Jonathon Hopkins PUBLISHED: 03:42 EST, 28 February 2014 | UPDATED: 08:37 EST, 28 February 2014 13.15: The Footsie remained lower at lunchtime, with Financial Times publisher Pearson and British Airways owner International Airlines Group (IAG) both in the red after full-year figures today. Overall the FTSE 100 index was down 12.7 points at 6,797.6, Read More
By Joshua Franklin LONDON (Reuters) – FTSE edged lower on Friday but looked likely to post its best month in seven after a three-week rally that raised it within touching distance of its all-time high. Shares rallied strongly after hitting a 2014 low in early February, but have fallen 0.6 percent this week as political Read More
LONDON (ShareCast) – 1630: Close After a jam-packed day, the FTSE finished slightly higher, helped by strong results out from Capita (LSE: CPI.L – news) and Whitbread (LSE: WTB.L – news) . It was confirmed by the ONS today that the UK economy grew at a 0.7 per cent rate in the final three months Read More
LONDON (ShareCast) – – FTSE opens marginally higher – Strong results from Capita (LSE: CPI.L – news) , Whitbread (LSE: WTB.L – news) – German jobless rate steady at 6.8 per cent techMARK 2,896.69 -0.10% FTSE 100 6,803.69 +0.07% FTSE 250 16,484.09 +0.08% The FTSE inched into positive territory this morning as strong results from Read More
By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:37 EST, 27 February 2014 | UPDATED: 12:29 EST, 27 February 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): More than 1.5billion was wiped from the value of Royal Bank of Scotland today after the troubled group posted bigger-than-expected losses. The latest deficit of 8.2billion came amid warnings in the City that many of Read More
* FTSE 100 flat on the day * RBS day’s worst performer * U.S. data help pare losses * Capita among companies to report good results * WPP hit on margin concerns By Joshua Franklin LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index was flat on Thursday, with positive U.S. data balancing a sharp Read More