By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:31 EST, 25 February 2014 | UPDATED: 12:44 EST, 25 February 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): London’s blue chip share index pulled back today after rallying within touching distance of its all-time closing high as concerns over China prompted a bout of profit taking. Miners weighed heavy on the market amid Read More
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The FTSE 100 (FTSEINDICES: ^FTSE) has so far tumbled 62 points to 6,809 points — pushed down in particular by mining stocks — after last night closing at its highest level since 1999. The index closed yesterday at 6,865 points — up 95% on the market low in 2009 during the financial crisis — as Read More
* FTSE 100 down 0.5 pct, ending 7-day winning run * GKN (LSE: GKN.L – news) falls, traders cite GKN warning on currency movements * FTSE currently in technically “overbought” territory LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity index fell on Tuesday, threatening to end a seven-day winning run, with engineering group GKN sliding Read More
* FTSE 100 flat in late session trading * Fall at HSBC takes most points off the index * Vodafone at 13-year high after Verizon Wireless deal By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – A slump in heavyweight bank HSBC pegged back Britain’s top share index on Monday, threatening to end the market’s six-day Read More
* FTSE 100 falls 0.4 pct, ends 6-day winning run * Fall at HSBC takes most points off the index * Vodafone at 13-year high after Verizon Wireless deal By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – British shares fell on Monday, ending a six-day winning run and weighed down by HSBC after the bank Read More
* FTSE 100 closes up 0.4 pct at 6,865.86 points * Vodafone at 13-year high after Verizon Wireless deal * Gains at Vodafone, Bunzl (LSE: BNZL.L – news) offset impact of HSBC fall By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Gains at mobile telecoms group Vodafone and business supplies distributor Bunzl (Frankfurt: BUZ1.F – Read More
London’s benchmark index is a step closer to reaching a new record The FTSE 100 is within touching distance of a record high after rising to its best level in 14 years. London’s index of leading shares finished up 27.8 points, or 0.4pc, at 6,865.86, taking the blue-chips to their highest close since December 30, Read More
LONDON (Reuters) – A majority of FTSE 100 chairmen oppose Scottish independence as they fear splitting up would be bad for British business and dilute the UK’s economic influence, according to a survey on Monday as the debate over independence intensifies. The poll by executive search firm Korn Ferry found 65 percent of chairmen of Read More
By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON (Reuters) – Shares fell on Monday, ending a six-day winning run and weighed down by HSBC after the bank posted disappointing earnings and warned of volatility in emerging markets. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index was down by 0.4 percent, or 26.12 points, at 6,811.94 in mid-session trading. A 3.7 percent fall Read More
* FTSE 100 down 0.3 pct, slips from 1-month high * HSBC falls 3.8 pct, UK banks down more than 2 pct * Vodafone extends gains, hits 13-year high By Atul Prakash LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index fell on Monday as lower-than-expected profits from HSBC weighed on banks, and worries about Read More