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* FTSE 100 up 0.1 pct, 2013’s peak of 6,875 in sight * Miners strong, Citi lifts position on sector to “bullish” * Index seen making all-time high in January – analysts By Tricia Wright LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Britain’s top shares inched higher on Thursday, propped up by steep gains from miners on Read More

By Tricia Wright LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top shares steadied near last year’s peak on Thursday, propped up by steep gains from miners on optimism over the global economy and upbeat analyst comment. Miners added the most points to the FTSE on Thursday. The FTSE 350 Mining Index rose 3.2 percent while Rio Tinto firmed Read More

* FTSE 100 on track for highest close since late May * FTSE 100 up 0.8 percent in late session trading * GlaxoSmithKline (Other OTC: GLAXF – news) rises as SocGen (Paris: FR0000130809 – news) tips stock * Burberry rises after strong Christmas sales By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity Read More

By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:37 EST, 15 January 2014 | UPDATED: 12:42 EST, 15 January 2014 17:30 (CLOSE): Traders cheered more positive signs on the recovery as weaker energy stocks failed to derail buoyant blue-chip shares. The latest optimism came from the World Bank as it said the global economy was now at Read More

* FTSE 100 closes at highest level since late May 2013 * FTSE 100 ends up 0.8 pct at 6,819.86 points * GlaxoSmithKline (Other OTC: GLAXF – news) rises as SocGen (Paris: FR0000130809 – news) tips stock * Burberry rises after strong Christmas sales By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity Read More

* FTSE 100 up 0.3 percent, seen challenging 6,820 level * Burberry rises after reporting higher Christmas sales * GlaxoSmithKline (Other OTC: GLAXF – news) buoyed as SG adds to “premium list” By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity index rose to its highest level in two-and-a-half months on Wednesday, helped Read More

By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON (Reuters) – The FTSE 100 rose to its highest level in two-and-a-half months on Wednesday, helped by the World Bank’s upward revision of global growth forecasts and gains at luxury group Burberry. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index rose by 0.3 percent, or 21.15 points, to 6,788.01 points in mid-session trading. Luxury Read More

* FTSE 100 up 0.1 pct, off intra-day 2-month high * Outlooks cheer Astrazeneca (NYSE: AZN – news) , Shire (LSE: SHP.L – news) * Ashmore outflows weigh on asset manager peers By Toni Vorobyova LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index steadied near two-month highs on Tuesday, with a sell-off in financials Read More

LONDON (ShareCast) – 1630: Close The FTSE 100 ended today’s session with modest gains, with gains coming from the likes of BSkyB and Shire (LSE: SHP.L – news) . Today’s big news was of course a fall in UK inflation. The ONS revealed a 0.4 per cent gain in December, and 2.0 per cent year-on-year, Read More

* FTSE 100 flat, holding below 2-month high * Outlooks cheer Astrazeneca (NYSE: AZN – news) , Shire (LSE: SHP.L – news) * Ashmore outflows weigh on asset manager peers By Toni Vorobyova LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index steadied near two-month highs on Tuesday, with a sell-off in financials offset by Read More