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(Repeats earlier April 30 item, no changes to text) LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) – The following FTSE 100 companies will go ex-dividend on Wednesday May 7, after which investors will no longer qualify for the latest dividend payout. According to Reuters calculations at current market prices, the effect of the resulting adjustment to prices by Read More

LONDON (ShareCast) – – Markets at highest since February 28th – Fed sticks with taper – Plenty of economic data due out – BSkyB, Lloyds, BG Group (LSE: BG.L – news) and Schroders (LSE: SDR.L – news) gain techMARK 2,785.17 +0.17% FTSE 100 6,805.94 +0.38% FTSE 250 15,928.81 +0.71% The FTSE 100 surpassed the 6,800 Read More

Reuters A man walks past the London Stock Exchange in the City of London October 11, 2013. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth By Tricia Wright LONDON (Reuters) – FTSE hit a fresh two-month high on Friday, with RBS RBS.L and InterContinental Hotels IHG.L the most notable risers on the back of robust earnings, as investors also welcomed strong Read More

LONDON (ShareCast) – – FTSE ends 10.12 points higher at 6,780.03 – US GDP misses expectations – Focus very much of FOMC meeting statement techMARK 2,780.50 -0.39% FTSE 100 6,780.03 +0.15% FTSE 250 15,817.20 -0.50% UK indices ended today’s session slightly higher following a raft of corporate announcements, mixed data from abroad as well as Read More

* FTSE 100 edges up 0.1 pct * RBS (LSE: RBS.L – news) and IHG shoot to top of the index after earnings * Earnings in the UK outperforming Europe * U.S. jobs data seen ahead of consensus by SocGen (Paris: FR0000130809 – news) By Alistair Smout LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) – Sharp rises for Read More

By This Is Money Reporters Published: 02:35 EST, 2 May 2014 | Updated: 11:24 EST, 2 May 2014 17.10 (close): Long-awaited cheer from Royal Bank of Scotland saw shares in the taxpayer-owned lender surge eight per cent, amid another positive session for the London market. The FTSE 100 Index completed a week of gains after Read More

* FTSE 100 advances 0.3 pct * RBS (LSE: RBS.L – news) , InterContinental Hotels (Other OTC: ICHGF – news) jump after earnings * Earnings in the UK outperforming Europe * AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN – news) rejects Pfizer (NYSE: PFE – news) ‘s raised bid By Tricia Wright LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) – Britain’s top Read More

* FTSE 100 edges up 0.1 pct * RBS (LSE: RBS.L – news) , InterContinental Hotels (Other OTC: ICHGF – news) jump after earnings * Earnings in the UK outperforming Europe * AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN – news) rejects Pfizer (NYSE: PFE – news) ‘s raised bid By Tricia Wright and Alistair Smout LONDON, May 2 Read More

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Sharp rises for Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) and InterContinental Hotels (IHG.L) were the highlights of early trade on the FTSE 100 (.FTSE), which held steady ahead of closely watched U.S. jobs data. Part-nationalised RBS surged more than 10 percent to the top of the FTSE 100 (.FTSE) leaderboard Read More

* FTSE closes up 0.4 pct at 6,808.87 points * Rise in Lloyds adds most points to FTSE 100 * Sainsbury (Berlin: SUY1.BE – news) falls as Bernstein cuts price target By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) – Britain’s blue-chip share index hit its highest level in about two months on Thursday, rising for Read More