* FTSE 100 index rises 0.6 percent * Shire (LSE: SHP.L – news) advances on report of new takeover bid * BP (LSE: BP.L – news) up; raises dividend, promises more share buybacks * St. James’s Place gains on positive update By Tricia Wright LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) – Britain’s top shares hit a seven-week Read More
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By This Is Money Reporters Published: 02:32 EST, 29 April 2014 | Updated: 06:55 EST, 29 April 2014 0 View comments 12.45: A batch of confidence-boosting trading updates and further merger activity – both real and speculative – helped the Footsie push up to seven week highs by lunchtime. Around mid session, the FTSE 100 Read More
By Tricia Wright LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top shares hit a seven-week high on Tuesday, bolstered by more deal news in the pharmaceuticals sector alongside upbeat corporate earnings reports from BP and wealth manager St. James’s Place. Shire SHP.L climbed 4 percent, the top percentage gainer on the blue-chip FTSE 100 index .FTSE, after Reuters Read More
Price: 4,666.50 Chg: 586.50 Chg %: 14.38% Date: 16:59 – FTSE closes up 14.47 at 6,700.19 – AstraZeneca drives index higher – US imposes sanctions on Russia – China’s Politburo signals no new large-scale easing ahead techMARK 2,770.82 +0.83% FTSE 100 6,700.16 +0.22% FTSE 250 15,826.24 -0.39% UK stocks closed modestly higher today, driven by Read More
By This Is Money Reporters Published: 02:49 EST, 28 April 2014 | Updated: 11:15 EST, 28 April 2014 17.05 (close): AstraZeneca shares rocketed to a new record high today after drugs giant Pfizer confirmed its interest in a takeover of the UK company. Pfizer revealed for the first time that it had been rebuffed by Read More
By This Is Money Reporters Published: 02:49 EST, 28 April 2014 | Updated: 11:15 EST, 28 April 2014 17.05 (close): AstraZeneca shares rocketed to a new record high today after drugs giant Pfizer confirmed its interest in a takeover of the UK company. Pfizer revealed for the first time that it had been rebuffed by Read More
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – AstraZeneca shares surged to boost Britain’s top share index on Monday, after U.S. rival Pfizer said it wanted to buy the drugmaker. The FTSE 100 closed just off a 7-week closing high after a volatile afternoon session as investors digested new sanctions on Russia from the United States. AstraZeneca Read More
* FTSE 100 up 0.5 pct * AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN – news) jumps as Pfizer (NYSE: PFE – news) confirms bid interest * New US sanctions on Russia prompt choppy trade (Adds quotes, detail, updates prices) By Alistair Smout LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) – AstraZeneca shares surged to boost Britain’s top share index on Monday, Read More
* FTSE 100 up 0.3 pct * AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN – news) jumps as Pfizer (NYSE: PFE – news) confirms bid interest * Mounting Ukraine tensions limit market gains (Adds quotes, details, updates prices) By Alistair Smout and Tricia Wright LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) – AstraZeneca shares surged to keep Britain’s top share index close Read More
* FTSE 100 up 0.3 pct * AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN – news) jumps as Pfizer (NYSE: PFE – news) confirms bid interest * Mounting Ukraine tensions limit market gains By Tricia Wright LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) – AstraZeneca shares surged after U.S. rival Pfizer said it wanted to buy the drugmaker, keeping Britain’s top share Read More