LONDON (ShareCast) – – FTSE ends 28.26 points higher at 6,703 – Easter retail sales rise – Ukraine kills militants, EU ponders Crimea sanctions techMARK 2,759.85 +0.65% FTSE 100 6,703.00 +0.42% FTSE 250 15,991.77 +0.01% The FTSE 100 closed above the key psychological barrier of 6,700, lifted by better-than-expected results from big US tech stocks Read More
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Britain’s leading share index is on course to end 2013 around 14% ahead, fuelling expectations that it will reach a record high in the year to come. The FTSE 100 closed at 6731.3 on the penultimate day of December trading on Monday, more than 800 ahead of its level of 5897.8 at the end of Read More
LONDON (ShareCast) – – Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL – news) , Facebook (NasdaqGS: FB – news) lift sentiment after results – FTSE 100 at highest since March 7th – Miners Anglo, ABG and Centamin (Toronto: CEE.TO – news) rise techMARK 2,762.55 +0.74% FTSE 100 6,708.61 +0.51% FTSE 250 16,070.47 +0.51% Forecast-beating quarterly results from Wall Street Read More
By This Is Money Reporters Published: 02:26 EST, 25 April 2014 | Updated: 11:55 EST, 25 April 2014 17.45: Close: The FTSE 100 has closed the day down 17.31 at 6685.69. 15.30: London shares remained weak in late afternoon trade, just holding off session lows on continuing worries over the tense situation between Ukraine and Read More
* FTSE 100 index ends 0.3 percent lower * Fresh tensions in Ukraine hurt sentiment * William Hill (Other OTC: WIMHF – news) , Pearson (NYSE: PSO – news) rally after updates By Atul Prakash LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index slipped on Friday from its seven-week closing high the day before, Read More
* FTSE 100 index falls 0.2 percent * Fresh tensions in Ukraine hurt sentiment * William Hill (Other OTC: WIMHF – news) , Pearson (NYSE: PSO – news) rally after updates By Atul Prakash LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index slipped from a seven-week peak on Friday after growing tensions in Ukraine Read More
* FTSE falls 0.3 pct on jitters over rising Ukraine tensions * William Hill (Other OTC: WIMHF – news) , Pearson (NYSE: PSO – news) , WPP (Other OTC: WPPGF – news) up after updates By Francesco Canepa LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index retreated from seven-week highs on Friday as an Read More
LONDON (Reuters) – FTSE hit a seven-week closing high on Thursday, bolstered by expectations of deal-making in the healthcare sector, though renewed tension in Ukraine dented the market’s gains. Smith & Nephew, Europe’s largest maker of artificial hips and knees, led the blue-chip gains by rising 3.4 percent after medical device maker Zimmer Holdings Inc Read More
London (AFP) – Talk of mergers and acquisitions in the health sector helped London shares finish higher on Thursday as the FTSE overcame profit taking after strong quarterly earnings. The benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the session 28.26 points, or 0.42 percent, higher at 6,703.00 points. Medical equipment company Smith and Nephew led the risers, Read More
* FTSE 100 index up 0.2 pct, well off earlier highs * Russia says starts military drills near Ukrainian border * Bid speculation boosts healthcare stocks By Tricia Wright LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) – Fresh tensions in Ukraine took their toll on Britain’s top shares on Thursday, wiping out much of the day’s gains, although Read More