By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 02:43 EST, 7 April 2014 | UPDATED: 11:43 EST, 7 April 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): European markets fell sharply today as traders caught up with Friday’s sharp tech-driven sell-off on Wall Street. Blue-chip shares in London were also weighed down by a note of caution surrounding the recent boom in Read More
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* FTSE 100 ends down by 1.1 pct at 6,622.84 points * FTSE has biggest one-day decline in a month * Housebuilders hit by bearish outlooks * Some traders concerned over FTSE valuations By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, April 7 (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity index had its biggest one-day decline in a month on Monday, Read More
* FTSE 100 down 1 pct in late-session * Housebuilders hit by bearish reports on sector outlook * Some traders cite concern over FTSE valuations By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, April 7 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index fell on Monday, retreating from a three-week high as a drop in housebuilders and concerns over the valuation Read More
* FTSE 100 down 0.8 pct; only five stocks post gains * Index tracks Wall Street sell-off * Investors concerned valuations looking frothy * CRH (Irish: CRG.IR – news) top riser on sector consolidation hopes By Tricia Wright LONDON, April 7 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index fell on Monday, taking its cue from Wall Read More
By Tricia Wright LONDON (Reuters) – The FTSE 100 fell on Monday, taking its cue from Wall Street which slid on Friday as high-growth firms mainly in the tech and biotech sectors were sold off. The FTSE 100 was down 52.31 points, or 0.8 percent, at 6,643.24 points by 9:01 a.m., with every sector in Read More
LONDON (ShareCast) – – US non-farm payrolls up 192,000 in March – UK car registrations rise to best level in a decade – Insurers recover after recent falls techMARK 2,770.41 -0.01% FTSE 100 6,695.55 +0.70% FTSE 250 16,433.67 +0.52% UK stocks ended the week on a buoyant note, although below the 6,700 level surpassed earlier Read More
By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON (Reuters) – The top equity index hit its highest level in around three weeks on Friday, boosted by gains in sectors seen as among the most sensitive to an upturn in the global economy, such as banks and miners. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index closed up by 0.7 percent, or 46.41 Read More
Mining and banking shares are leading the way as the market holds steady at a three week high. But leading shares are being held back by a number of major companies going ex-dividend and a downgrade of Reckitt Benckiser. So overall, ahead of a number of key economic figures between now and the end of Read More
Well-received manufacturing data from around the globe helped to send the FTSE 100 to its best level for three weeks. A positive Chinese purchasing managers index in particular helped mining shares move higher, while US and European data showed an improvement, even if slightly less than forecast. A dip in the UK figures did not Read More
* FTSE 100 up 0.5 pct in late session trading * Global equity markets buoyed by U.S. jobs data * FTSE to end 2014 at 7,500 -Dt Bank strategists By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity index hit its highest level in around three weeks on Friday, boosted by gains in Read More