* FTSE down 0.2 pct * Worries over Ukraine weigh on global stock markets * BP (LSE: BP.L – news) exposed through Rosneft stake * Defensive stocks such as Sainsbury (Berlin: SUY1.BE – news) rally By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity index fell on Monday, as mounting geopolitical tensions over Read More
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* FTSE 100 down 0.6 pct * BP (LSE: BP.L – news) knocks most points off UK benchmark * Frothy valuations curbing interest in equities By Tricia Wright LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) – Britain’s blue chip share index fell on Monday, pressured by heavyweight oil major BP as mounting tensions in Ukraine hit the stock Read More
By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON (Reuters) – FTSE fell on Monday to a near three-week low, as mounting geopolitical tensions over Ukraine troubled investors and weighed on heavyweight oil company BP. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index was down by 0.8 percent, or 53.31 points, at 6,508.39 points in mid-session trading. A 1.4 percent fall at BP Read More
Barclays (LSE: BARC.L – news) ‘ equity strategists see Britain’s blue-chip FTSE 100 index ending 2014 at a record level of 7,400 points, which would mark a rise of around 13 percent from current levels, arguing the market should benefit from better corporate earnings, and mergers and acquisitions. “With the UK market up by 70 Read More
By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 02:37 EST, 11 April 2014 | UPDATED: 11:27 EST, 11 April 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): Jitters over technology stocks deepened today as investors ended a challenging week with a fresh flight from risky assets. The uncertain mood for world markets was compounded when weaker-than-expected figures from JP Morgan Chase dragged Read More
* FTSE 100 down 0.7 pct in early session trading * FTSE falls below 200-day simple moving average level * ARM and Sage suffer in wake of Nasdaq sell-off By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, April 11 (Reuters) – Technology stocks tumbled on Friday as Britain’s benchmark equity index bore the brunt of a global stock market Read More
* FTSE 100 down 1.1 pct * FTSE falls below 200-day simple moving average level * Hargreaves Lansdown (LSE: HL.L – news) hit as MS cuts price target * ARM and Sage suffer in wake of Nasdaq sell-off By Tricia Wright LONDON, April 11 (Reuters) – Technology stocks tumbled on Friday as Britain’s benchmark equity Read More
By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON (Reuters) – Technology stocks tumbled on Friday as the FTSE 100 index bore the brunt of a global stock market sell-off that left it vulnerable to its biggest weekly loss in around a month. The blue-chip index, which climbed 14.4 percent in 2013 and rose to nearly its best level since Read More
By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 02:24 EST, 10 April 2014 | UPDATED: 11:30 EST, 10 April 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): Marks & Spencer’s failed to convince investors that it was back on track as its shares suffered a sharp reversal following its latest trading update. The stock initially rose 3 per cent but later swung Read More
* FTSE 100 index edges higher, well off session high * M&S reverses early gains over concern about strategy * U.S. Federal Reserve’s sentiment boost proves temporary (Adds details, quotes, updates prices) By Alistair Smout LONDON, April 10 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index gave away early gains on Thursday, led down by retailer Marks Read More