* FTSE 100 index rises 0.8 percent, up for 2nd day * U.S. Federal Reserve’s minutes boost sentiment * RBS (LSE: RBS.L – news) up on deal to end government’s dividend priority By Atul Prakash LONDON, April 10 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index rose on Thursday, with investors’ risk appetite rising after minutes of Read More
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By Atul Prakash LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index rose on Thursday, with investors’ risk appetite rising after minutes of the U.S. central bank’s latest policy meeting suggested it would be more cautious in raising rates than expected. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index rose 0.8 percent to 6,685.37 points by 9:00 am British Time Read More
* FTSE 100 up 0.7 pct, bounces off technical support * Index set to test 6,840 pts – ING * Housebuilders lead gainers on bullish Deutsche Bank (Xetra: DBK.DE – news) note * StanChart rallies as brokers flag cheap valuation By Francesco Canepa LONDON, April 9 (Reuters) – Britain’s blue chip share index staged a Read More
By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 02:42 EST, 9 April 2014 | UPDATED: 07:23 EST, 9 April 2014 13.00: Investors regained some of their appetite for riskier stocks today as global markets showed signs of recovering from jitters over the value of internet and biotech firms, with recently battered housebuilders leading the rally in London. Read More
By Tricia Wright LONDON (Reuters) – UK shares bounced back after two days of losses on Wednesday, taking their cue from Wall Street, where worries about valuations, particularly in high growth firms in the technology sector, appeared to fade. In the UK, tech stocks were back in demand, with ARM Holdings sixth-biggest gainer on the Read More
By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 02:44 EST, 8 April 2014 | UPDATED: 11:33 EST, 8 April 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): London’s top-flight share index ended a second day in the red in the wake of jitters on Wall Street that the boom in high growth and internet stocks may be overdone. It continued a flight Read More
(Corrects FTSE 100 closing level in para 3) * FTSE 100 ends 0.5 pct lower after setting 2-wk low * Retailer Sports Direct falls more than 9 pct * FTSE falls below key moving average levels By Atul Prakash LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) – Britain’s blue chip share index hit a two-week low on Tuesday, Read More
London (AFP) – London’s FTSE 100 index opened steadily at the start of trading on Tuesday after the previous day’s slump and as investors looked ahead to the release of British manufacturing data. The benchmark blue-chip index dipped 0.01 percent to 6,622.23 points compared with Monday’s closing values. Traders are awaiting official monthly manufacturing and Read More
The FTSE 100 Index of the UK’s biggest companies hit 6,865 at the end of February, within a whisker of its all-time high of 6,930. Despite a wobble amid Ukraine turmoil and China’s slowdown, experts remain optimistic that it will soar to new heights this year. But is it too late to take advantage of Read More
(Reuters) – FTSE TMX Global Debt Capital Markets, a joint venture between FTSE Group and TMX Group’s (TOR:X) information services division, said on Tuesday it had bought the indices business of MTS, which is majority owned by London Stock Exchange Group (LSE:LSE). MTS’s indices business track the performance of the largest and most widely traded Read More