News

By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 02:33 EST, 2 April 2014 | UPDATED: 11:58 EST, 2 April 2014 17.30 (CLOSE):  Shares in Marks & Spencer have climbed after the high street stalwart announced plans to expand its global footprint with another 250 stores. The stock rose 2 per cent as it said the overseas push Read More

By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 02:33 EST, 2 April 2014 | UPDATED: 11:58 EST, 2 April 2014 17.30 (CLOSE):  Shares in Marks & Spencer have climbed after the high street stalwart announced plans to expand its global footprint with another 250 stores. The stock rose 2 per cent as it said the overseas push Read More

* FTSE 100 index little changed after 3-week highs * Pearson (NYSE: PSO – news) , Resolution slip after trading ex-dividend * Focus on U.S. economic data, cyclical shares up By Atul Prakash LONDON, April 2 (Reuters) – Britain’s top stock index steadied near a three-week high on Wednesday, with losses for firms going ex-dividend Read More

LONDON (ShareCast) – 1630 Close: The FTSE 100 ended up 54.24 points to 6652.61 following reports which showed growth in Chinese and US manufacturing. Decent performances from Aberdeen, Babcock, BHP Billiton (NYSE: BBL – news) and GKN (LSE: GKN.L – news) gave UK markets a lift on Tuesday, as investors shrugged off a worse-than-expected report Read More

By Atul Prakash LONDON (Reuters) – The FTSE 100 steadied near a three-week high on Wednesday, with losses for firms going ex-dividend offsetting gains in banking and mining shares from a positive economic outlook in the United States. Pearson, Resolution, Aviva, Tullow Oil and Wolseley fell 0.5 to 3.1 percent after trading “ex-dividend” on Wednesday Read More

The FTSE 100 (FTSEINDICES: ^FTSE) has just suffered its first quarterly fall since June. The index is down 150 points, or 2.2%, since the beginning of January. It’s a far cry from the same period last year when the Footsie added 486 points. Heady days. But if last year’s performance had been equalled, or even surpassed, I Read More

* FTSE 100 index ends 0.8 percent higher * Cyclicals advance after U.S. manufacturing data * Aberdeen Asset Management (Other OTC: ABDNF – news) gains more than 6 pct By Atul Prakash LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index touched a three-week high on Tuesday, with cyclical stocks rallying on the back of Read More

By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 02:43 EST, 1 April 2014 | UPDATED: 11:44 EST, 1 April 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): Big-name insurers continued their shares fight-back after the bungled announcement of a regulatory probe into the sector on Friday forced the head of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to insist he had no plans to Read More

London (AFP) – London’s FTSE 100 closed higher on Tuesday boosted by a slew of robust economic data and hopes that global policy makers will continue to keep interest rates low. The benchmark index rose 0.82 percent compared with Monday’s closing level to end at 6,652.61 points while Europe’s other key markets also enjoyed gains. Read More

* FTSE 100 up 0.4 percent * BHP Billiton (NYSE: BBL – news) firms, weighs spin-off of assets * Babcock more than recoups last week’s losses By Tricia Wright LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) – UK shares kicked off the quarter on a high note, fueled by gains from miners on optimism over ongoing stimulus from Read More