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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

* FTSE 100 index up 0.4 percent by midday trading * BHP Billiton (NYSE: BBL – news) adds most points to the blue-chip index * Mining (LSE: MIR.L – news) index tops sectoral gainers list, hits 3-wk high By Atul Prakash LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) – Stronger BHP Billiton on the news of a possible Read More

By Tricia Wright LONDON (Reuters) – UK shares kicked off the quarter on a high note, fuelled by gains from miners on optimism over ongoing stimulus from China, with BHP Billiton leading the sector up as it mulled a spin-off of unloved assets. BHP Billiton added most points to the FTSE 100 as it weighed Read More

By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:06 EST, 31 March 2014 | UPDATED: 11:30 EST, 31 March 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): Life and pension firms’ shares enjoyed mixed fortunes at the start of the week after sharp falls in the previous session prompted by the disclosure of a new regulatory probe into the sector were described Read More

* FTSE 100 up 0.2 pct but on course for quarterly drop * Babcock nearly recoups last week’s losses * Miners extend gains on China stimulus optimism By Tricia Wright LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) – UK shares rose on Monday, led by Babcock after a nuclear contract win and underpinned by mining companies on hopes Read More

* FTSE 100 up 0.6 pct * Insurance firms rally after regulator’s “blunder” * Miners continue strong rally * Index set for first quarterly fall since June By Alistair Smout LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) – UK shares rose on Monday boosted by appetite for downtrodden insurers and resurgent miners, though the British blue chip index Read More