LONDON (ShareCast) – – FTSE closes up 84.50 at 6,604.89 – UK CPI falls to 52-month low – UK house price gains accelerate – Kingfisher (LSE: KGF.L – news) leads gains techMARK 2,773.82 +0.72% FTSE 100 6,604.89 +1.30% FTSE 250 16,153.13 +0.83% It was a strong finish for the City today on the back of Read More
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* FTSE 100 up 1.1 percent * Kingfisher (LSE: KGF.L – news) , easyJet, Wolseley (LSE: WOS.L – news) all bounce after updates * FTSE remains 4 percent off 2014 peak * Miners advance on China stimulus hopes By Tricia Wright and Alistair Smout LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) – UK shares rose on Tuesday, rebounding Read More
* FTSE 100 up 0.3 pct * easyJet, Kingfisher (LSE: KGF.L – news) , Wolseley (LSE: WOS.L – news) all bounce after updates * FTSE remains 4 percent off 2014 peak * Copper, miners bounce on China stimulus hopes By Alistair Smout LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) – UK shares rose on Tuesday, rebounding off of Read More
The FTSE 100 (FTSEINDICES: ^FTSE) continues to fall on Russian action in Crimea, and is down 28 points in early trade this morning, or 0.4%, to 6,531. Russia now controls almost all naval bases in Crimea, and today Ukraine withdrew its armed forces from the region. Investors might want to consider how much exposure they have Read More
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LONDON (ShareCast) – Technical product firm Diploma (LSE: DPLM.L – news) was a big faller after it told investors its final results would be adversely affected by the appreciation of sterling. Broker Jefferies warned that currency headwinds will likely result in mid-single digit downgrades to earnings estimates for this year. Diploma, which operates through its Read More
* FTSE 100 down 0.2 pct * Centrica (LSE: CNA.L – news) , SSE (LSE: SSE.L – news) among top fallers on break-up talk By Francesco Canepa LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) – Shares in energy providers led Britain’s top share index lower on Monday on concerns they may face a threat of break-up as part Read More
By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 04:28 EST, 24 March 2014 | UPDATED: 12:25 EST, 24 March 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): Blue-chip shares suffered a negative start to the week as escalating tensions over the Ukraine, together with fears over the Chinese economy and the pace of recovery in the eurozone combined to weigh on investor Read More
* FTSE 100 index falls 0.4 percent * IAG slips on cautious broker comments * Charts signal further weakness in near term By Atul Prakash LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) – British blue chip shares fell on Monday, with energy providers hit by concerns they may be forced to break up their businesses, while weak Chinese Read More
By Atul Prakash LONDON (Reuters) – British blue chip shares fell on Monday, with energy providers hit by concerns they may be forced to break up their businesses, while weak Chinese economic data hurt miners. International Consolidated Airlines Group, which owns British Airways and Iberia, fell 2 percent, making it the top decliner on the Read More