By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:56 EST, 26 March 2014 | UPDATED: 10:53 EST, 26 March 2014 15.15: The Footsie held firm in mid-afternoon trade but slipped back from earlier highs as US stocks also saw an early advance eroded as investors sought fresh direction. With an hour and a quarter of trading to Read More
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* FTSE 100 up 0.5 pct in mid-session trading * Standard Life (LSE: SL.L – news) surges after Ignis AM deal * Lloyds falls as UK government cuts stake By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) – A rebound in blue chip insurance stocks, such as Standard Life and Legal & General, pushed Britain’s top Read More
By Francesco Canepa LONDON (Reuters) – Life insurers helped Britain’s FTSE 100 edge higher on Wednesday after a contract win by Legal & General and Standard Life’s move to expand its funds business with an acquisition. Shares in Standard Life rose 5 percent to the top the of the FTSE, as the company said it Read More
* Women hold fifth of board positions in FTSE 100 * Government report author says eyes of world on Britain * Report feeds into debate about quotas By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) – More women are sitting on the boards of Britain’s biggest companies but the glass ceiling is yet to crack, with Read More
By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:34 EST, 25 March 2014 | UPDATED: 12:34 EST, 25 March 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): B&Q owner Kingfisher and budget airline easyJet set a blistering pace on the FTSE 100 Index today as the London market staged an impressive bounce back. Financial updates saw Kingfisher shares leap 6 per cent Read More
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
* 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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