LONDON (ShareCast) – – FTSE 14 points lower – Supermarkets drag after Morrison’s results – Chinese growth point to slowdown techMARK 2,804.40 -0.46% FTSE 100 6,608.61 -0.19% FTSE 250 16,261.58 -0.40% Stocks were being weighed down by the supermarket sector this morning, while concerns over a slowdown in Chinese growth was also giving cause for Read More
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By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON (Reuters) – The FTSE 100 hovered near one-month lows on Thursday, pegged back by a drop in the shares of supermarket retailers after a profit slump at Wm Morrison. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index, which had fallen for the last four sessions in a row, slipped 0.1 percent to 6,611.57 points Read More
London’s benchmark FTSE 100 slumped to its lowest close in a month Investors looked to both China and Ukraine today and did not like what they saw. Nervousness about the health of the Chinese economy the world’s second-largest is not a sudden development. Manufacturing and services data from the country are always examined closely by Read More
* FTSE 100 down 0.7 pct, around 1-month low * G4S (LSE: GFS.L – news) sinks; agrees settlement with British government * Ex-dividends take around 20 points off index By Tricia Wright LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index fell to a one-month low on Wednesday, led down by G4S after the security Read More
By Tricia Wright LONDON (Reuters) – The FTSE 100 fell to a one-month low on Wednesday, led down by G4S after the security firm agreed a settlement with the government over an offenders’ tagging scandal. G4S sank 5.3 percent in brisk trade after agreeing to repay 108.9 million pounds to the British government after overcharging Read More
* FTSE 100 down 0.9 pct, around 1-month low * Chinese credit concerns hit mining stocks * Ex-dividends take around 20 points off index By Tricia Wright LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity index fell on Wednesday to hover around a one-month low as heightened concerns over the credit market in China, the Read More
By This Is Money Reporter PUBLISHED: 03:43 EST, 12 March 2014 | UPDATED: 03:59 EST, 12 March 2014 The FTSE 100 has opened down 34.4 points at 6,651.2, tracking losses on Wall Street and in Asia as worries about the Chinese credit market hurt sentiment. China’s central bank is reportedly prepared to loosen monetary policy Read More
By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:23 EST, 11 March 2014 | UPDATED: 12:32 EST, 11 March 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): Sports Direct extended its strong run on the stock market today after confirming details of a bonus scheme that could see its founder land a shares windfall worth up to 65million. The proposed award for Read More
* FTSE 100 falls 0.3 percent, hits 3-week low * Banking, energy stocks under pressure * Long-term outlook bright, FTSE seen hitting record high By Atul Prakash LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index fell to a three-week low on Tuesday as lingering tensions between Ukraine and Russia hurt financials and China growth Read More
By Atul Prakash LONDON (Reuters) – The FTSE 100 steadied on Tuesday after hitting a three-week low, with some investors seeing value in beaten-down stocks, although the market remained vulnerable to further declines in the near term. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index was up 0.08 percent at 6,695 points by 1559 GMT after falling to Read More