By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON (Reuters) – The FTSE 100 slipped on Wednesday, with insurer Legal & General and gambling company William Hill slumping as changes imposed by the UK budget threatened their profits. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index, which rose 14.4 percent in 2013 and came close to a 13-year high in January, was down Read More
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By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:28 EST, 19 March 2014 | UPDATED: 07:22 EST, 19 March 2014 12.15: The FTSE 100 was trading down 3.5 points at 6,601.8 shortly before the Chancellor was due to get to his feet in the House of Commons to deliver the annual Budget speech. 11.15: London markets are Read More
LONDON (Reuters) – Front-month futures on the blue-chip FTSE 100 spiked briefly to 6,700 points in heavy volume on Tuesday, before paring gains, in what several traders said was an accidental “fat finger” trade. At 1511 GMT, the contract jumped 1.35 percent from 6,609.50 to 6,700 points before closing out the minute at 6,622.50 points. Read More
* FTSE 100 rebounds after Putin speech * FTSE 100 moves above 200-day moving average level By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity index rose on Tuesday to recover from earlier losses, as stock markets rebounded after a speech from Russia concerning tensions with its neighbour Ukraine. The blue-chip FTSE 100 Read More
* FTSE 100 rebounds after Putin speech * FTSE closes up 0.6 pct at 6,605.28 points * Index moves above 200-day moving average * Carnival (LSE: CCL.L – news) and BAE buoyed by broker upgrades By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index rose on Tuesday as stock markets rebounded after Read More
WASHINGTON – The FTSE 100 futures contract and the related iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF both saw brief spikes around 11:10 a.m. Eastern. The research firm Nanex has posted a close-up of the spike, which lasted around 10 seconds. The underlying FTSE 100 index didn’t appear to suffer the same spike. Copyright © 2014 MarketWatch, Read More
* FTSE 100 rebounds after Putin speech * Index moves above 200-day moving average * Carnival (LSE: CCL.L – news) lifted by UBS (Xetra: UB0BL6 – news) price target upgrade By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index rose on Tuesday as stock markets rebounded after a speech by Russian President Read More
London (AFP) – London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index slipped slightly in early trading on Tuesday, with UK-listed Mexican miner Fresnillo leading the fallers. The index was down 28.91 points or 0.16% by 8.45 am at 6,539.44 points, with Fresnillo’s shares down 4.44 percent at 883.5 pence. The miner’s decline is likely linked to softer gold Read More
By Francesco Canepa LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s FTSE 100 fell on Tuesday, with Vodafone the biggest drag on the blue-chip index as investors worried that the mobile group’s profits and balance sheet will take a hit from its expansion plan. Gold miners also weighed on the FTSE, falling along with the price of the yellow Read More
By Marc Shoffman PUBLISHED: 05:44 EST, 17 March 2014 | UPDATED: 10:22 EST, 17 March 2014 The recovering UK economy has led many to speculate whether the FTSE 100 could surpass its record high this year. This would be a boost for investments and retirement savings as pensions and Isas have an exposure to the Read More