* FTSE 100 up 0.4 pct, snaps longest losing streak since 2011 * Construction groups lead risers as UK govt says to extend scheme * Ukraine crisis keeps investors wary By Francesco Canepa LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index snapped its longest losing streak in 2-1/2 years on Monday, led higher by Read More
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By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 04:14 EST, 17 March 2014 | UPDATED: 12:40 EST, 17 March 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): House building stocks have surged after George Osborne’s move to extend the Government’s Help to Buy scheme until the end of the decade. The Chancellor’s pre-Budget announcement that another 6billion will be invested in the Read More
FTSE 100 non-executive directors responsible for setting executive pay in their companies have seen their fees jump by more than 8% in the last year. According to research from Incomes Data Services (IDS), which is part of Thomson Reuters, additional fees for NEDs serving on board remuneration committees rose by an average of 8.8% last Read More
By Simon Jessop and Francesco Canepa LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index looked set to snap its longest losing streak in 2-1/2 years on Monday after the building sector surged on a government plan to pump more cash into a scheme to boost construction. The threat of sanctions between Russia and the West over Read More
U.K. stocks advanced, after the longest streak of weekly losses for the benchmark FTSE 100 Index this year, as Vodafone Group Plc and Rio Tinto Group contributed the most to the gains. The FTSE 100 added 0.2 percent to 6,537.6 at 8:18 a.m. in London. The gauge lost 2.8 percent last week, falling for a Read More
By Jonathon Hopkins PUBLISHED: 03:45 EST, 14 March 2014 | UPDATED: 12:16 EST, 14 March 2014 17.05 (close): Supermarkets remained in the spotlight as the sector fought back from yesterday’s sell-off despite another blow for Morrisons after it revealed employee payroll data was stolen and published on a website. The UK’s fourth biggest supermarket confirmed Read More
In Russia, the Micex tumbled as much as 5.3pc before recovering some ground and closing down 0.9pc. With investors shying away from riskier equities, safe-haven gold climbed to its highest level for six months. Mounting concern about both Russian intervention in Ukraine and the Chinese economy have driven the flight to safety. Investors are bracing Read More
London (AFP) – London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index ended lower on Friday in line with other European markets as tensions mounted ahead of a weekend referendum on Crimean secession from Ukraine. The index was down 17.72 points at the close of trade at 6,536.06 points. A hotly anticipated meeting between US Secretary of State John Read More
By Jonathon Hopkins PUBLISHED: 03:45 EST, 14 March 2014 | UPDATED: 12:16 EST, 14 March 2014 17.05 (close): Supermarkets remained in the spotlight as the sector fought back from yesterday’s sell-off despite another blow for Morrisons after it revealed employee payroll data was stolen and published on a website. The UK’s fourth biggest supermarket confirmed Read More
* FTSE 100 index falls 0.3 percent * Near-term technical outlook bearish * Investors cautious ahead of Crimea referendum By Atul Prakash LONDON, March 14 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index hit a five-week low on Friday and headed for its biggest weekly drop in eight months, with growth-driven stocks losing ground on tensions before Read More