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* 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

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LONDON (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 concerns prompted investors to trim their exposure to commodity stocks. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index was down 0.3 percent at 6,672.85 points by 1135 GMT after falling as much Read More

* FTSE 100 steadies after falling to 3-week low on Monday * Recovery in copper price props up mining stocks LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity index steadied on Tuesday from losses in the previous session that pushed it to a 3-week low, as a recovery in the copper price lifted mining stocks Read More

LONDON (ShareCast) – 1630:Close It was a negative finish for the FTSE today, dragged lower by miners on the back of poor Asian data, although gains were partially offset by a strong performance by Rolls-Royce and British American Tobacco (LSE: BATS.L – news) . China registered a surprise trade deficit, its first in 11 months, Read More

Investors who hold FTSE 100 tracker funds will be taking a bigger bet on Britain’s housing market later this month when housebuilder Barratt Developments is promoted to the index Investors who have money in funds that track the fortunes of Britain’s largest companies will later this month be forced to take a larger gamble on Read More