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* FTSE 100 flat on the day * RBS day’s worst performer * U.S. data help pare losses * Capita among companies to report good results * WPP hit on margin concerns By Joshua Franklin LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index was flat on Thursday, with positive U.S. data balancing a sharp Read More

* FTSE 100 closes up 0.2 pct * RBS day’s worst performer * U.S. data help pare losses * Capita among companies to report good results By Joshua Franklin LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index edged up on Thursday, lifted by positive U.S. data and assurances from Fed chair Janet Yellen, despite Read More

* FTSE 100 falls 0.8 pct * RBS leads financials lower * Russia jet report spooks markets * Capita among companies to report good results * WPP hit on margin concerns By Joshua Franklin LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index was on track for its biggest daily drop in a month on Read More

* FTSE 100 falls 0.9 pct * Russia jet report spooks markets * RBS and RSA fall as new CEOs undertake overhauls * Capita among companies to report good results * WPP hit on margin concerns By Alistair Smout LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index fell on Monday, led lower by a Read More

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index held steady on Monday, struggling for direction near all-time highs as investors digested mixed corporate updates with earnings season in full swing. The FTSE 100 edged up by 2.52 points to 6,801.67 points at 0846, just 2.2 percent off 1999’s all time high, led by Read More

LONDON (ShareCast) – – FTSE ended 31 points lower – US new home sales higher than expected – Tesco (Xetra: TCO.DE – news) fails to impress investors techMARK 2,899.47 -0.12% FTSE 100 6,799.15 -0.46% FTSE 250 16,471.66 -0.34% UK markets finished today’s session in the red, hit by a combination of weaker sentiment, ex-dividends, and Read More

* FTSE 100 index falls 0.3 percent * Tesco (Xetra: TCO.DE – news) hit by multiple target cuts a day after update * ITV (LSE: ITV.L – news) special dividend not enough to halt profit-takers * Diageo (LSE: DGE.L – news) also a drag as it trades ex-div By Simon Jessop and Atul Prakash LONDON, Read More

* FTSE 100 index falls 0.4 percent * Diageo (LSE: DGE.L – news) , easyJet down as trade ex-divs * United Utilities (LSE: UU.L – news) hurt by Morgan Stanley (Berlin: DWD.BE – news) downgrade By Atul Prakash LONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index fell for a second straight session on Wednesday, Read More

By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:32 EST, 26 February 2014 | UPDATED: 04:00 EST, 26 February 2014 The FTSE 100 has opened down 4.6 points at 6,825.9, with mining stocks under scrutiny due to concerns about a credit crunch in China, the world’s biggest consumer of metals. Copper, steel and iron ore prices are Read More

By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 04:02 EST, 24 February 2014 | UPDATED: 12:27 EST, 24 February 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): A slide in HSBC shares failed to halt the upward momentum of the London market today as the FTSE 100 Index moved closer to a record high. The banking giant finished 3 per cent lower Read More