LONDON (ShareCast) – – FTSE ends 101 points lower at 6,708 – Ukraine crisis hits markets across globe – Chinese data weighs heavy – UK, US, Eurozone PMI readings all rise techMARK 2,852.19 -1.81% FTSE 100 6,708.35 -1.49% FTSE 250 16,374.84 -2.10% It was a bad start to the week for UK stocks, which plunged Read More
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By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 04:12 EST, 3 March 2014 | UPDATED: 12:25 EST, 3 March 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): The FTSE 100 Index lost 1.5 per cent of its value today after Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine triggered a global flight from stocks. Oil prices also jumped by more than 1 per cent to Read More
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – The FTSE 100 fell to a two-week low on Monday, set for its biggest fall in over eight months as investors’ appetite for riskier assets fell due to the increasingly tense situation in Ukraine. Banks, insurers, mining and energy stocks were among the big fallers after Ukraine mobilised for Read More
The FTSE 100 (FTSEINDICES: ^FTSE) fell 127 points to 6,683 during early trading this morning on the worsening crisis in Ukraine. The key question, as it pertains to the market, is how can the Ukrainian economy be saved? Investors are spooked with Ukraine needing $ 35bn in the next two years to avoid defaulting on Read More
LONDON (ShareCast) – The FTSE is expected to open notably lower this morning, hit by the most recent developments in the Ukraine and ahead of what is set to be another busy week. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open around 80 points lower than Friday’s close of 6,809.70. The crisis in Ukraine has Read More
* FTSE up 0.1 percent * Three-week rally put market near all-time highs * Old Mutual (Other OTC: ODMTY – news) the latest upbeat earnings report * Pearson (NYSE: PSO – news) issues profit warning By Joshua Franklin LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index made slight gains on Friday and looked likely Read More
* FTSE 100 edges 0.1 percent lower * Three week rally left the market near all time highs * Mondi (LSE: MNDI.L – news) the latest upbeat earnings report * Pearson (NYSE: PSO – news) issues profit warning By Alistair Smout LONDON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index held steady on Friday, leaving Read More
By Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) — The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index scored a 4.6% monthly advance on Friday after a volatile session where losses for Pearson PLC and Aggreko PLC Read More
By Jonathon Hopkins PUBLISHED: 03:42 EST, 28 February 2014 | UPDATED: 12:13 EST, 28 February 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): Blue chips William Hill and Pearson saw contrasting fortunes today as annual figures thrust the pair in the spotlight in a busy session for corporate results. Bookmaker William Hill enjoyed a shares boost after ‘sparkling’ figures from Read More
LONDON (ShareCast) – – FTSE closes flat, down 28 points on the week – Feb UK house prices climb – UK consumer confidence at six-year high – Eurozone’s unemployment unchanged at 12 per cent techMARK 2,904.71 +0.09% FTSE 100 6,809.70 -0.01% FTSE 250 16,726.00 +1.23% UK stocks ended the final session of the week flat Read More