The FTSE 100 is now around 64 points from its record closing high of 6,930.2 Investors in London have Wall Street to thank for helping the FTSE 100 edge closer to a record high . Britain’s benchmark index eventually finished at 6,865.86 today, up 27.8 points on the day and about 64 points lower than Read More
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By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:31 EST, 25 February 2014 | UPDATED: 12:44 EST, 25 February 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): London’s blue chip share index pulled back today after rallying within touching distance of its all-time closing high as concerns over China prompted a bout of profit taking. Miners weighed heavy on the market amid Read More
The FTSE 100 (FTSEINDICES: ^FTSE) has so far tumbled 62 points to 6,809 points — pushed down in particular by mining stocks — after last night closing at its highest level since 1999. The index closed yesterday at 6,865 points — up 95% on the market low in 2009 during the financial crisis — as Read More
* FTSE 100 down 0.5 pct, ending 7-day winning run * GKN (LSE: GKN.L – news) falls, traders cite GKN warning on currency movements * FTSE currently in technically “overbought” territory LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity index fell on Tuesday, threatening to end a seven-day winning run, with engineering group GKN sliding Read More
* FTSE 100 flat in late session trading * Fall at HSBC takes most points off the index * Vodafone at 13-year high after Verizon Wireless deal By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – A slump in heavyweight bank HSBC pegged back Britain’s top share index on Monday, threatening to end the market’s six-day Read More
* FTSE 100 falls 0.4 pct, ends 6-day winning run * Fall at HSBC takes most points off the index * Vodafone at 13-year high after Verizon Wireless deal By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – British shares fell on Monday, ending a six-day winning run and weighed down by HSBC after the bank Read More
* FTSE 100 closes up 0.4 pct at 6,865.86 points * Vodafone at 13-year high after Verizon Wireless deal * Gains at Vodafone, Bunzl (LSE: BNZL.L – news) offset impact of HSBC fall By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Gains at mobile telecoms group Vodafone and business supplies distributor Bunzl (Frankfurt: BUZ1.F – Read More
London’s benchmark index is a step closer to reaching a new record The FTSE 100 is within touching distance of a record high after rising to its best level in 14 years. London’s index of leading shares finished up 27.8 points, or 0.4pc, at 6,865.86, taking the blue-chips to their highest close since December 30, Read More
LONDON (Reuters) – A majority of FTSE 100 chairmen oppose Scottish independence as they fear splitting up would be bad for British business and dilute the UK’s economic influence, according to a survey on Monday as the debate over independence intensifies. The poll by executive search firm Korn Ferry found 65 percent of chairmen of Read More
By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON (Reuters) – Shares fell on Monday, ending a six-day winning run and weighed down by HSBC after the bank posted disappointing earnings and warned of volatility in emerging markets. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index was down by 0.4 percent, or 26.12 points, at 6,811.94 in mid-session trading. A 3.7 percent fall Read More