By Jonathon Hopkins PUBLISHED: 03:42 EST, 28 February 2014 | UPDATED: 08:37 EST, 28 February 2014 13.15: The Footsie remained lower at lunchtime, with Financial Times publisher Pearson and British Airways owner International Airlines Group (IAG) both in the red after full-year figures today. Overall the FTSE 100 index was down 12.7 points at 6,797.6, Read More
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By Joshua Franklin LONDON (Reuters) – FTSE edged lower on Friday but looked likely to post its best month in seven after a three-week rally that raised it within touching distance of its all-time high. Shares rallied strongly after hitting a 2014 low in early February, but have fallen 0.6 percent this week as political Read More
LONDON (ShareCast) – 1630: Close After a jam-packed day, the FTSE finished slightly higher, helped by strong results out from Capita (LSE: CPI.L – news) and Whitbread (LSE: WTB.L – news) . It was confirmed by the ONS today that the UK economy grew at a 0.7 per cent rate in the final three months Read More
LONDON (ShareCast) – – FTSE opens marginally higher – Strong results from Capita (LSE: CPI.L – news) , Whitbread (LSE: WTB.L – news) – German jobless rate steady at 6.8 per cent techMARK 2,896.69 -0.10% FTSE 100 6,803.69 +0.07% FTSE 250 16,484.09 +0.08% The FTSE inched into positive territory this morning as strong results from Read More
By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:37 EST, 27 February 2014 | UPDATED: 12:29 EST, 27 February 2014 17.30 (CLOSE): More than 1.5billion was wiped from the value of Royal Bank of Scotland today after the troubled group posted bigger-than-expected losses. The latest deficit of 8.2billion came amid warnings in the City that many of Read More
* 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