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
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* 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
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
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