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* 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

* FTSE 100 down 0.3 pct, slips from 1-month high * HSBC falls 3.8 pct, UK banks down more than 2 pct * Vodafone extends gains, hits 13-year high By Atul Prakash LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index fell on Monday as lower-than-expected profits from HSBC weighed on banks, and worries about Read More

By Alex Hawkes, Financial Mail On Sunday PUBLISHED: 17:32 EST, 22 February 2014 | UPDATED: 17:32 EST, 22 February 2014 The booming FTSE 100 index of leading companies could this week finally exceed its dotcom peak as investors await a 14billion boost from Vodafone’s sale of its stake in Verizon Wireless. The index, which reflects Read More

* FTSE 100 ends marginally positive thanks to late rally * Miners hit by slide in China’s factory activity * BAE Systems (LSE: BA.L – news) drops on forecast earnings decline * Vodafone receives upgrade support * FTSE enters area of resistance around May 2013 highs By Alistair Smout LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Britain’s Read More

By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:27 EST, 21 February 2014 | UPDATED: 12:14 EST, 21 February 2014 17.20 (CLOSE): Vodafone shares surged 3 per cent today as investors cheered the completion of a long-awaited deal to sell its stake in US operator Verizon Wireless. As well as realising 50billion for investors in the shape Read More

LONDON (ShareCast) – 1630: Close It was a strong finish for the FTSE today, despite retail sales showing a sharp drop for January, led by BAE Systems (LSE: BA.L – news) , ARM Holdings (LSE: ARM.L – news) and Vodafone. Macro (Shenzhen: 000533.SZ – news) wise, UK retail sales volumes slipped by 1.5 per cent Read More