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By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 04:01 EST, 7 February 2014 | UPDATED: 09:11 EST, 7 February 2014 14.05: The FTSE 100 has dipped 7.6 points to 6,550.7 after US jobs growth in January missed expectations. The keenly-watched monthly employment report showed the US added 113,000 jobs last month, rather than the 185,000 number forecast Read More

By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:43 EST, 6 February 2014 | UPDATED: 12:14 EST, 6 February 2014 17.20 (CLOSE): Vodafone led a welcome rally on the FTSE 100 Index today as world markets bounced back from the recent heavy sell off. The mobile phone giant climbed 4 per cent after chief executive Vittorio Colao Read More

* FTSE 100 up 0.9 pct, rising for second consecutive day * Vodafone adds most points to FTSE, AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN – news) biggest drag * FTSE had previously fallen for 5 days in a row * FTSE still down more than 3 percent since in 2014 By Tricia Wright LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Read More

By Tricia Wright LONDON (Reuters) – FTSE rose for a second straight day on Thursday, as gains at telecoms group Vodafone helped extend its rebound from a five-day losing streak. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index, which had fallen for five straight days during the past two weeks, was up by 54.86 points, or 0.9 percent, Read More

* FTSE 100 up 0.2 pct, rising for second consecutive day * Vodafone adds most points to FTSE * FTSE had previously fallen for 5 days in a row * FTSE still down 4 percent since start of 2014 By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity index rose for the second Read More

By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:57 EST, 5 February 2014 | UPDATED: 12:35 EST, 5 February 2014 17:30 (CLOSE): The UK’s top share index edged into positive territory for the first time in more than a week today despite further gloom over the eurozone economy. Figures from the 18 country region showed retail sales Read More

* FTSE 100 up 0.1 pct, to snap 5-day losing streak * Glaxo boosts index after results * RSA bounces after CEO appointment * Financials mixed with Hargreaves Lansdown down 9.8 pct By Francesco Canepa LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity index steadied on Wednesday, breaking a five-day losing streak on the back Read More

* FTSE 100 up 0.1 pct, snaps 5-day losing streak * Glaxo boosts index after results * RSA bounces after CEO appointment * Financials mixed with Hargreaves Lansdown down 10.2 pct By Francesco Canepa LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity index snapped a five-day losing streak on Wednesday, lifted by rallies in insurer Read More

LONDON (ShareCast) – Infrastructure services group Balfour Beatty (Other OTC: BAFYY – news) was among the best performers on the FTSE 250 on Wednesday after RBC Capital Markets upgraded its rating by two notches from ‘underperform’ to ‘outperform’, saying that the stock is geared to the recovery in the UK. “We believe that the outlook Read More

* FTSE 100 up 0.3 pct, snaps 5-day losing streak * RSA bounces after CEO appointment * Financials mixed with Hargreaves Lansdown (LSE: HL.L – news) down 6.3 pct By Francesco Canepa LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Britain’s top equity index snapped a five-day losing streak on Wednesday, helped by insurer RSA as investors welcomed Read More