* FTSE 100 up 0.2 pct * Unease as Fed expected to scale back stimulus * Miners rally after positive company news By Tricia Wright LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Gains from miners on positive corporate news underpinned Britain’s top shares on Wednesday, though caution remained before a decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve on Read More
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By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:48 EST, 29 January 2014 | UPDATED: 06:17 EST, 29 January 2014 11.10: The FTSE 100 has pared back some of its earlier gains but is still 23.9 points in the black at 6,596.2. Traders are digesting Turkey’s aggressive rate hike to 12 per cent overnight, a move that Read More
LONDON (ShareCast) – 1630:Close The FTSE 100 regained some of the heavy losses seen over the past few sessions as GDP data came in as expected and US consumer confidence rose to a five-month high and beat forecasts. The Consumer Confidence Index increased to 80.7 in January from 77.5 the month before, ahead of the Read More
Nerves ease on the back of upbeat UK GDP figures London’s blue-chip index rose for the first time in six days on Tuesday after worries about turmoil in emerging markets eased. A modest recovery in Asian territories soothed fears, turning all of Europe’s indices from red to green, with Spain’s IBEX leading the way adding Read More
By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:40 EST, 28 January 2014 | UPDATED: 12:23 EST, 28 January 2014 17.10 (close): Markets were back on the front foot as the FTSE 100 Index edged into positive territory following big losses in its previous two sessions. London’s top-flight closed 21.7 points higher, at 6572.3, having fallen to Read More
* FTSE 100 gains 0.3 percent * Miners rebound after 5.3 percent drop in a week * ARM weaker following poor iPhone sales * Index in technically “oversold” conditions By Alistair Smout LONDON, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index steadied on Tuesday after five straight sessions of falls, with miners and financials rebounding Read More
* FTSE 100 gains 0.3 percent, rebounds from 5-week lows * Recovery comes from technical support at 200-day moving average * EM-exposed stocks lead, but concerns remain By Toni Vorobyova LONDON, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index edged higher on Tuesday, propped up by a key technical support after it fell for five Read More
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index steadied on Tuesday after five straight sessions of falls, with miners and financials rebounding as concerns over emerging markets began to ease. The stabilisation of a recent emerging market sell-off that has roiled global stock markets in the last week offered a chance for some Read More
By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 04:00 EST, 27 January 2014 | UPDATED: 12:28 EST, 27 January 2014 17.15 (close): Another grim session for investors left the FTSE 100 Index nearly two per cent lower on a day of heavy losses for Vodafone and oil and gas group BG. The slump by the blue-chip pair Read More
By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 04:00 EST, 27 January 2014 | UPDATED: 12:28 EST, 27 January 2014 17.15 (close): Another grim session for investors left the FTSE 100 Index nearly two per cent lower on a day of heavy losses for Vodafone and oil and gas group BG. The slump by the blue-chip pair Read More