FTSE 100 movers: Next charges higher after strong trading report
3rd Jan 2014 15:15
Shares in Next rose to the top of the leaderboard today after the home and clothing retailer raised its full-year profit forecast after achieving a rise in fourth-quarter sales ahead of the UK retailer's expectations. The group also declared a 50p special dividend. Giving the group a further lift,
Read moreLondon midday: Retailers buoy markets, UK data comes in strong
3rd Jan 2014 11:31
- UK construction, mortgage data beats expectations - China services PMI eased in December - Next surges after bullish Q4 update, guidance techMARK 2,779.70 +0.26% FTSE 100 6,722.39 +0.07% FTSE 250 15,972.09 +0.33% Markets got off to a slow start on Friday morning but had pushed into positive terr
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Randgold and retailers make gains
2nd Jan 2014 15:16
Randgold Resources made strong gains this afternoon, helped by a jump in the price of gold of more than two per cent. Rob Cohen, the Lead Portfolio Manager with Dynamic Funds, was also quoted as saying the company was a "good position to do acquisitions" and has a "really good balance sheet". Ha
Read moreLondon midday: Mixed manufacturing figures dampen UK markets
2nd Jan 2014 11:40
- Markets pull back after strong end to 2013 - China, UK manufacturing PMIs disappoint - Resources stocks provide a drag on the FTSE 100 - Retailers in focus after mixed corporate updates techMARK 2,780.21 -0.04% FTSE 100 6,720.85 -0.42% FTSE 250 15,925.41 -0.06% Mixed global manufacturing figures
Read moreLondon close: Markets close higher in shortened session, Debenhams sinks
31st Dec 2013 12:48
- Real estate, housing stocks buoy markets - Debenhams drops after gloomy Christmas update - FTSE 100 up 14.4 per cent in 2013 - US data in focus later on techMARK 2,781.28 -0.02% FTSE 100 6,749.09 +0.26% FTSE 250 15,935.35 +0.22% Stocks finished moderately higher in a shortened session on Tuesday
Read moreLondon midday: Markets hold on to gains but Debenhams drops
31st Dec 2013 11:36
- Real estate, housing stocks buoy markets - Debenhams drops after gloomy Christmas update - US data in focus later on techMARK 2,781.38 -0.02% FTSE 100 6,750.03 +0.28% FTSE 250 15,900.19 -0.00% The FTSE 100 held on to gains on Tuesday morning despite a trading update from Debenhams dampening sent
Read moreLondon close: Santa rally ends as retailers drag FTSE lower
30th Dec 2013 16:30
- FTSE closes down 20 points as Santa rally ends - House prices register 4.4 per cent rise - Retailers sink of competition and discount concerns techMARK 2,781.91 -0.18% FTSE 100 6,731.27 -0.29% FTSE 250 15,900.74 +0.14% The FTSE 100 ended its final full session of the year down 20 points, as supe
Read moreSector movers: Supermarkets and other retails weigh heavily
30th Dec 2013 16:05
Supermarkets have dragged the FTSE down today, with Sainsbury and Morrison weighing particularly heavily, on the back of competition fears. According to Alex Conroy at Spreadex, the declines are due to "growing fear that German competitor's such as Aldi and Lidl and their discount prices are cutti
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Supermarkets drag index lower despite buoyancy of miners
30th Dec 2013 15:11
With many traders still on their holidays until after the New Year, both trading and company news have been light. Supermarkets have dragged the FTSE down today, with Sainsbury and Morrison weighing particularly heavily, on the back of competition fears. According to Alex Conroy at Spreadex, the
Read moreLondon close: Stocks end week higher after six straight falls
20th Dec 2013 17:05
- FTSE 100 at highest since November 29th - GDP revised higher in UK and US - Vedanta gains ahead of FTSE reshuffle - BAE tumbles after missing out on UAE contract techMARK 2,737.30 +0.08% FTSE 100 6,606.58 +0.33% FTSE 250 15,636.59 +0.30% UK stocks pushed higher on Friday, sending the FTSE 100 to
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Carnival, Vedanta Resources, Coca-Cola...
20th Dec 2013 14:38
Carnival Corp. gained as Credit Suisse raised its rating to 'buy' from 'neutral' after the cruise operator provided a 2014 earnings forecast that exceeded analysts' estimates. Mining company Vedanta Resources advanced as the price of copper rose. Coca-Cola rallied after JP Morgan restated its 'ov
Read moreLondon open: Markets pull back as investors await Fed outcome
17th Dec 2013 08:22
- Markets pull back after 1.3 per cent surge on Monday - Investors await US inflation data ahead of Fed meeting - RSA hit by two credit ratings downgrades techMARK 2,680.51 -0.21% FTSE 100 6,489.08 -0.51% FTSE 250 15,329.78 -0.36% After a strong surge the day before, UK markets opened with moderat
Read moreLondon close: Markets surge, bargain hunters step in after recent falls
16th Dec 2013 17:04
- FTSE 100 jumps 1.3 per cent after hitting two-month low - Aggreko jumps on full-year guidance - Miners erase losses after slow start - Chinese manufacturing data disappoints, Eurozone PMIs impress techMARK 2,686.10 +0.84% FTSE 100 6,522.20 +1.28% FTSE 250 15,384.58 +0.99% Stocks rose strongly on
Read moreLondon open: FTSE 100 holds at two-month low ahead of Fed
16th Dec 2013 08:28
- FTSE 100 trading at lowest level since October 11th - Taper in focus ahead of Fed decision on Wednesday - Mining stocks weigh on upside after China data techMARK 2,664.73 +0.04% FTSE 100 6,437.51 -0.04% FTSE 250 15,237.35 +0.03% UK markets opened more or less flat on Monday morning, holding at
Read moreAnglo American withdraws from Pebble Project in Alaska
13th Dec 2013 12:03
Mining giant Anglo American has completed its withdrawal from the Pebble copper project in Alaska, it announced Friday. The Pebble partnership was created in 2007 between Anglo American and an affiliate of Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM). The business will continue under the sole ownership of NDM.
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