London close: Stocks flat, markets in 'wait and see' mode
10th Sep 2012 16:47
- Investors cautious ahead of pivotal week - Ruling on ESM and FOMC meeting in focus - Miners lead risers on hopes of QE3 London's FTSE 100 index finished just two points lower on Monday afternoon as investors refrained from building positions ahead of a busy week for the markets. The Footsie sta
Read moreSector movers: Miners gain on hopes for further QE
10th Sep 2012 15:28
Mining stocks were performing well on Monday with expectations for further quantitative easing (QE) measures from the Federal Reserve driving gains. UBS said this morning that the outlook for the UK mining sector is improving: "QE triggers a return of capital flows to emerging markets, incentivisin
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks flat ahead of another busy week
10th Sep 2012 11:51
- Markets await German ruling on ESM and FOMC meeting - Trade data in China disappoints - Miners gain on hopes for QE The FTSE 100 was trading within a narrow range on Monday morning, with just 20 points between the intraday high and low, as investors continued to show caution ahead of what's likel
Read moreLondon midday: All eyes turn to Draghi as BoE holds rates
6th Sep 2012 11:33
- All eyes on the ECB and Draghi - BoE keeps rates and QE unchanged - Economic data from the US also in focus Just a handful of stocks on London's Footsie were in the red by Thursday lunchtime as markets geared up to a pivotal policy announcement by the European Central Bank (ECB). The UK's Moneta
Read moreLondon open: Stocks gain on ECB optimism
6th Sep 2012 08:34
- Crucial day for Europe, ECB decision eyed - Bank of England expected to hold fire - Whitbread, Morrisons and miners lead risers Some strong gains from Whitbread, Morrisons and host of miners assured that the Footsie got off to a decent start on Thursday morning, as markets awaited a pivotal polic
Read moreLondon close: Miners jump on hopes of central bank action
3rd Sep 2012 16:45
- Central banks in China, US and Europe expected to act - UK manufacturing beats expectations - Fresnillo leads miners higher Stocks markets in the States may have been closed for Labour Day but that didn't stop bourses in Europe from registering decent gains on Monday, with London's Footsie starti
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Miners dominate risers on Chinese stimulus hopes
3rd Sep 2012 14:17
A strong showing by the miners assured that the Footsie was firmly in the red on Monday afternoon in spite of some steep falls for some heavyweight stocks, such as Glencore, Admiral and ARM Holdings. Disappointing Chinese economic figures, which usually results in a sell-off in the mining sector, h
Read moreLondon midday: Stimulus hopes increase ahead of ECB meeting
3rd Sep 2012 11:29
- ECB to meet Thursday, all eyes on Draghi - Chinese data disappoints, prompts expectations for stimulus - Glencore/Xstrata merger at risk ahead of vote UK stocks were making strong gains on Monday morning with miners leading the way as investors showed optimism that central bankers will act to boo
Read moreLondon open: Miners gain as stimulus hopes lift the mood
3rd Sep 2012 08:12
- Chinese PMI drops, but stimulus hopes increase - US data in focus ahead of Fed meeting - Eyes turn to ECB conference Stock markets across Europe opened moderately higher on Monday morning as some gloomy data from China spurred hopes that the country would join the list of nations who are expecte
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Miners lead the risers
31st Aug 2012 14:33
Mining stocks were making gains on Friday, rebounding after bearing the brunt of 'risk-off' trade over the past few days. Even including today's rally, average share prices in the mining sector are down 3.4 per cent over the week. Potential merger partners Glencore and Xstrata were performing well
Read moreLondon midday: Waiting to see what's up Bernanke's sleeve
31st Aug 2012 11:40
- All eyes on Bernanke - Merkel asks Italy to delay bailout request - Redrow Chairman makes takeover approach The Footsie had moved into positive territory by Friday lunchtime following three straight days in the red, though gains were only mild as investors showed caution ahead of a pivotal speec
Read moreLondon open: Tentative start ahead of Bernanke speech
31st Aug 2012 08:32
- All eyes turn to Bernanke - Mining stocks wanted early on after recent losses - Redrow Chairman makes takeover approach Stock markets across Europe have been rather subdued over the past few days and the opening hour of Friday's session was no different as investors continued to show caution ahea
Read moreLondon close: Gains erased as poor data dents stocks
23rd Aug 2012 16:55
- FOMC minutes drive optimism for stimulus - Spain in bailout talks - PMIs disappoint in Eurozone and China Stimulus hopes for the US pushed the Footsie higher early on, but disappointing economic data across the globe meant that the bullish mood was short-lived, with gains erased by the close. M
Read moreSector movers: Randgold and Anglo lead miners higher after Fed minutes
23rd Aug 2012 16:30
Last night's release of the minutes of the latest policy-setting meeting in the US drove stocks higher today, with mining stocks gaining on hopes that the Federal Reserve will inject more stimulus to give the world's largest economy a kick start, lifting the outlook for demand. Randgold was a high
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Randgold up on Mali government news
23rd Aug 2012 14:59
Randgold was a high riser today after releasing a statement to welcome the appointment of a new interim government in Mali which its said 'represents a further step towards the full normalisation of the country following the coup attempt earlier this year.' Miners on the whole were making gains to
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