FTSE 100 movers: Miners, financials recover after recent falls
21st May 2012 16:40
Miners and financial stocks were among the best performers of the day on Monday as the Footsie rebounded after slumping to a six-month low on Friday. Vedanta Resources, Polymetal, Xstrata and Glencore were making decent gains in afternoon trade on rumours that China could act to counter a slowdown
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks rise but Eurozone still in focus
21st May 2012 11:31
- G8 underwhelms as euro crisis continues to hamper sentiment - Cameron warns Eurozone to anticipate Greek exit - Barclays to offload BlackRock stake The FTSE 100 had held on to early gains by Monday lunchtime, as the blue-chips index rebounds from hitting a six-month low on Friday. US stock future
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Miners start to edge higher
18th May 2012 14:47
Miners have been firmly under a cloud since Goldman Sachs lowered its forecast for second quarter growth in China's gross domestic product (GDP) to 7.9% from 8.5% previously, but today several stocks were seen to be rising. Fresnillo, Antofagasta, Polymetal and Kazakhmys were all seen heading high
Read moreLondon close: Footsie suffers another sell-off on euro concerns
17th May 2012 16:28
- Bank run speculation across Europe grips markets - Barroso wants Greece to stay in Eurozone - Moody's could downgrade Spanish banks Concerns over a potential bank run in Greece and uncertainty surrounding its possible exit from the Eurozone fuelled another sell-off on Thursday. Since the start of
Read moreLondon close: Stocks fall on Greek exit talk
16th May 2012 16:22
- Greek exit speculation sinks stocks again - ECB stops funding to some Greek banks (report) - Eurozone crisis to limit UK GDP in 2012, says BoE After a temporary foray into positive territory, the FTSE 100 slipped late on to finish in the red for a third straight day as concerns over a potential G
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Miners once again taking the hit
16th May 2012 15:50
Miners were once again bearing the brunt of the risk-off attitude that has gripped markets over the last week as metals prices continue to fall. Xstrata, Glencore and Fresnillo and were among the worst performers. Both Xstrata and Glencore were also being pressured lower by downgrades from UBS. S
Read moreLondon midday: Greece, UK concerns pull Footsie to five-month low
16th May 2012 11:34
- Footsie nears five-month low - Potential Greek exit grips markets - Bank of England cuts GDP forecast, unemployment falls Concerns over a potential exit of Greece and growth in the UK were weighing on the FTSE 100 by Wednesday lunchtime, with the Footsie sinking to intraday levels not seen since
Read moreLondon open: Footsie at lowest levels since mid-December
16th May 2012 09:04
- Greek concerns dent Footsie again - Glencore, Sainsbury fall after going ex-dividend - Lamprell tanks on FTSE 250 London's FTSE 100 suffered a third straight sell-off on Wednesday, sending the blue chip index to a near five-month low in early trading on the back of concerns over the political si
Read moreLondon close: US jobless data sparks late rally
10th May 2012 16:59
- US jobless claims boost buying late on - BoE keeps interest rates, QE unchanged - Miners shrug off China data as Greek concerns ease London's blue chips rallied in afternoon trade on Thursday after some better-than-expected US economic data and easing concerns about Greece helped to snap a three-
Read moreLondon close: Footsie drops to 2012-low on euro uncertainty
8th May 2012 16:26
- Global stock markets plunge on Greek uncertainty - Footsie sinks to 19-week low - Miners lead the sell-off in London An early sell-off in New York sent UK stocks reeling on Tuesday afternoon, pushing the Footsie to its lowest closing level in 2012 so far. Political uncertainty in the Eurozone tod
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Tullow up on oil find as miners sink
8th May 2012 13:59
Tullow Oil jumped after it discovered further oil in the first exploration well at one of its Kenyan projects, increasing its potential 'significantly'. Following an announcement in March that the well had encountered in excess of 20m of net oil pay, the well was then deepened from 1,041m to 1,515m
Read moreLondon midday: Miners pull Footsie lower, Eurozone in focus
8th May 2012 11:33
- European elections cast a shadow over the market - Miners track metals prices lower - Aviva, Tullow on the rise Political uncertainty in Europe and falling metals prices meant that London-listed miners were the worst performers of the day by Tuesday lunchtime, pulling the FTSE 100 index firmly in
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks lower before US non-farm payrolls
4th May 2012 12:10
- Miners drop on macro concerns, Australian growth - RBS rises after Q1 update - Markets await US non-farm payrolls The Footsie was firmly lower by Friday lunchtime as a sell-off in the mining sector outweighed a strong performance by the banks after some well-received results from Royal Bank of Sc
Read moreLondon close: Footsie drops one per cent after gloomy data
2nd May 2012 16:38
- US ADP data well below expectations - Eurozone manufacturing, employment figures weigh on sentiment - Banks, miners among worst performers in London The Footsie finished close to its lowest levels of the day on Wednesday, nearly erasing its impressive rise the day before, as some worse-than-expec
Read moreLondon close: Stocks snap four-day winning streak
30th Apr 2012 16:30
- Chicago PMI, US consumer spending disappoints - Spain joins the UK in recession - Global stock markets in the red With economic data missing expectations Stateside and Spain continuing to dampen the outlook for the Eurozone economy, London's FTSE 100 index slumped on Monday, snapping a four-day w
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