London open: Financials, miners lead the rise
13th Mar 2012 08:38
- Standard Life, Pru in demand after results - Antofagasta, G4S lead the fallers - BoJ maintains rates, ups asset purchases The Footsie rose strongly on Tuesday helped by some well-received full-year results from insurers and a decent performance by banking and mining stocks as risk appetite increa
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish up, China and Eurogroup in focus
12th Mar 2012 16:34
- Stocks jump into the blue late on - China records worse-than-expected trade deficit - Resource stocks fall on Chinese demand concerns London's blue chip index managed to finish the day in positive territory despite swinging between gains and losses for most of the session. Concerns over the globa
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Morrisons rises on investor hopes
12th Mar 2012 15:02
Morrisons leads the risers as investors pin their hopes for the stock on a series of new concepts being unveiled today at an investor meeting. Hot on its heels was cruise operator Carnival after being upgraded by Exane BNP Paribas from under-perform to out-perform. On Friday, the firm reported a
Read moreLondon midday: Financials provide a drag, Chinese data disappoints
12th Mar 2012 12:10
- Chinese deficit figures disappoint. - Eurogroup meet in Brussels to sign off on Greek bailout. - Former RBS directors sued. Some disappointing economic data from China took the shine off a better-than-expected US jobs report on Friday, as the Footsie opened the week on a dull note with stocks sli
Read moreLondon open: Stocks flat after Chinese data
12th Mar 2012 08:34
- China in net deficit in January and February combined - Glencore eyeing up Viterra - Temenos drops out of the running for Misys The Footsie opened flat on Monday after some disappointing economic data from China was weighing on financials and resource stocks. Chinese economic indicators out over
Read moreLondon close: Stocks rebound as Greek debt-swap looms
7th Mar 2012 16:35
-Greek debt-swap participation rate estimated at 58%. -Greek government confident of achieving rate of at least 75%. -Admiral surges after full-year results. London's blue chips bounced back today, following yesterday's sharp selling, with investors now looking to tomorrow's Greek debt-swap deadlin
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks edge higher, markets await Greek debt-swap
7th Mar 2012 11:25
- Admiral jumps 11% as outlook improves. - BATS, CRH, Serco down after going ex-dividend. - Markets await the Greek debt-swap deadline. Following a shaky start, London's FTSE 100 index looked to have found its direction by midday, trading three tenths of a percent point higher following the sell-of
Read moreLondon open: Ex-div stocks offset a surging Admiral
7th Mar 2012 08:34
- Admiral surges 11 percent on full-year results. - Ex-div stocks provide a drag. - Greek debt-swap deadline looms. Following the 2.8 percent tumble over the last three days, the Footsie opened broadly flat on Wednesday ahead of tomorrow's deadline for the Greek debt-swap. A surge in the share pric
Read moreLondon close: Footsie drops nearly 2 percent on Greek worries
6th Mar 2012 16:57
- Uncertainties surrounding Greek debt-swap participation. - Oil falls as EU restarts talks with Iran. - Polymetal tumbles after UBS downgrade. Global stock markets tanked on Tuesday on the back of speculation that the Greek debt-swap may not receive as many acceptances as hoped for. The miners wer
Read moreLondon close: Footsie falls, banks rise but miners provide a drag
2nd Mar 2012 16:33
- Kazakhmys drops after broker downgrades. - Banks jumps after Goldman comments. - Eurogroup releases 58bn euros but delays full Greek bailout. - 25 EU members sign fiscal pact. The FTSE 100 fell close to its lowest levels of the day on Friday as Eurozone concerns continued to dampen the mood. A
Read moreLondon midday: Eurozone concerns continue to weigh on stock
2nd Mar 2012 11:50
- Eurogroup releases 58bn euros but delays full Greek bailout. - Banks park record amount in ECB overnight. - International Power rises on Indonesian deal. - Goldman upgrades banks, utilities. The FTSE 100 was still trading slightly lower by lunchtime, with all eyes on the Eurozone. European leade
Read moreLondon open: Footsie flat after Eurogroup delays full Greek bailout
2nd Mar 2012 08:33
- Eurogroup releases 58bn euros but delays full Greek bailout. - ECB 'reasonably satisfied' with LTRO - International Power rises on Indonesian deal. The Footsie opened flat in early trading on Friday on news that European leaders have delayed the decision to fully bail out Greece for another 10 da
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks settle after ECB refinancing
29th Feb 2012 11:38
- Higher-than-expected LTRO take-up. - ITV surges on 'exceptional turnaround'. - Ludowici issues overshadow impressive 2011 for Weir. The initial celebration of the results of the European Central Bank's (ECB's) refinancing operation quickly faded in late morning trade, with the Footsie broadly fl
Read moreLondon open: Stocks flat ahead of ECB refinancing operation
29th Feb 2012 08:31
- Investors await ECB's LTRO. - ITV jumps 7% after strong 2011. - Ludowici issues overshadow impressive 2011 for Weir. The Footsie lacked direction in the opening hour on Wednesday as investors hold out for the result of the European Central Bank's (ECB's) second longer term refinancing operation,
Read moreLondon close: Stocks rally after Germany approves Greek bailout
27th Feb 2012 16:57
- Germany approves Greek bailout. - Oil prices threaten to derail economic recovery. - Essar drops 15% after full-year results. UK stocks rallied in afternoon trade after the German parliament voted in favour of the €130bn bailout for Greece. The FTSE 100 surged by over 50 points in the final two h
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