London open: Footsie heading lower
28th Apr 2010 08:51
Footsie has opened lower though losses so far are not anywhere near the scale seen on Wall Street and Asia overnight. Concern over the state of the eurozone economy may mean more weakness later but for now investors seem happy to wade through an avalanche of results and trading updates. Oil groups
Read moreLondon close:Equities advance on broad front
20th Apr 2010 17:11
London brought its two day losing streak to an end today, despite a mixed reception to the day's major company announcements and a disappointing set of inflation figures. A sharp rise in fuel costs was responsible for much of the acceleration in the inflation rate, which climbed to 3.4% from 3% in
Read moreLondon afternoon: Tesco heads small band of fallers
20th Apr 2010 14:13
The blue-chip index shuffled sideways over the lunch time session with not even expectations of a firm opening on Wall Street encouraging buyers to commit further. Earlier in the day sentiment had received a knock from worse than expected inflation data. A sharp rise in fuel costs was responsible f
Read moreLondon midday: Equities resume upward trend
20th Apr 2010 12:15
Worse than expected inflation figures gave the market pause for thought but leading equities have since recovered their poise and ended the morning session on an upward trend. A sharp rise in fuel costs was responsible for much of the acceleration in the inflation rate, which climbed to 3.4% from 3
Read moreLondon open: Footsie makes bright start
20th Apr 2010 08:49
Footsie has moved higher as retailers come into focus on a busy day on the company news front. Tesco reaffirmed its position as the UK's supermarket powerhouse as profits last year surged to nearly £3.2bn with underlying growth of more than 10%. Total sales in the year to end February rose by 6.8%
Read moreTullow's Dahoma well fails to find hydrocarbons
20th Apr 2010 07:26
Tullow Oil said its Dahoma-1 exploration well in the West Cape Three Points licence only encountered water bearing reservoirs. Angus McCoss, Exploration Director, said: "Dahoma-1 is the first of 12 wells in our deepwater Ghana Exploration and Appraisal campaign not to encounter hydrocarbons." "I
Read moreLondon open: Footsie slips back
13th Apr 2010 08:36
With market-moving company news thin on the ground, lower metals prices have been weighing on the mining sector, which is dragging Footsie lower. Antofagasta is the heaviest faller. Platinum specialist Lonmin and Kazakh duo ENRC and Kazakhmys are also weak. In economic news, the Royal Institution
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks to slip back
13th Apr 2010 07:36
Stocks are expected to be broadly lower in early dealings, with the retail sector coming into focus following upbeat March sales figures and a rise in profits from Debenhams. UK retail sales in March rose at their fastest rate in almost four years thanks to the earlier timing of Easter this year, n
Read moreTullow finds oil at Kasamene field, Uganda
13th Apr 2010 07:25
Tullow Oil said the Kasamene-3 and Kasamene-3A wells in the Butiaba region of Uganda Block 2 have successfully delineated the extent of oil in the Kasamene field and discovered oil in the Wahrindi North fault block. The Kasamene-3 well was drilled down-dip and 2.2 kilometres to the southwest of th
Read moreLondon close: Footsie bounds ahead
1st Apr 2010 16:57
London's blue chips moved forward again with miners and resource stocks driving the index upwards ahead of the Easter break. Footsie is now up by over 6% since the start of the year and by 45% over the past 12 months. Miners and oil companies were lifted as manufacturing activity accelerated in C
Read moreLondon afternoon: Footsie rise continues
1st Apr 2010 15:26
London's blue chips are being dragged forward by the US, which has opened very strongly ahead of the Easter break. Miners and oil companies continue to do well after manufacturing activity accelerated in China, while confidence in the Japanese manufacturing sector also improved. Xstrata, Randgold
Read moreLondon midday: Miners drive Footsie higher
1st Apr 2010 11:59
Resource stocks drove Footsie higher this morning ahead of the Easter break as commodity prices advance. Manufacturing activity has accelerated in China, while confidence in the Japanese manufacturing sector also improved. Xstrata, Randgold Resources, Rio Tinto and Vedanta Resources are the best p
Read moreLondon open: Miners and retailers in focus
1st Apr 2010 08:13
Miners are leading London's top stocks higher in early dealings, while investors also ponder a mixed bag of retail-related updates. Xstrata, Randgold Resources, Rio Tinto and Vedanta Resources are the best performers in the mining sector. The cold snap in the early part of the year and tougher com
Read moreLondon pre-open: Slight gains expected
1st Apr 2010 07:33
Footsie is expected to edge higher in early dealings as investors ponder retail-related updates. The cold snap in the early part of the year and tougher comparatives contributed to a drop in fourth quarter like for like (LFL) sales at baby products retailer Mothercare. On the positive side, the int
Read moreTullow's Tanzania well shows thick sands
1st Apr 2010 07:23
Tullow Oil announced that the Likonde-1 well, onshore Tanzania, has encountered thick sands with hydrocarbon shows. The well, which is now being plugged and abandoned, is the first of a two-well programme within the prospective Ruvuma delta region. The group said the 'encouraging results' will b
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