London close: Best finish in 12½ months
12th Oct 2009 16:48
UK share prices finished at their best levels in over a year Monday and, despite a few sellers appearing late on, the FTSE 100 ended the session above 5,200. Insurers Old Mutual, Standard Life and Legal & General were in demand all day. Rising stock markets are always good news for their investment
Read moreLondon afternoon: Banks' balance sheet issues resurface
12th Oct 2009 14:23
The Footsie crashed through the 5200 barrier this morning to rise to a one-year high and although prices came off the top over the lunch-time session, the vast majority of blue-chips are still in the blue. The upward trend in global equity markets is good news for the insurers and their investment
Read moreLondon midday: Footsie at year-high
12th Oct 2009 12:07
London's blue chips hit their best level since September last year as buyers charged in again following the strong performance on Wall Street last week. There are strong risers in most sectors with the notable exception of banks where Barclays and Lloyds Banking are both lower. Banking giant Barcl
Read moreLondon open: London makes healthy start
12th Oct 2009 08:50
London has made a bright start helped by the strong finish to last week on Wall Street. Index heavyweight Vodafone is ahead along with Unilever, Shire and Segro as buyers dominate. Only Invensys and Randgold Resources are significantly in the red. Banking giant Barclays is lower despite reports it
Read moreLondon pre-open: Firm start on the cards
12th Oct 2009 07:40
London is expected to get the week off to a bright start, with traders predicting the FTSE 100 will open around 22 points higher, but early attention is likely to be dominated by board room turmoil in two second-liners. The long running soap opera revolving around the chairman role at TV broadcaste
Read moreYouGov falls into losses
12th Oct 2009 07:29
Market researcher and polling group YouGov fell into losses in the year to July 31, but said it was winning market share. While turnover was up by 10% from the previous year to £44.3m, the firm posted a pre-tax loss of £700,000 compared with £4m over the same period the previous year. Revenues wer
Read moreSmall cap round-up: YouGov, Lok'n'store, International Ferro...
3rd Aug 2009 11:26
Market researcher YouGov's trading has met expectations recently despite continuing difficult trading environment experienced by the entire marketing services sector. "The company has begun to see the benefits of the increased focus on its key growth areas of business as well as the cost reduction
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