Recent Event Highlights: FTSE Eurofirst 300 breaks 1,000-point mark, European Stocks Fall for Second Week; Sanofi, Man Group Decline, FTSE cautious at open, FTSE seen opening slightly higher, Man Group jumps to top of FTSE 100 on talk it is a takeover target, FTSE 100 back below 4,500 mark, and 487 more...
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The FTSE Eurofirst 300 broke the 1,000 mark on Wednesday for the first time since October 2008.
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June 27 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks fell, the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index posting its first back-to-back weekly declines since the start of the rebound in March, on concern the global economic recovery will falter.
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LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 index is seen opening slightly higher on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers, having closed down 50.11 points, or 1.2 percent at 4,278.46 in the previous session.
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Man Group surged to the top of the leaderboard amid renewed talk that the hedge fund manager is a takeover target.
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May 25 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index slipped 30.24, or 0.1 percent, to 22,395.30 at 2:04 p.m. in Johannesburg. The measure rose 1.9 percent on May 22, bringing its gain last week to 3.3 percent.
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Equities have been booming since the beginning of March, with the FTSE 100 gaining nearly 25 per cent in just a few weeks.
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LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 is seen gaining as much as 1.8 percent by financial bookmakers on Tuesday, catching up with gains from its continental European peers the previous session when it was closed for a public holiday.
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...FTSE RAFI Financials Sector Portfolio (PRFF), PowerShares FTSE RAFI Health Care Sector Portfolio (PRFH), PowerShares FTSE RAFI Industrials Sector Portfolio (PRFN) PowerShares FTSE RAFI International Real Estate Portfolio (PRY), PowerShares FTSE RAFI Telecommunications...
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After a strong start, the FTSE 100 has slipped 1.69 per cent to close at 4,096.40, as the market struggled to price in the financial risk posed by a flu pandemic.
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...of 2009 has been in line with expectations. PETER GIBBS, a non-executive director at Evolution Group, has taken a stake in the FTSE 250-listed investment bank soon after it posted its 2008 results. He bought 100,000 shares at 102.7p each, his first Evolution...
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April 5 (Bloomberg) -- British companies made the most profit warnings since 2001 in the first quarter as the deepest recession in a generation intensified, Ernst & Young LLP said.
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Marks & Spencer was the stand out gainer on the FTSE 100 on Tuesday, as London’s equities market rebounded from the previous session’s sharp sell off.
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...Financial Services Authority has carried out a stress test on the FTSE 100 company and concluded it does not need to raise extra cash to survive. The green light comes at a vital time for Barclays as it considers whether to take part in a Government scheme...
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The FTSE 100 perked up after Wall Street shrugged off the latest reminders of a struggling economy to advance for a second day.
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The FTSE 100 climbed in early trading amid hopes for the global economy as cheerier economic news lifted US markets last night.
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The FTSE 100 down 17pc so far this year treaded water in early trading in London as declines among mining shares were offset by a better performance from property companies.
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...FTSE 100 index of leading shares hit its lowest level since March 2003 last week, prompting more pain for investors just as many were gearing up to invest this year’s Isa allowance. The Footsie closed the week at 3,531, down 39% on the year and just 244...
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...cent and below the 3,700 mark for the first time since April 2003, losing investors £47.7 billion. The sharp decline took the FTSE 100 below the lows experienced last October as UK banks teetered on the edge of collapse and were bailed out by the Government. It...
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Royal Bank of Scotland lifted the FTSE 100 as its shares jumped 21pc on reports that it will create a separate division into which toxic assets will be placed.
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Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks declined, driving the FTSE 100 Index below 4,000 for the first time in three months, as Anglo American Plc’s lower-than-estimated profit and suspension of its dividend sparked a sell-off in mining companies.
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Share prices on the London Stock Exchange were lower Wednesday afternoon. The FTSE-100 share index was down 18.09 points at 4,016.04.
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...supplying their subsidiaries in emerging Europe with funding could prompt an overall ratings review for the region's banks. The FTSE 100 closed down 100.62 points at 4,034.13, after losing 1.3 percent on Monday. The UK benchmark is down 9 percent so far this...
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Share prices on the London Stock Exchange were lower at midday Tuesday. At noon, the FTSE 100-share index was down 3.7 points at 4,074.08.
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Pension liabilities at 13 companies in the FTSE 100 index are now larger than their market capitalisations, according to new analysis from Pension Capital Strategies, a pensions consultancy, and Numis Securities.
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(AP:LONDON) Share prices on the London Stock Exchange closed lower Friday. The FTSE 100 share index closed down 40.47 points, or 1 percent, at 4,149.64.
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The FTSE 100 index slipped in early trading after last night's rally, weighed down by energy and mining stocks.
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...domestic UK economy, was 0.8 per cent weaker at 6,111.40, a loss of 56 points. Analysts at UBS cut their year-end target for the FTSE 100 to 4,900 from 5,800 saying the recent dramatic falls in the banks’ index, makes the original target “too onerous”. UBS...
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...the Exchequer Alistair Darling proposed insurance to underwrite mortgage-backed debt and toxic assets. The benchmark FTSE 100 Index advanced 1.7pc to 4,219.05 in early trading in London. The FTSE All-Share Index gained 2.3pc and Ireland’s ISEQ Index added less...
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Shares have taken a downward swing this morning, putting the FTSE 100 on course for its fourth successive day's decline. The blue-chip index is now down 34.83 points at 4413.71, reversing earlier gains. It has lost more than 200 points since a six-day new year rally peaked at 4638.92 on Tuesday. Mining companies are feeling the heat amid doubts about demand for resources. Eurasian ...
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The FTSE 100 Index has closed in the red for the fifth session in a row, down 27 points at 4399.2.
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LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 index is seen opening down about 0.3 percent on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers, breaking a six-session winning streak.
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...previous session. Home Retail Group, the owner of Argos and Homebase due to report next week, lost 0.9 per cent to 228p. J Sainsbury, which updates the market on Thursday, was 1.1 per cent higher at 328.8p and one of the best performers on the FTSE 100. ...
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London equities continued to rise on Monday, but as investors turned their back on the worst year in the FTSE 100’s history, they faced further uncertainty with immediate attention focused on the retail sector.
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LONDON (SHARECAST) - 0820: Miners have given Footsie another boost following on big gains on Friday. Vedanta and Xstrata are again setting the pace. Prudential and BAE are also in demand. Schroders, LSE and Friends Provident are the worst performers so far. FTSE 100 up 41 at 4,604.
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NEW YORK -- Global stocks skyrocketed on Friday in the first trading day of 2009 amid investor hopes for a brighter year ahead after a horrendous 2008 that hacked down stock markets around the world.
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LONDON - Share prices closed higher Friday on the London Stock Exchange. The FTSE 100-share index ended the day up 127.62 points, or 2.9 percent, at 4,561.79.
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Housebuilders left the FTSE 100 in one of a string of changes to the London market in 2008.
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In short 2008 was a bloodbath for investors. The last 12 months were the most turbulent times in the stock market for decades.
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Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks climbed for a third day, trimming the FTSE 100 Benchmark Index’s worst annual decline on record, as commodity producers rallied.
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A rise in oil prices saw the FTSE 100 index close up 102.76 points at 4319.35.
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Share prices on the London Stock Exchange were higher at midday Monday. At noon, the FTSE-100 share index was up 100.72 points at 4317.31.
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The euphoria over the Federal Reserve rate cut has faded somewhat, with Wall Street down around 100 points in the opening half hour of trading. News that Morgan Stanley had turned in a worse than expected quarterly loss reminded investors that the scars of the credit crunch are far from over. Traders were also awaiting details of any cut in oil production by Opec. The crude price has dipped ...
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Shares in Tokyo gained in value on Friday in spite of an 8.1 per cent decline in November’s industrial output. The FTSE Asia Pacific index was 0.7 per cent higher at 163.3 although volumes were low as some markets, such as Hong Kong and Australia, were closed for the Boxing Day holiday.
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The FTSE 100 fell 0.93 per cent on its last half-day before Christmas.
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...FTSEurofirst 300 index was down 0.5 per cent at 804.58 points in a truncated session ahead of the Christmas break. Britain's FTSE 100 closed 0.9 per cent lower and France's CAC dropped 0.4 per cent, while Germany's DAX was closed on Wednesday. European trade...
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The FTSE 100 lost most of today's gains in a drop in the final hour of trading.
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Share prices on the London Stock Exchange closed higher Tuesday. The FTSE-100 share index closed up 6.82 points at 4,255.98.
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LONDON - Share prices on the London Stock Exchange closed down Monday. The FTSE 100-share index closed down 37.77 points at 4,249.16. Comments are subject to the site's terms of use and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or approval of the Star Tribune.
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...at the start of a shortened week’s trade, with financial and resource stocks down as the Christmas break approached. The FTSE 100 fell 0.4 per cent to 4,266.98, a loss of 20 points. The mid-cap FTSE 250, without pressure from major banks and miners, was just...
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LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 index closed down 1 percent on Friday, led by energy stocks on weaker crude prices, miners on broker downgrades and banks on fears that 2009 will be a tough year.
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