LONDON (AFP) – Shares in London ended on a weak note Wednesday after both the Bank of England and the US Federal Reserve downgraded their economic outlooks, sparking deep concern over the...
Kazakhmys shares jump after profits climb 130%. Leading shares are rallying from their recent falls, with miners leading the way after decent results from Kazakhmys and Swiss commodities group Glencore, the major shareholder in Xstrata. Kazakhmys has climbed 37p to...
LONDON (AFP) – Leading London shares fell again on Wednesday after a slump in Tokyo and on Wall Street largely caused by a weak economic recovery which has offset strong earnings news, traders said. The benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 0.50 percent to 5,129.43...
LONDON (AFP) – Shares in London ended positively at the end of trade on Friday despite mounting fears over the global economic recovery. The benchmark FTSE 100 index added 0.18...
BATS EUROPE SURPASSES 3 BILLION EUROS DAILY TURNOVER FOR 1st TIME ON APRIL 28th, SETS AVERAGE DAILY TURNOVER RECORD FOR MONTH; BATS OPTIONS MATCHES RECORD 113,316 CONTRACTS ON APRIL 16th...
LONDON (AFP) – Shares in London were buoyant at the end of trade on Monday as investors bet that the US Federal Reserve could launch monetary policy action to stimulate the battered economy....
LONDON (AFP) – Leading shares in London closed lower on Friday after a much weaker-than-expected US jobs report added to growing concerns the US economic recovery is faltering. The benchmark FTSE 100 index lost 0.62 percent to close at 5,332.39 points. The US...
LONDON (AFP) – Leading shares in London closed lower on Thursday on signs that more Americans are starting to claim unemployment benefits, spelling bad news for the economic recovery. The benchmark FTSE 100 index ended down 0.38 percent at...
LONDON (AFP) – Leading shares in London closed down on Wednesday as but off early lows after better-than-expected US data eased some of the growing gloom over the recovery outlook. The benchmark FTSE 100 index ended down 0.19 percent at 5,386.16 points. Dealers...
Britain's blue chip shares shrugged off fresh fears of a double dip recession in the US to rise almost 3pc on the back of strong corporate numbers and rising oil prices. FTSE 100 The pound jumped 1.5pc against the dollar as Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve,...