FTSE 100 preview: Index looking up ahead of US jobs data
The FTSE 100 looks set to start the last trading day ahead of a long weekend higher, with investors awaiting the US jobs data later in the day.
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Small Cap Value Report (Fri 3 May 2019) – DPP, MYSL
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Apologies again that this week’s reports have been so useless. I’ve had the worst flu for about 20 years, and it still hasn’t properly cleared up. Obviously if I’d known it was going to be this bad, then I’d have made alte…
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Top 10 Highest selling Investment Trusts of 2012
TOP 10 OF 2012
1
Alliance Trust (LON:ATST)
2
Murray International Trust (LON:MYI)
3
Personal Assets Trust (LON:PNL)
4
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (LON:SMT)
5
Edinburgh Investment Trust (LON:EDIN)
6
RIT Capital Partners (LON:RCP)
7
Merchant…
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UPDATE 2-FTSE 100 flounders as miners, exporters drag; Metro Bank plummets
May 2 (Reuters) – The FTSE 100 ended lower for the third straight session as copper miners fell and exporter stocks struggled despite weakness in …
FTSE 100 closes in the red after BoE keeps interest rates on hold
David Madden, market analyst at CMC Markets, said: "In London, the FTSE 100 is being weighed down by consumer and mining stocks. It has been a …
FTSE flounders as miners, exporters drag
The FTSE 100 ended lower for the third straight session as copper miners fell and exporter stocks struggled despite weakness in sterling, while Metro …
FTSE 100 ends in red on busy day of reporting
The FTSE 100 ended in the red on Thursday following a busy day of corporate reporting that saw big hitters Lloyds and Royal Dutch Shell end at …
FTSE 100 falls as resource stocks struggle
StockMarketWire.com – By the close the FTSE 100 was 0.5% lower at 7,348.93 after the Bank of England kept rates on hold and amid weakness in the …
FTSE 100 falls as resource stocks struggle
By the close the FTSE 100 was 0.5% lower at 7,348.93 after the Bank of England kept rates on hold and amid weakness in the resources sector driven …
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