Investors generally shrugged off a dip in technology stocks on Wall Street. KEEPING SCORE: France’s CAC 40 rose 0.1 percent to 5,369 points, while Germany’s DAX gained nearly 0.1 percent to 13,083. Britain’s FTSE 100 was up 0.2 percent at 7,607. U.S. shares were also set to climb slightly, with Dow …
MILAN, Dec 27 (Reuters) – The following FTSE 100 companies will go ex-dividend on Thursday, after which investors will no longer qualify for the latest dividend payout. According to Reuters calculations at current market prices, the effect of the resul…
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The FTSE 100 is heading into new territory as we see off 2017, with the push through 7600 on the 21st leading to a period of consolidation. The breakout from this consolidation is likely to be a bullish one, with an hourly close above 7616 providing a …
Britain’s FTSE 100 index gained 0.2 percent thanks to strong mining and oil stocks. Miners Glencore, Rio Tinto, Anglo American and BHP Billiton delivered the biggest boost to the blue-chip index, rising by 1.4 to 1.8 percent as metals prices hovered near the 3-1/2 year highs they hit on a strong Chinese …
FTSE 100 nudges higher as retailers rally after record Boxing Day. Share … The FTSE 100 could only muster a rise of 0.13%, or 10.1 points, early on Wednesday though to 7,602.8, with the likes of Sky PLC (LON:SKY) (down 1.5% to £10) and Rolls Royce Holdings PLC (LON:RR.) (down 1.4% to 847.4p) …
LONDON (Alliance News) – Barclays PLC said Wednesday it expects US tax reform to hurt profit in 2017 but “positively impact” its post-tax earnings in the country, although with caveats. The FTSE 100-listed bank was responding to the US tax reform measure signed last week, which reduced the …
The ratio of UK chief executives’ pay to the earnings of their employees outstrips the pay ratios of many of their continental European counterparts, according to a new study. Chief executives of FTSE 100 companies receive on average 94 times more than the average employee, Vlerick Business School …
The FTSE 100 has opened higher after the Christmas break, boosted by a jump in the price of copper on expectations of stronger demand from China next year. The index rose 10.5 points to 7,603.13 in early trading after closing lower at 7,592.66 points o…
Investors react to Hyundai Heavy Industries plans to raise about $1.2bn in a fresh rights issue.
U.K. traders returned from the Christmas holidays in an upbeat mood on Wednesday, sending the benchmark stock index higher and setting it on track for a record close. What is the market doing: The FTSE 100 index rose 0.3% to 7,611.40, rebounding from a…
What is the market doing: The FTSE 100 index rose 0.3% to 7,611.40, rebounding from a 0.2% loss on Friday, which was the last trading session before Christmas. If the London blue chip index holds it Wednesday gain, it’ll take out its previous all-time closing high reached on Thursday at 7,603.98.
U.K. traders returned from the Christmas holidays in an upbeat mood on Wednesday, sending the benchmark stock index higher and setting it on track for a record close. What is the market doing: The FTSE 100 index UKX, +0.14% rose 0.3% to 7,611.40, rebou…
Investor demand for Associated British Foods (LSE: ABF) has been pretty thin on the ground in recent weeks. Since hitting 18-month highs above £33.70p per share back in October, the Primark owner’s share price has been locked in a heavy downtrend and it has shed almost a fifth of its value since …
Serviced office provider IWG (IWG) has received an indicative takeover proposal from Brookfield Asset Management and Onex Corporation. The approach follows recent share price weakness caused by a profit warning in October which wiped a third off IWG’s market value. IWG’s shares jumped 25% to …
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Czech economic confidence strengthened in December to the strongest level in just over eight-and-a-half years, survey data from the Czech Statistical Office showed Wednesday.
The economic sentiment indicator climbed to 15.1 in December from 14.5 in N…
LONDON (Alliance News) – Oil majors in the FTSE 100 index were rising early Wednesday following news of a pipeline explosion in Libya, while in the FTSE 250 index of mid-caps IWG surged after confirming it has … The FTSE 100 index was up 0.2%, or 13….
The Stoxx Europe 600 index, the region’s broadest measure of share prices, was marked 0.15% higher in the opening minutes of trading, although benchmarks in Britain and Germany edged modestly higher thanks to rising energy and mining stocks on the FTSE 100 and stronger automakers on the …
At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was 0.3% higher at 7,611.46, while the pound was up 0.1% against the dollar at 1.3391 and flat versus the euro at 1.1275. Supermarket retailers and heavily-weighted miners were the standout gainers, with Sainsburys, Tesco, Fre…
The pound advanced against its major counterparts in early European deals on Wednesday.
The pound rose back to 0.8861 against the euro, heading to pierce its early 2-day high of 0.8859.
The pound climbed back to 151.59 against the yen, few pips shor…
Spain’s retail sales increased at a faster-than-expected pace in November, figures from the statistical office INE showed Wednesday.
Retail sales climbed a calendar-adjusted 2.0 percent year-over-year in November, faster than the 0.3 percent rise in …
[LONDON] Europe’s main stock markets pushed higher at the start of trading on Wednesday following an extended holiday break. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 0.1 per cent to 7,603.10 points after several moments of trading, about 11 points short of its all time high. In the eurozone …
Pound Advances To Near 2-week High Of 1.3263 Against Franc
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Dec 27 (Reuters) – Britain’s FTSE 100 index is seen opening up 9 points on Wednesday, according to financial bookmakers, with futures 0.1 percent higher ahead of the cash market open. * IWG: British serviced office provider IWG Plc said it has received a bid approach from Canadian private equity firm …
Pound Rises To 2-day High Of 1.3394 Against U.S. Dollar
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Spain Nov Retail Sales Up 1.3% On Month Vs. -0.8% In October
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Spain Nov Retail Sales Up 2.0% On Year, Consensus 0.7%
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Czech Dec Business Confidence 17.1 Vs. 16.2 In November
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Czech Dec Consumer Confidence Index 7.5 Vs. 7.8 In November
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