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Tue, 03rd Nov 2015 07:53
London market slipped back into the red on Friday trading, with miners and food retailers bearing the brunt of the selloff. The FTSE 100 came in at 6984.43 down 0.80% or 56.49 points, as traders indulged in an end of the week profit taking spree as Thursday's gainers in the shape of bankable tobacco
Read moreUK stocks closed higher on Wednesday, rebounding from heavy losses in the previous session, buoyed by strength in the construction, electricity and tobacco sectors. The FTSE 100 experienced few surprises and gained steadily throughout the day, closing 1.24% higher at 7,034.9. The index had plunged 1
Read moreConstruction, insurance, and tobacco shares led the London market back in to the green on Wednesday, despite the overhang of Greece's debt crisis lurking in the background. The FTSE 100 closed up 1.24% higher at 7,034.9 recouping losses from the previous session where it shed 1.2%. The Queen's speec
Read moreUK stocks rebounded from the previous session's sell-off as gains made by tobacco, construction, electronics and utilities stocks outweighed weakness in mining and industrial metals. As of 13:45, the FTSE 100 was trading points 47.1 points higher at 6,996. Shares in building materials group CRH sur
Read moreInvestors managed to take advantage of a quiet morning to push UK stocks higher on Wednesday following a sell-off the previous day. The FTSE 100 was up 0.57% at 6,988.37 by midday, with blue chips Imperial Tobacco and CRH leading the rise, along with a host of other construction and building materia
Read moreUK stocks rebounded slightly on Wednesday morning after a sharp sell-off the previous session, with investors awaiting the Queen's Speech on a quiet day in terms of economic and corporate news. The FTSE 100 was up 0.32% at 6,971.03 early on after dropping 1.18% on Tuesday to 6,948.99. Consumer conf
Read moreA longtime weight was lifted from the shoulders of Imperial Tobacco after the merger of US tobacco giants Lorillard and Reynolds American was given the green light by US anti-trust regulators after months of uncertainty, allowing the London-listed group to go ahead with its $7bn asset purchase from
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