Thursday 24 Mar 2011
Cable & Wireless Worldwide is leading the fallers after downgrading expectations for next year. Read More
Thursday 24 Mar 2011
C&W Worldwide is doing its best the pull the index lower, falling over 15% after it issued its second profit warning within a year. The telecoms titan now expects flat earnings next year compared with... Read More
Thursday 24 Mar 2011
Footsie has maintained most of its gains from the morning but there are signs that it is running out of steam even though Wall Street opened in positive territory. Read More
Thursday 24 Mar 2011
Footsie burst through the 5800 barrier this morning and continued heading higher, helped by some strong updates from retailers Next and Kingfisher. Read More
Thursday 24 Mar 2011
Despite a political crisis in Portugal, European markets are in good heart today. Read More
Thursday 24 Mar 2011
Europe’s leading bourses are mixed, with Portugal one of those on the rise following the resignation of the country’s Prime Minister, Jose Socrates, after his austerity budget was rejected by the Port... Read More
Thursday 24 Mar 2011
Retailers are in focus in London, providing some badly needed interest in a market that has been sleep-walking since the Chancellor of the Exchequer stood up to give his speech yesterday. Read More
Thursday 24 Mar 2011
London is expected to open little changed despite a strong finish on Wall Street yesterday. Read More
Wednesday 23 Mar 2011
Footsie ended the day close to its high point though that was largely due to the strength of mining stocks rather than a rapturous reception to the UK Budget. Read More
Wednesday 23 Mar 2011
Ukrainian iron ore pellet producer Ferrexpo was the best performed after it doubled revenue in 2010 as production hit a record, taking full advantage of strong demand and high prices. Read More
Wednesday 23 Mar 2011
It was a mixed day for European markets as Portugal moved closer towards an EU bail-out, with the banking sector providing a drag. Meanwhile, gains from the world’s largest retailer boosted sentiment ... Read More
Wednesday 23 Mar 2011
Miners are on the rise and they have pushed the index higher. Read More
Wednesday 23 Mar 2011
Shares in Skyepharma jumped today after the drug delivery company reported better than expected figures. Read More
Wednesday 23 Mar 2011
It would appear that the UK Budget was far from a blockbuster as the market has reacted phlegmatically to the Chancellor’s big day. Read More
Wednesday 23 Mar 2011
Footsie ended the morning more or less where it started it, as investors sit tight ahead of the Budget speech at 12:30pm. Read More
Wednesday 23 Mar 2011
European markets lack direction, with investors sitting on their hands ahead of the parliamentary vote at 3pm this afternoon on Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates’s deficit cutting proposals. Read More
Wednesday 23 Mar 2011
European stocks have opened higher ahead of today’s vote on Portugal’s plan to cut its budget deficit. Read More
Wednesday 23 Mar 2011
Budget days are normally quiet, but supermarket giant J Sainsbury's slightly disappointing trading update has unsettled the mood. Caution ahead of today's speech by the Chancellor will also be keeping... Read More
Wednesday 23 Mar 2011
Selling on Wall Street last night and in Asia this morning look like knocking London back for a second day. Read More
Tuesday 22 Mar 2011
A confident start was derailed by worse than expected inflation figures and a rally in the final hour of trading only brought out profit takers right at the death, leaving Footsie in the red. Read More
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