London close: FTSE 100 hits new multiyear highs after US data
Fri 17 May 2013
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The FTSE 100 rallied in afternoon trade after some better-than-expected economic data from the States, pushing the index to new five-and-a-half-year highs.
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London close: FTSE 100 snaps winning streak after poor US data
Thu 16 May 2013
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The FTSE 100 has finally ended its long-running winning streak after poor economic data from the States dampened stocks by the close of trade on Thursday.
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London close: Stocks continue to edge higher
Wed 15 May 2013
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techMARK 2,521.91 +0.57%
FTSE 100 6,697.70 +0.17%
FTSE 250 14,471.40 +0.65%
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London close: Market resilient despite multiple concerns
Tue 14 May 2013
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techMARK 2,507.69 +0.61%
FTSE 100 6,686.06 +0.82%
FTSE 250 14,377.69 +0.54%
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London close: Markets extend winning streak despite Fed concerns
Mon 13 May 2013
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The FTSE 100 finished with slight gains on Monday, extending the recent winning streak into its eighth day, as markets shrugged off concerns over stimulus measures in the US and disappointing economic data in China.
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London close: Stocks end week on a high
Fri 10 May 2013
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London close: Stocks settle higher after mixed batch of data
Thu 09 May 2013
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London close: FTSE ends session higher after Chinese data provides lift
Wed 08 May 2013
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London close: Stocks end higher after Australian rate cut
Tue 07 May 2013
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London close: US jobs data sends FTSE 100 to seven-week high
Fri 03 May 2013
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The FTSE 100 jumped one per cent higher to a seven-week high on Friday afternoon with stock markets rejoicing as the US jobs report smashed forecasts in April and previous months’ data was revised higher.
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London close: Stocks gain after ECB rate cut, US data
Thu 02 May 2013
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After a subdued start, the FTSE 100 ended Thursday's session in a volatile fashion as traders digested an underwhelming interest-rate cut from the European Central Bank (ECB), comments from Mario Draghi and better-than-expected economic data from the States.
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London close: Stocks pare gains after US data
Wed 01 May 2013
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Disappointing economic from the States saw the FTSE 100 halve its earlier gains by the close on Wednesday as markets waited in anticipation of a policy decision from the Federal Reserve later this evening.
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London close: Stocks fall as markets await Fed, ECB
Tue 30 Apr 2013
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A disappointing reading of business activity in the States sparked a late sell-off on UK financial markets on Tuesday afternoon as traders turned nervous ahead some key risk events later this week.
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London close: Aberdeen leads markets to strong finish
Mon 29 Apr 2013
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A combination of political developments in the Eurozone, positive US data and optimism about central-bank stimulus lifted markets higher on Monday as stocks extended gains following a strong showing last week.
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London close: US data takes shine off of stocks
Fri 26 Apr 2013
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Stocks in the UK slipped on Friday as traders took profits after a three-day winning streak, with markets off after weaker than expected economic growth data from the United States this afternoon and lower than expected quarterly sales figures from some very well-known outfits the likes of Amazon.com and Starbucks.
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London close: Markets underwhelmed by strong growth figures
Thu 25 Apr 2013
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UK growth figures prompted a mixed reaction on stock markets on Thursday as stronger-than-expected activity in the first quarter quashed hopes that the Bank of England (BoE) would ramp up its quantitative easing programme in order to kick-start the economy.
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London close: Stocks higher on ECB rate cut hopes
Wed 24 Apr 2013
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Stocks managed to end to end the day slightly higher despite weak economic data from Germany, with traders guessing at whether the figures will prompt the European Central Bank (ECB) to cut interest rates. At least three large institutional players have come out in the last 24 hours with research calling for an ECB rate cut. These are UBS, RBS and Deutsche Bank.
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London close: FTSE 100 jumps two per cent on stimulus hopes
Tue 23 Apr 2013
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Markets on the whole shrugged off disappointing data from the Chinese manufacturing sector on Tuesday, as decent corporate earnings and stimulus hopes in Europe pushed the FTSE 100 two per cent higher.
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London close: Gains erased as US data disappoints
Mon 22 Apr 2013
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After a strong start, the FTSE 100 slumped into the red by the close on Monday afternoon as disappointing data and corporate earnings from the US dampened the positive mood.
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London close: ENRC and miners give markets a boost
Fri 19 Apr 2013
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London’s stock markets ended the week on a positive note, finishing with decent gains following a five-day losing streak, with mining stocks doing their best to recover after the recent sell-off.
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