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FTSE slumps below 5400 on Greek fears but Barclays bucks the trend
Bank lifted by recommendation by UBS, but investors still fearful of eurozone crisisAs leading shares slumped again on the growing prospect of Greece leaving the eurozone, the FTSE 100 fell below the...
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Miners benefit from China's rate cut
Shares in mining firms jump on hopes Chinese appetite for raw materials continuesVedanta, Antofagasta, Kazakhmys, Rio Tinto and Polymetal upWith China announcing its surprise rates cut at the same time...
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FTSE recovers despite Spain pain, while Shell rumoured to be interested in...
Oil giant said to be looking at Africa-focused Maurel & Prom, as markets continue to be unsettledAs uncertainty continued to dog the markets, that did not stop the odd takeover tale appearing.The...
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Eurozone fatigue sets in as markets open down
Prospects for cruch meeting this week fails to excite as FTSE opens downBiggest faller Shire suffers 12% fall after rival generic drug gains approvalA new week, a new eurozone summit. Signs of deja-vu...
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Lloyds Banking Group slips as analysts say it could face £1.5bn libor bill
Bank shares fall back as market treads water ahead of Fed minutes on Wednesday and Chinese GDP data on FridayLloyds Banking Group has escaped relatively lightly in recent days, as the libor scandal...
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FTSE finishes flat week on a high note as Chinese growth figures lift mining...
China's GDP news gives support to mining shares, while ENRC stake sale swirls around Kazakhmys againMining shares led the market higher, as the latest data from China showed the country's economy was...
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FTSE jumps 2% after ECB bond buying plan, while Whitbread benefits from...
Mario Draghi sends market soaring as ECB unveils long awaited proposals to save the euroIt was a good day for a company to release good news, with the markets in euphoric mood after European Central...
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Scuba divers find Polymetal's gold ore
Precious metals group is top FTSE 100 riser on back of broker upgrade and rising gold priceThe top riser in the FTSE 100 at the moment is Polymetal International, the precious metals group that is...
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Russian ship carrying 700 tonnes of Polymetal gold ore spotted on seabed
Polymetal shares rally as scuba divers discover gold-laden freighter two weeks after it disappeared in Okhotsk seaPolymetal has tended to attract more publicity as one of a number of natural resources...
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FTSE 100 moves higher on US Federal Reserve hopes but Tullow Oil continues to...
Investors optimistic ahead of Fed meeting and update on Greek financingLeading shares are moving higher on optimism about Greece's finances and hopes for further quantitative easing from the US Federal...
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888 jumps after unveiling Facebook deal, as market moves higher on eurozone...
Online gaming company to provide cash games to social networking site, including bingo and casinosFacebook users can already play games supplied by 888 for fun, but now the online company has signed a...
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FTSE 100 shakes off poor UK GDP figures but mining shares fall back
Coal companies slip as Australian exports hit by flooding, but Polymetal shares shineLeading shares have shaken off poor UK GDP figures, following Europe higher after better than expected German...
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EasyJet heads closer to FTSE 100 after positive update, as leading index...
FTSE 100 ends week on a positive note and consolidates at highest level for nearly five yearsFrom a new row with its major shareholder to a share surge which puts it on course for a place in the FTSE...
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FTSE 100 edges higher in uncertain trading but Capita hit by broker downgrade
Markets unsure of direction but outsourcing group could lose out on government contracts, says CanaccordAfter an early dip, leading shares are edging higher again, but Capita has been hit by a broker...
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FTSE 100 falters following five days of gains, after poor US GDP data and...
Companies from Antofagasta to Imperial Tobacco disappoint investors with trading newsLeading shares fell back after five days of rises, following poor US economic news and a number of disappointing...
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FTSE falls as China slowdown hits mining shares, but United Utilities lifted...
Leading shares undermining by disappointing Chinese GDP, with metal prices and mining groups under pressureA smattering of bid talk was not enough to prevent markets moving lower, with mining shares...
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FTSE slumps as gold plunges but airlines, water companies and GlaxoSmithKline...
Disappointing Chinese data and worries about eurozone gold sales hit mining sector and push leading shares lowerAs gold continued to plummet and disappointing Chinese data added to mining sector woes,...
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Burberry jumps 5% after calming nerves on Chinese growth
Luxury goods groups reports better than expected results, but FTSE 100 falls as miners under pressure againBurberry came under pressure earlier this week after results from luxury goods peer LVMH...
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Lloyds gets mixed response after City briefing as FTSE falls again on growth...
Banking group gives presentation to analysts while investors sell off stock markets as economic concerns continueAs leading shares fell for the fourth day running, a presentation by Lloyds Banking...
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EasyJet soars on reduced losses as Britons flee cold weather, but FTSE fades...
Airline says it will decide soon on new aircraft orders and remains upbeat on remainder of yearEasyJet has soared to the top of a fading FTSE 100 after better than expected first half figures.The...
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