Thursday, March 22, 2018

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Daily update March 22, 2018
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The top-shares index was down 22 at 7,039, with B&Q owner Kingfisher PLC (LON:KGF) leading the retreat after disappointing full-year results. "After the struggles of DFS and Carpetright, these results are further evidence that Brits are cutting back on big-ticket domestic items," said George Salmon at ...
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U.K. stocks dropped Wednesday, with investors seen as wary of taking on risky bets before they find out whether the Fed is ushering in another interest-rate hike. Later, a report on the U.K. labor market will be watched for signs of wage growth, after a disappointing inflation reading hurt prospects for a ...
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LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE index was Europe's best performer on Tuesday, with banks leading the gains after data showed a small slowdown in inflation that was unlikely to deter the Bank of England from raising rates this year. House builders rose after Bellway said a strong order ...
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The FTSE 100 could best be described as rudderless on minimal early traded volume as the market digested the flagged US interest rate hike and assessed the comments of new Fed chair Jerome Powell for significance. Lee Wild, equity strategy guru at Interactive Investor, said the tone was more ...
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London's FTSE 100 is expected to start Thursday on the back foot after US interest rates were raised by the Federal Reserve. The Fed's fourth rate rise in a year was widely anticipated by the market, few will have been surprised by the move, whereas many more eyeballs were on the outlook for any ...
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The rebound yesterday has not lasted long, and has not recovered much lost ground for the FTSE 100. A turn lower back below 7061 now suggests that 7025 will be tested. Below this, 6978 and then 6919 come into view as possible support. A move back above 7150 is needed to restore a semblance of ...
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The FTSE 100 was down 39 at 7,022 with fallers outnumbering risers by around five-to-one. The release of earnings data has had the pundits trying to predict what this means for the Bank of England's interest rate policy; the bank's Monetary Policy Committee is meeting tomorrow but is not expected to ...
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The FTSE 100 was in a holding pattern ahead of the US central bank's interest rate decision later today. Depending on who you read, a rate rise is either "a done deal" or "roughly 90%" certain. "Markets are pricing in a roughly 90% chance of a hike this week, the first of three or four anticipated this year, ...
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Adding to the welter of economic data to plough through today was the CBI Industrial Trends survey for March. The survey showed further signs of a slow-down, according to Pantheon Macro, which was not what the market bulls wanted to hear. The FTSE 100 remained firmly in the red, down 28 at 7,033.
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The FTSE 100 went sideways at the open on Wednesday, but then broke down significantly. The 7020-level offered support, and I think that the 7000-level underneath is even more supportive. I think that there is plenty of buying opportunities near the 7000 handle, if we can retain that level. If we were to ...
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Shares in B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher (LSE: KGF) fell by 8% when markets opened this morning after the group said adjusted pre-tax profit fell by 8.1% to £683m. In fairness, the FTSE 100 group's profits were expected to fall this year. Indeed, on the face of it the results were slightly ahead of ...
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The UK benchmark index has fallen into the red in today's session, with investors staying on the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve's rate decision later today. In individual movers, Kingfisher (LON:KGF) has tumbled to the bottom of the FTSE 100 leaderboard after the company posted a fall in ...
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Demand for the fuel that powered the Industrial Revolution flat-lined last year, in contrast with demand for oil, gas and renewables. Western nations are anxious about the fuel's role in causing pollution and climate change. In France, President Macron has promised to close all coal-fired power plants by ...
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IG's opening calls suggest that the FTSE 100 will open 0.27 percent lower at 7,020 points. The index is likely to take cues from the US, where shares closed lower after the Fed hiked rates and also increased its rate-hike forecast for next year. "The initial reaction in stock was because the median dot plot ...
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The FTSE 100 has fallen as fears over a global trade war resurfaced with reports China was preparing to retaliate against US president Donald Trump's to impose tariffs on aluminium and steel imports. The UK blue-chip index fell 35 points, or 0.5%, to 7,026, with other European markets were also down.
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A stronger pound can hurt stocks on the FTSE 100, as about 75% of revenue for its multinational components is made overseas. What strategists are saying "While not currently in the Fed's guidance, just four votes are required for the FOMC to take a more hawkish stance," said Mike van Dulken, head of ...
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Home improvement chainKingfisher also reported a recent deterioration in trading. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1R32QJurn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1R3173. The FTSE 100 index .FTSE was down 0.53 percent at 1028GMT, with Kingfisher falling 8 percent to its lowest level sinceNovember. Among ...
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The FTSE 100 index ended the day down 0.3 percent, with Kingfisher falling 10.7 percent to its lowest level since November. Among other retailers, clothing chain Next was down 1.2 percent and Primark owner ABF fell 1.1 percent. After holding steady in January and February, UK retailer shares have ...
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THE FTSE 100 dipped into the red yesterday, as a stronger pound compounded pain from a drop in retail stocks following a string of store closures and profit warnings at some of the UK's biggest chains. London's blue chip index ended the day down 0.3 per cent or 22.3 points at 7,038.97 points, with ...
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The CAC 40 in France declined 0.2 percent and Britain's FTSE 100 fell 0.3 percent. Germany's DAX finished with a small gain. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index erased earlier gains to fall 0.4 percent and South Korea's Kospi finished little changed. Markets in Japan were closed for a holiday. ____.
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​The UK's regulatory and listing authorities can make it clear that any dual-listed companies looking to reform their corporate structure can keep their FTSE 100 listing. The current rules allow flexibility and access to capital, which is precisely what must be maintained and is needed to ensure UK markets ...
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(ShareCast News) - London's FTSE 100 was down 0.5% to 7,025.71 in afternoon trade on Wednesday as investors digested the latest UK jobs data and eyed the Fed's rate announcement after the close. LSE was the standout gainer as Barclays upped its price target on the overweight-rated stock by 6% ...
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'The FTSE 100 index was down 0.53pc at 1028 GMT, with Kingfisher falling 1 'The FTSE 100 index was down 0.53pc at 1028 GMT, with Kingfisher falling 8pc to its lowest level since November. Among other retailers, clothing chain Next was down 1.2pc and Primark owner ABF fell 1.1pc' Stock photo: ...
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In the past week HSBC, the biggest company in the FTSE 100, revealed the largest gender gap in the banking sector. Women were paid 29% less than their male colleagues at the bank in 2017. When considering the mean figures, men were paid more than twice as much as women with a gender pay ...
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Kingfisher was the FTSE 100's sharpest faller after full-year results showed weaker than expected UK sales at both its B&Q and Screwfix chains. Disappointing demand for big-ticket items in the fourth quarter meant B&Q's like-for-like sales dropped 5.1 per cent, compared with the 0.5 per cent fall ...
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"The market is almost fully priced for a US rate hike and we expect it to be delivered," says Karen Ward, chief market strategist for the UK and Europe at JPMorgan Asset Management. "The focus will be on how, or if, the Federal Reserve has altered its projections for the path of interest rates in the coming ...
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Aware of the need to lower its carbon footprint, in line with its stated corporate ambition of a 25% CO2-emissions cut target by 2020, the FTSE 100 company is turning to bio fuels and hybrid solutions for its fleet, with the logistics divisions of its plants in Scandinavia leading the way, according to Saverio ...
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The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index UKX, -0.35% shed 0.3% at 7,040.83. The euro EURUSD, +0.3595% bought $1.2277, up from $1.2241 late Wednesday in New York. The pound GBPUSD, +0.4572% traded at $1.4024, more than $1.3999. Read: Germany's DAX forms 'death cross' chart pattern. Check out: ...
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Analysts said the tie-up would allay concerns over the company's pipeline, with the biotech minnow receiving a $100m (£71m) upfront payment. ... Elsewhere, engineering giant GKN gained 4.2p to 429p as City analysts at Numis weighed in on the £8.1bn bid battle, upgrading the FTSE 100 company to ...
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Stocks. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was little changed as of 8:11 a.m. London time. The MSCI All-Country World Index advanced less than 0.05 percent. Futures on the S&P 500 Index gained less than 0.05 percent. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 Index decreased less than 0.05 percent.
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A currency trader stretches while working at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 21, 2018. Asian stock markets were slightly higher ahead of the Federal Reserve's first meeting since the appointment of the new chair.
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Its share price hasn't done anywhere near as well recently, barely beating the FTSE 100 over five years with a 14% gain. But it's been paying a significantly higher dividend, with yields breaking 6%. The firm provides employee benefits, including short-term accident and health insurance, and counts ...
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UK competition watchdogs have waved through the planned merger between GVC and Ladbrokes, paving the way for the creation of a FTSE 100 gambling giant. The Competition and Markets Authority decided that because GVC's business was entirely online there were no fears about a reduction in ...
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The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index UKX, -0.57% shed 0.3% at 7,040.83. The euro EURUSD, +0.2941% bought $1.2277, up from $1.2241 late Wednesday in New York. The pound GBPUSD, +0.4500% traded at $1.4024, more than $1.3999. Check out: Pound could surge in 'frenetic' week of Brexit and BOE ...
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Britain's FTSE 100 fell 0.3 percent to 7,043.60. Futures for the S&P 500 lost 0.2 percent to 2,719.00. Dow futures lost 0.2 percent to 24,713.00, pointing to early losses on Wall Street. FED WATCH: Federal Reserve policymakers have begun a two-day policy meeting that is expected to result in the first of ...
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Halma PLC (HLMA.LN) said Thursday that it expects adjusted pretax profit for fiscal 2018 to be in line with market expectations, but added that its first-half foreign-exchange benefits reversed in the second half. The FTSE 100-listed safety, health and environmental technology group said adjusted pretax ...
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B&Q owner Kingfisher weighed on the FTSE 100, falling by 7% after reporting a disappointing set of earnings. The Fed is widely expected to raise interest rates later today but key in the releases will be the number of interest-rate increases policy makers predict for 2018. In December, expectations were ...
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Britain's blue chip FTSE 100 index extended losses very slightly, last down 0.4 percent. British government bond futures fell more than 30 ticks after the data, pushing two-year government bond yields 5 basis points higher on the day to 0.936 percent, their highest since May 2011, according to Tradeweb ...
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Melrose Industries has reached an agreement with pension fund trustees to put up to £1 billion in cash into GKN's retirement schemes in a move to overcome objections to its £8 billion hostile bid for the FTSE 100 engineer. Melrose, a £4.4 billion London-listed conglomerate that specialises in buying, ...
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FTSE 100 tech giant Micro Focus International (LSE: MCRO) stunned the market on Monday with a profit warning that saw its shares plunge dramatically from around 1,900p to 1,000p, a decline of nearly 50%. What went wrong and is now the time to buy the stock?
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GKN and its hostile bidder Melrose have continued to slug it out over each other's intentions toward GKN's pension scheme members with both sides accusing the other of low blows. The £1.1 billion in-deficit pension schemes of the FTSE 100 automotive and aerospace engineer have proved to be a ...
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European equity benchmarks were trading in negative territory on Wednesday as mixed earnings results hit trading sentiment and investors eyed the conclusion of the Federal Reserve's two-day monetary policy meeting. In equities, Kingfisher (KGF.L) was down by 7.8% on London's FTSE 100 Index ...
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The DAX of Germany climbed 0.74 percent, the CAC 40 of France rose 0.57 percent and the FTSE 100 of the U.K. gained 0.26 percent. Crude oil futures rose sharply Tuesday as tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia threatened supplies from the region. May WTI crude, the new front-month contract, ...
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Britain's FTSE 100 closed 0.3 percent higher. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.5 percent while South Korea's Kospi edged up 0.4 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng inched up 0.1 percent. ____. AP Markets Writer Marley Jay can be reached at https://twitter.com/MarleyJayAP . His work can be found ...
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(RTTNews.com) - Indian shares may open a tad higher on Wednesday, tracking firm global markets as investors look ahead to interest-rate announcements from the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England. That said, oil prices are heading north once again, a development that may affect India's ...
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The FTSE 100 was up 0.3 per cent at the close, with house builders Taylor Wimpey, Berkeley Group and Persimmon among the biggest gainers. Bellway jumped 3.5 per cent. On the mainland, Germany's DAX 30 index was up 0.74 per cent, and the French stockmarket was up 0.57 per cent. TOKYO: ...
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FTSE 100 dragged lower by the likes of BATS/DGE/IMB/ULVR (stronger GBP, bond proxy sell-off), HSBC (stronger GBP devalues USD dividends), Miners (lower metals prices), KGF (disappointing outlook) and MCRO (sell-off resumed), depriving the index of a total 16pts. Insufficient buoyancy from LSE ...
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StockMarketWire.com - Sterling continued to dominate the dollar and placed pressure on the FTSE 100, which remained in the red. A rising pound is bad news for most companies in the FTSE 100, with approximately 70% of the earnings from constituents of the index generated overseas. Noticeable ...
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I believe it's time for investors to get choosy about dividend stocks. With the FTSE 100 trading at the lowest levels since December 2016, there's plenty of choice for income hunters. A quick review of the big-cap index shows around 40 stocks with a forecast yield of at least 4%. If you expand your search ...
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LONDON MARKETS : FTSE 100 Finishes In The Red As Retailers Drop, With Fed, BOE Decisions ...
By Carla Mozee, MarketWatch. Kingfisher shares slide; U.K. wages data lift hopes for BOE rate rise. U.K. stocks finished lower Wednesday, with investors seen as wary of taking on risky bets before they find out whether the Fed is ushering in another interest-rate hike. A stronger pound also weighed on ...
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20 March FTSE 100 Technical Outlook
The FTSE 100 is trading at levels not seen since December 2016 after a rally in the pound's value. What added to a tough day for shares worldwide? Get insight on these from the 20 March FTSE 100 Technical Outlook.
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UK Chart FTSE 100 Update: Slipping away
Asterisk denotes strength of level. 16:30 GMT - Although this morning's break didn't extend at speed, failure to make any impression on the top/ excess range above 7045 over the whole session means FTSE is now struggling below the Feb. low (weak positioning.) ,. An early Thurs. push at 7075-90~ ...
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FTSE 100 movers: Barclays gives LSE a boost; Kingfisher drops on results
London's FTSE 100 was down 0.5% to 7025.71 in afternoon trade on Wednesday as investors digested the latest UK jobs data and eyed the Fed's rate announcement after the close.
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LONDON MARKETS: FTSE 100 Holds Gains Above 15-month Low..
By Carla Mozee, MarketWatch. Fenner jumps on Michelin buyout; home builders up after Bellway's update. U.K. blue-chip stocks rose Tuesday, slightly recovering from lows not seen in more than a year and holding gains after data showed there's been a slowdown in British inflation. The inflation figures ...
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LONDON MARKETS: FTSE 100 Loses Ground As Retailers Drop, With Fed Decision In Focus
By Carla Mozee, MarketWatch. U.K. wages data beats or meets, lifting hopes for BOE rate rise. U.K. stocks dropped Wednesday, with investors seen as wary of taking on risky bets before they find out whether the Fed is ushering in another interest-rate hike. Later, a report on the U.K. labor market will be ...
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FTSE 100 Slides Ahead Of Fed Decision
FTSE 100 Slides Ahead Of Fed Decision. 3/21/2018 6:00 AM ET. U.K. shares fell on Wednesday as investors braced for a 25 bps Fed rate hike under new Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and the latest data showed earnings growth is still failing to outpace inflation. The benchmark FTSE 100 ...
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Comprehensive and timely details of regulatory and non regulatory announcements from companies in the FTSE 100 shares index.
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FTSE 100. Daily Record - 2018-03-21 - CITY DESK -. Anglo American AB Foods Admiral Group AstraZeneca Aviva PLC BAE Systems BAT Barclays BHP Billiton BR Land Co BP BT Capita Group Carnival Centrica Compass Diageo Direct Line Dixons Carphone Easyjet Ei Group Ferguson 1705.6 ...
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FTSE 100 Index
Overview. FTSE finished Wednesday at 7038.97 losing £22.33 (-0.32%) following today's FOMC announcement. Today's closing price of 7038.97 marks the lowest close since December 19, 2016. Closing below Tuesday's low at 7042.60, the stock index confirms its breakout through the previous ...
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Michelin on Track for FTSE 250 Fenner Takeover
Tuesday, March 20: UK indices marched higher with the FTSE 100 lifted by finance companies and a rebound in commodity stocks following yesterday's slump. The FTSE 250 was lifted by yet another takeover offer as tyre manufacturer Michelin seeks to branch out into servicing the mining industry.
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Ftse 100 chart 10 years
This chart, The FTSE 100 closing the year at all-time high. Currency in GBP. Posted on October 6, easy-to-use FTSE 100 stock market chart. Historical data is inflation Lookup the fund or stock ticker symbol for any company on any exchange in any country at Marketwatch. What is the CAPE for the FTSE ...
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London Markets: FTSE 100 loses ground as retailers drop, with Fed decision in focus
U.K. stocks drop Wednesday, with investors wary of taking on risky bets before they find out whether the Fed is ushering in another interest-rate hike, and.
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Alliance News Detail
LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks End Higher As Focus Turns To Fed Meeting. [ 20 Mar 2018 17:09 ]. LONDON (Alliance News) - Rebounding from Monday's lows and helped by a weaker pound, the FTSE 100 on Tuesday managed to post some gains. The dollar-earner heavy index was helped as the ...
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Net Asset Value(s)
FUND: Source FTSE 100 UCITS ETF. DEALING DATE: 20-Mar-18. NAV PER SHARE: GBP:58.3158. NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE: 184,908.00. CODE: S100 ...
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React Redux Developer : ES6, Git : Start-up Digital Venture backed by FTSE 100 Co.
React Redux Developer : ES6, Git : Start-up Digital Venture backed by FTSE 100 Co. A Start-up Digital Venture backed by a FTSE 100 Company has an exciting opportunity for a Front End Engineer (React, Redux, ES6, Git) to join their dynamic and innovative team. Forget the image of traditional, ...
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Stronger pound keeps FTSE in the red
Sterling continued to dominate the dollar and placed pressure on the FTSE 100, which remained in the red. A rising pound is bad news for most companies in the FTSE 100, with approximately 70% of the earnings from constituents of the index generated overseas. Noticeable fallers included cigarette ...
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Britain's FTSE 100 index gained on Tuesday
4 घंटे ·. Britain's FTSE 100 index gained on Tuesday, with banks leading the way after data showed a small slowdown in inflation, while Fenner shares surged after a takeover offer from tyre maker Michelin. Inflation relief helps boost FTSE 100, Fenner surges on Michelin takeover. uk.reuters.com.
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FTSE100 Futures indicating an open below 7000...
....for the first time since Dec 2016. That would make a near 10% fall since the January high so, whilst it's nothing to get too giddy about, there does seem to be something of a sustained downward trend. I find myself half willing a good hard and fast bear market so my entry points will get triggered and I ...
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