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Thomson ReutersFebruary 20, 2013 05:30

* FTSE 100 index falls 0.1 percent * Ex-divs weigh while RSA tumbles after slashing dividend * BHP Billiton struggles but Rexam gains on profits By Alistair Smout LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Britain's leading blue-chip index dipped in early trade on Wednesday as a number of heavyweight firms traded ex-dividend, leaving the FTSE tucked just below 5-year highs hit in the previous session.

Britain's FTSE dips in early deals as ex-divs weigh

Thomson ReutersFebruary 20, 2013 04:30

LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Britain's leading blue-chip index fell in early trade on Wednesday, as a number of heavyweight firms traded ex-dividend, taking the FTSE back from the 5-year highs hit in the previous session. Ex-dividend factors took around 8 points off the index, enough to take it into negative territory, as Barclays, Carnival, GlaxoSmithKline and Reckitt Benckiser all traded without entitlement to their latest payout. Barclays, GSK and Reckitt were three of the top four fallers on the index in early trade.

RPT-German data helps Britain's FTSE to close at a five-year high

Thomson ReutersFebruary 19, 2013 13:30

(Repeats to remove extraneous characters from headline) * FTSE 100 index closes up 1 percent * Index extends gains but lags EU peers after German ZEW * Rolls Royce and StanChart among top risers on upgrades * FTSE still on rising path from last Nov. - technicals By Alistair Smout

RPT-German data helps Britain's FTSE to close at a five-year high

Thomson ReutersFebruary 19, 2013 13:30

(Repeats to remove extraneous character from headline) * FTSE 100 index closes up 1 percent * Index extends gains but lags EU peers after German ZEW * Rolls Royce and StanChart among top risers on upgrades * FTSE still on rising path from last Nov. - technicals By Alistair Smout

Britain's FTSE 100 slips, struggles after recent 5-year highs

Thomson ReutersFebruary 18, 2013 06:00

* FTSE 100 down 0.2 points * U.S. equity market closed for holidays * Anglo American dips as banks revise down estimates * Recent M&A pickup helps support some stocks By David Brett LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Britain's top shares edged lower on Monday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 index struggling to break through fresh five-year highs as investors temper their long-term bullishness with some short-term caution.

Miners top movers as Britain's FTSE stalls

Thomson ReutersFebruary 15, 2013 08:15

* FTSE 100 flat * Randgold and Fresnillo lead fallers after Citi downgrade * Anglo a top riser as it draws line under troubled year * Index struggling to push through 5 year highs By Alistair Smout LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The mining sector provided some of the best and worst performers on a mixed day for UK shares on Friday, as Britain's top index struggled to make headway around five-year highs.

Britain's FTSE bobs around five-year highs

Thomson ReutersFebruary 15, 2013 05:47

* FTSE down 5.84 points * Holding near 5-year highs, support at 6,175 * Miners mixed after Anglo, JMAT updates * Fresnillo, Randgold fall on Citi comment By David Brett LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Britain's top shares were flat early on Friday as investors digested mixed results among the miners and the index struggled to make headway around five-year highs.

Ex-div stocks drag Britain's FTSE 100 closer to 6,300

Thomson ReutersFebruary 13, 2013 11:52

* FTSE down 0.1 pct * Ex-divs take 17.4 points off the index * Vodafone on Kabel Deutschland purchase report * Tullow Oil rallies after results, Kenya update By David Brett LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Heavyweight stocks trading ex-dividend dragged on the FTSE 100 on Wednesday, outweighing gains in miners, as Britain's blue chip index continued to struggle to convincingly clear the 6,300 points hurdle. Falls in AstraZeneca, BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Sage Group had together knocked a hefty 17.41 points off the index by 1152 GMT.

FTSE edges lower, weighed by energy sector weakness

Thomson ReutersFebruary 11, 2013 05:00

LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - British blue-chip shares edged lower on Monday, extending last week's loss - the first of the year - led by weakness in energy shares. By 0815, the FTSE 100 was down 6.06 points, or 0.1 percent, at 6,257.87. The heavyweight energy sector was weighed by a dip in the oil price, with benchmark Brent crude down 0.3 percent, while BG Group, down 0.2 percent, was also hit by a target price cut from Bernstein. (Reporting by Alistair Smout; editing by Simon Jessop)

China data lifts UK shares but FTSE logs first weekly loss of 2013

Thomson ReutersFebruary 8, 2013 13:15

* FTSE 100 rises 0.6 percent * Banks and miners gain following China trade data * 6,300 seen as a key resistance level * FTSE set to gain following consolidation By Alistair Smout LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 rebounded on Friday, boosted by banks and miners after forecast-beating Chinese trade data reinforced hopes the global economy is growing.