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Asset managers pull FTSE into positive territory

February 6, 2013 13:45
* FTSE 100 up 0.2 percent * Hargreaves Lansdown gets results boost * Energy shares lag * ENRC higher on solid production, bid rumours By Tricia Wright LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Britain's top shares nudged into positive territory on Wednesday on a strong showing from asset managers following robust results from Hargreaves Lansdown, which outweighed declines in energy stocks.

Financials and materials give Britain's FTSE a boost

February 6, 2013 06:00
* FTSE 100 gains 0.5 percent * Hargreaves and ENRC updates lift respective sectors * Unilever weighs after going ex-dividend By Alistair Smout LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - British blue chips gained in morning trade, with financials and basic materials stocks benefiting from positive company reports, raising hopes that economic activity may be rebounding.

Britain's FTSE 100 retreats, European concerns weigh

February 4, 2013 08:45
* FTSE 100 down 0.7 pct * Strong year-to-date rally fans company rating downgrades * Randgold rallies after dividend hike By Toni Vorobyova LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index edged lower on Monday as growing political uncertainty in continental Europe and a string of analyst downgrades prompted investors to take profits on a strong new year rally.

Downbeat earnings from heavyweight Shell floor Britain's FTSE

January 31, 2013 14:00
* FTSE 100 down 0.7 percent * Earnings woes hit heavyweights Shell and AstraZeneca * Bank face huge claims from swaps scandal * BSkyB cheered by online sports offer By David Brett LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - London's top shares closed lower on Thursday as downbeat company earnings and mixed global economic data triggered the sharpest one-day fall on the FTSE 100 since mid-November. Earnings were in focus after updates from British oil heavyweight Royal Dutch Shell and drugmaker AstraZeneca, and Facebook Inc in the United States, disappointed.

Banks help Britain's FTSE continue grind higher

January 30, 2013 08:45
* FTSE 100 up 0.1 percent * Banks buoyed by LTRO early repayment * Imperial Tobacco sinks 4.9 pct after update By Tricia Wright LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Gains in banking stocks helped nudge Britain's top shares into positive territory on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 index trading around 4-1/2 year highs as part of a rally some technical strategists reckon will continue.

Earnings signs stall Britain's FTSE at 4-1/2 year highs

January 30, 2013 06:30
* FTSE 100 opens flat * Imperial Tobacco weighs after pessmismistic trading update * Petrofac falls after Saipem's update sees shares fail to open * Equity still favoured by investors as majority of stocks gain By Alistair Smout LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Britain's blue-chip index stalled around 4-1/2 year highs in early trade on Wednesday, with negative earnings guidance issued by several companies weighing on an already technically 'overbought' index.

Britain's FTSE edges back above 6,300 level

January 29, 2013 06:15
* FTSE 100 gains 0.2 percent * Anglo American heads rally by miners * GlaxoSmithKline boosted by Barcap upgrade * BT Group knocked by BofA Merrill downgrade By Jon Hopkins LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index pushed higher in early deals on Tuesday, nudging back above the 6,300 level which was breached for the first time since May 19 2008 in the previous session.

Strength in financials help keep UK stocks steady

January 28, 2013 08:30
* FTSE 100 index flat, consolidates at 4-1/2 year peak * HSBC leads rally by UK banking stocks * Vodafone again lends blue chips its strength * Capita knocked by Canaccord downgrade By Jon Hopkins LONDON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Strength in banks driven by global lender HSBC supported Britain's top share index at mid-session, with the index flat and consolidating at its highest level in four-and-a-half years.

Britain's FTSE slips from 4-1/2 year highs

January 28, 2013 06:15
* FTSE 100 down 0.1 pct, off 4-1/2 year highs * FTSE 100 in technically "overbought" territory on RSI basis * Capita falls after Canaccord Genuity downgrade By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Britain's benchmark share index slipped back on Monday from its highest level in four-and-a-half years, with some technical indicators suggesting that a recent rally would fade away in the near term.

Britain's FTSE higher, edging towards 6,300

January 25, 2013 14:00
* FTSE 100 adds 0.3 percent, hits fresh 2013 highs * Vodafone up again on joint venture sale chatter * Broker upgrades buoy Shell, IAG, and Polymetal * Miners weak; Anglo American Q4 production report mixed By Jon Hopkins LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Britain's top shares pushed higher on Friday, reaching a fresh 4-1/2 year peak, led by strength in market heavyweight Vodafone, banks and energy stocks.
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