London shares close just higher; NY regains some losses
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Leading shares closed just above the gain line, after US indices regained some earlier losses and mining blue chips lent support, dealers said.
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The FTSE was trading higher on Thursday afternoon despite a sharply lower open on Wall Street.
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The FTSE 100 index closed slightly higher as strong gains by the telecom sector offset a dull performance by Wall Street and weak media stocks.
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Leading shares have closed modestly higher, after a volatile afternoon session, with the FTSE 100 just hanging on to the 5,900 level.
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Leading shares closed higher as gains among Wall Street technology issues added to sentiment already buoyed by Johnson Matthey's reassuring trading update.
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London equities made strong gains in opening trade on Tuesday, lifted by improving sentiment in the banking sector and a strong showing for resource stocks.
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London shares made strong gains in early trade on Tuesday, boosted by a rally on Wall Street overnight and led by mining stocks as metal prices continued to rise.
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London equities rose on Thursday, after the sharp sell off during the previous session left mining and financial stocks looking undervalued.
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UK blue chips were strong in solid trade near the session peak as Wall Street pushed higher in early deals as investors assessed a big batch mainly positive batch of US data, dealers said
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European equity markets ended largely higher on Wednesday, recovering from early losses thanks to a strong start on Wall Street.
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London shares opened sharply higher on Friday with only a handful of stocks trading in the red after the Dow closed at a record high overnight.
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UK blue chips closed stronger today, just off the late afternoon peak lifted by a rally from hard-pressed banking issues, with Wall Street pushing higher in morning deals following better than expected numbers from Lehman Brothers, and ahead of a likely Fed interest rate cut later today.
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London equities rebounded from losses in morning trading, with financials staging a partial recovery from the sell-off triggered by the heavy losses on Wall Street overnight.
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London stock markets moved higher on Friday, shrugging off Wall Street losses thanks to strength in mining groups and pharmaceuticals.
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London equities rallied at the close to finish higher after spending much of the day in negative territory.
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U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, lifted by government data showed a healthy job market last month and a surge in the shares of Citigroup Inc.  amid speculation the company will be restructured.
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Stocks ended higher on Monday, helped by strong results from IBM  that eased worries about the economy and sparked a rebound after last week's losses.