John Lewis bucks downward trend
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John Lewis sees record weekly sales, as other retailers brace for poor sales for the Christmas season.
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The home-furnishings retailer reports lower earnings but beats expectations.
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The pound dropped to an eight-month low against the euro after a weak UK housing market survey hit the market prematurely.
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The FTSE 100 closed sharply lower Tuesday -- its lowest level for over a year -- as a 9.8 billion dollars Q4 loss from Citigroup and weaker than expected retail sales sent the Dow into an early three-figure dive, with retailers back in the spotlight after Christmas trading updates from Tesco and Debenhams.
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London equities fell on Wednesday after Marks & Spencer reported its worst quarterly sales performance for two and a half years.
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Leading shares closed lower after Marks and Spencer lost nearly 20 percent of its value after revealing it had endured its worst quarterly performance in several years, while BP was on the back foot after analysts slashed forecasts.
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The last time I looked, shares of discount retailer 99 Cents Only were trading at $14 or so, down around 60 percent from their summer 2003 mid- $30 trading range.
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The company's dismal earnings have dimmed investor enthusiasm.
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Sports retailer JJB yesterday reported a near 25% drop in profits and continuing poor sales, and ended shareholders&#39; hopes of a takeover by announcing that a potential bidder had walked away.
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The pound fell a 10-month low against the dollar and its lowest level against the euro on Wednesday, amid increasing speculation the Bank of England will deliver a back-to-back rate cut to revive a slowing British economy.
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Blue chips closed lower off highs as Wall Street remained lower with interest rate sensitive sectors such as retailers bearing the brunt of the falls with a disappointing update from DSG International helping to weigh down the FTSE 100.
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The pound slipped back today after data suggested the service sector is slowing down more dramatically than had been anticipated.
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The FTSE 100 fell again on Thursday  as more big write downs in the US banking sector  blocked momentum  from retailers after better high street newsflow.
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A good quarter is greeted with a lower share price.
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The FTSE 100 index of top companies shed 0.76 percent to 5,828.30 points in early afternoon trade.
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The FTSE 100 ended sharply lower on Tuesday as grocer Tesco provided further evidence of a retail spending slowdown.
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Home furnishings retailer lowers expectations.