FTSE 100 ends above 6,000
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London's main FTSE 100 index closes above the key 6,000 level, boosted by takeover talk in the steel sector.
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The FTSE 100 shed 60 points by mid-session trade on Wednesday due to renewed concerns of a global sell-off after a move by China to cool its overheated stock market.
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London equities failed to sustain a brief afternoon rebound on Wednesday, and after spending a short period back over the 6,000 mark, the FTSE 100 fell back beneath it.
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European inflation is confirmed at a six year high on high food prices.
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The sharemarket spurted ahead nearly 1 per cent in early business despite the Reserve Bank (RB) today raising interest rates for the sixth time this year.
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A strong performance from the heavyweight banking sector helped the FTSE 100 rise 150 points.
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London equities opened in positive territory on Thursday as a raft of bid news helped lift sentiment on the market. The FTSE 100 started trade up 0.3 per cent at 4,740.1 and the mid-cap FTSE 250 stayed flat at 6,755.7.
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A buoyant energy sector combined with a minor rally on Wall Street helped the FTSE 100 close in positive territory on Thursday.
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The FTSE 100 closed within touching distance of the 6,000 level, led by a continued rally across commodity stocks, while bid speculation in Hanson and Brambles and a fresh milestone by Wall Street also encouraged buyers.
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Leading shares ended the session higher, within sight of the key 6,000 level, as renewed M&amp;A fever gripped the likes of heavyweights Barclays, Corus and Brambles, dealers said.
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Subprime worries returned to haunt the banking sector Friday even as the FTSE 100 recorded its sixth consecutive session of gains.
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London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed 2.90 percent higher Tuesday after a rollercoaster day as the US central bank slashed interest rates.
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FTSE 100 soars in first few minutes of trading, fuelled by last night's surprise cut in US interest rates.
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The FTSE 100 index of leading shares in London showed a loss of 0.20 percent to 5,890.70 points about 40 minutes after the open.
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The FTSE 100 closed just above its session lows as an uncertain morning by Wall Street and a turnaround in oil prices offset a largely positive batch of blue-chip results, dealers said.
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The FTSE 100 gains 7.5% in value over 2004 in a year tainted by high oil prices and rising interest rates.
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Europe's main stock markets have risen in initial trading, with London's FTSE 100 climbing to the highest level since late 2000 on takeover speculation in the mining sector.