London shares on the backfoot
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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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Stock investors may want to fasten their seatbelts for the week ahead, when a flurry of  earnings and economic data will once again be in focus.
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FOR the past two years, Asian stock markets have been high on the favoured list for Britainâs pension and life assurance funds. Asia, particularly China, has offered the double attraction of strong current
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Turmoil on the world's financial markets leads to a sharp rise in trading on the London Stock Exchange.
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THE share market reached a record high today, despite a negative lead from the US where markets fell overnight. At 1030 AEST, the benchmark S&amp;P/ASX 200 index was trading at 3595.
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The stock's case of ennui isn't over yet.
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The British FTSE 100 index rose 0.34 percent to 4,517.40 points in late morning trading in London, while the German DAX 30 climbed 0.16 percent to 3,823.78 points and the French CAC 40 firmed 0.43 percent to ...
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The pound was trading at week lows against the dollar in Friday afternoon trading, as it reversed some of its solid gains made Thursday on the back of strong surveys on UK manufacturing and the retail sector. Sterling was also slightly weaker against the euro.
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LONDON : European shares slipped back in light trading with the London Stock Exchange closed for a bank holiday and New York investors expected to take it easy while the Republican convention is in town.
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Companies are in the stock market every trading day of every week, using spare cash to buy back their own shares. Buyback activity has become so common it's become standard operating procedure for big public companies.
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One new stock has left quite a footprint.
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Leading shares closed weaker but off lows today as Wall Street tested new highs close to the 14,000 level as some better than expected US earnings news offset a mixed US PPI report, with inflation concerns paramount in London after above-forecast CPI numbers.
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Shares on Wall Street looked set for a  flat to slightly higher start on Thursday with key economic  data ahead constraining trade.
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NEW YORK -- With the stock market having jitters after a strong run-up in the past year, some investors might want something more low-key.
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European shares traded sideways on  Wednesday but banks were a bright spot as Britain's HBOS  rallied on relief it would not be wading into a bidding war for  domestic peer Abbey.
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Bid activity looked likely to keep London shares buoyant on Monday following last week's move on miner Rio Tinto, and Microsoft's offer for Yahoo in the US.
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Despite strong news in the commodity sector, the FTSE 100 slipped back into negative territory right before noon, dropping 0.1 per cent to 6,307.3. Meanwhile, the FTSE 250 was up 0.4 per cent at 11,404.5.