London shares end off lows
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UK blue-chips ended the day weaker, although off lows, with a late morning recovery by Wall Street helping to counter weakness across commodity stocks and further heavy falls in the online gaming sector.
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Leading shares ended the week in positive territory, with a firm start on Wall Street and a recovery by financials helping the FTSE 100 to close just below its session highs, dealers said.
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Leading shares closed off earlier highs but still on a bullish note, as increased activity in mergers and acquisitions boosted stocks.
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Leading shares closed lower as Wall Street remained weaker after investors received mixed news on US housing data, with Tesco remaining down in the blue chips following disappointing first-quarter UK sales growth.
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Leading shares closed a touch weaker today, well off session lows in-line with a rally from lows on Wall Street with concerns about the impact of China&#39;s decision to triple stamp duty seen as being overdone, dealers said.
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UK blue chips closed lower on Friday, reflecting a weak showing on Wall Street as disappointment over earnings reports prompted a pull-back after yesterday&#39;s historic close above the 14,000 level for the first time, but with Friends Provident a major gainer on bid speculation.
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London shares closed firmer Monday recovering from lows as Wall Street remained higher with Sainsbury up amid rumours that part of the founding family&#39;s holding was changing hands at 610 pence a share, with a possible bid for the group imminent.
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UK blue chips closed firmer Wednesday albeit below the session peak as some underlying market jitters countered morning gains on Wall Street and a bounce back by financials, with Northern Rock rallying after confirming it has received a number of approaches.
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London equities bounced back in opening trade on Monday, with parts of the market looking undervalued after the steep sell-off toward the end of the previous session.
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London shares made tentative gains on Tuesday following strong final results from United Utilities and Carphone Warehouse, while investors traded cautiously ahead of two important central bank meetings this week.
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U.S. stocks closed below session highs, but encouraging news on bonds and housing led to a positive finish.
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UK blue-chips closed lower, as the Bank of England (BoE) failed to ease economic concerns by leaving interest rates unchanged at 5.5 percent, while losses were exacerbated by a lower start on Wall Street.
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The FTSE 100 closed just below session highs, climbing throughout the afternoon on the back of a positive start by Wall Street.
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Leading shares closed just below their session highs, with upbeat broker comment, bid talk and a positive early trade by Wall Street helping the market recover from this morning's attempted terror attack in Syria.
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Leading shares have closed firmer, ending back above the 6,000 level for the first time in nearly 5 months, albeit below an early morning peak.
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UK blue chips have closed weaker but off session lows, although Wall Street made dull progress today, with London investors focused on a mixed batch of major results and corporate news.
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Leading shares closed firmer, but below an earlier six-year high as Wall Street retreated into the red, with Cable &amp; Wireless rallying on takeover speculation although BP's fourth quarter results disappointed.