Retailers help FTSE recover
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The FTSE 100 bounced back on Thursday after better news from the retail sector and a continued rebound among the property companies.
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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 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 equity markets ticked higher on Tuesday as retailers took some of the sting out of losses for oil stocks.
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European stocks moved cautiously higher Tuesday, with the retail sector getting a leg up from some stellar first-half numbers from UK grocer Tesco.
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Stocks rose on Thursday as a rebound in global equity markets helped boost financial shares and robust monthly sales from some retailers relieved worries about the economy's health.
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Lenders' shares rebound after Monday's bruising.
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The retail company has another positive quarter and is buying back shares.
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The FTSE opened higher on Friday as buyers returned to the market seeking bargains after Thursday's 150-point fall.
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UK blue chips were firmer mid-afternoon as a level of confidence returned to the UK markets, following some bullish corporate news. Sentiment was further boosted by a stronger start to trading on Wall Street.
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After a plunge in morning trading, stocks recover much of their losses.
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European stock markets were rising, with fashion retailers leading the way in London, after Wall Street gained overnight on weaker oil prices.
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Business & money: Marks & Spencer and House of Fraser to emerge as  winners from brutal Christmas trading period
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Retail sales bounced back in November, as Christmas shoppers kept the tills ringing in the crucial festive trading period.
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INVESTORS dined out on retail stocks on Black Friday - the day after Thanksgiving â-s US consumers made their annual pilgrimage to the malls for retail therapy.
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Business & money: Sales back into positive territory after double-digit decline suffered earlier this year.
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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.