London shares close lower
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Leading shares in London closed lower Tuesday hit by heavy falls on Wall Street while rumours of a potential problem at a London based hedge fund offset news of a significant stake build at Cadbury Schweppes, dealers said.
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UK blue chips closed lower, off the day's highs, with a weak start on Wall Street, ahead of Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday, and fading bid hopes at ITV weighing on market sentiment, dealers said.
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Leading shares closed weaker for the fifth day out of the last six, with the heavyweight mining sector badly hurt, but a relatively mild fall on Wall Street helped ensure that the FTSE 100 finished well off session lows.
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Leading shares closed lower with defensive stocks such as utilities the major fallers in London, and as Wall Street was sharply down on worries about writedowns and the trade deficit unexpectedly widening.
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The FTSE 100 closed more than 100 points lower on Wednesday amid continued weakness on Wall Street.
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Leading shares closed weaker, albeit off session lows, as Wall Street remained weak amid continued investor concerns over fresh highs in crude oil prices, with construction materials firm RMC shining out from the gloom after agreeing to a 2 billion pound takeover, dealers said.
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London shares closed lower after a volatile session that saw the FTSE 100 cover a 326-point range, with oil shares lower on weaker crude prices and cell phone maker Motorola adding to a gloomy corporate picture by posting a dramatic slide in earnings.
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Leading shares closed lower, around the worst levels of the day, as US indices traded mixed, a Next profit warning hit retailers and ex-dividend stocks weighed, dealers said.
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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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Wall Street stocks plunged as the markets opened on Thursday but stabilised to close moderately lower in a tempestuous day's trading that did little to soothe investors' frayed nerves.
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Leading shares ended a volatile session lower, giving up earlier gains, as a slump in global commodity prices wreaked havoc amongst heavyweight oil and mining stocks.
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Leading shares closed weaker with Wall Street remaining lower on interest rate jitters and Enterprise Inns down in the blue chips ahead of the July 1 smoking ban.
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London equities fell on Monday, but closed above session lows as steadier US trade helped settle nerves during another turbulent session around the world. The FTSE 100 closed down 0.9 per cent at 6,058.7 a fall of 57 points.
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Blue chips closed lower Friday after a volatile last hour of trade, as rumours of financial troubles among hedge funds unnerved the market, causing a reversal of earlier solid gains, with Wall Street holding up but coming off highs.
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Leading shares ended a volatile session lower as fears of further rate hikes and an uninspiring start on Wall Street offset pleasing numbers from retailer Next.
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Business & money: Index of leading UK shares falls to lowest level since credit crunch began last August
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Leading shares ended weaker, albeit off session lows, with the benefit of a morning rally on Wall Street countered by a weak showing from Standard Chartered after Korea First Bank acquisition moves, dealers said.