London shares' biggest gains since 2003
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As the FTSE 100 enjoyed its biggest one day percentage gain since March 2003, shares in Cadbury Schweppes (NYSE:CSG) lagged behind.
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London equities held up on Wednesday despite the FTSE 100 losing 29 points as a host of leading financial stocks traded without rights to the latest dividend payments.
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Stock market listings hit a record $227bn worldwide this year as London reinforces its global position, a report says.
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Top shares have jumped to their highest level for 27 months, tracking a buoyant start to the fourth quarter across global stock markets and as takeover speculation continues to rumble among banks and elsewhere.
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London equities made strong gains on Monday, with banking stocks at the forefront of the rally at the start of a busy week for newsflow in the sector.
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Britain's FTSE 100 index (.FTSE) rose  0.3 percent in early trading on Wednesday as European and Asian  bourses swept to multi-year highs and as ICI  leapt more  than 9 percent on a sale of one of its units.
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Sharp gains for oil majors helped the FTSE 100 close higher Thursday for a sixth straight session.
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The FTSE 100 has recorded its highest close in four months, extending a recent winning streak to 11 gains out of the last 12 sessions, with fund managers and other financial shares setting the pace.
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Leading shares finished the session comfortably higher, at their best levels in almost 2-1/2 years, boosted by positive news from BSkyB and a broadly positive morning on Wall Street, dealers said.
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European stock markets have powered ahead following strong gains by US and Japanese shares, with London's FTSE 100 leading the charge as heavyweight miners soared over 3.0 percent.
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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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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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Barclays (NYSE:BCS) was a leading gainer on Monday as the FTSE moved higher for the ninth session out of the last ten.
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Britain's FTSE 100 index  rose 0.3 percent in early trading on Wednesday as European and Asian bourses swept to multi-year highs and as ICI  leapt more than 9 percent on a sale of one of its units.
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The UK pound climbs to its highest level against the US dollar in 26 years on interest rate speculation.
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London shares made a good recovery on Thursday following a two-day losing streak, mirroring gains in both the US and Asia.
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European shares ended higher on Monday, buoyed by takeover activity as the London Stock Exchange hit a record high after Euronext made a bid approach, while drug makers recovered from a sharp fall.