UK Coal shares sink as sales fall
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Shares in UK Coal,  the UK's biggest coal producer, sink as the group unveils a fall in sales and warns of rising costs.
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Retailer's stock sinks after investors agree to sell their shares at a lower-than-expected price.
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London equities tracked heavy overnight falls in the US and Asia with the FTSE 100 trading sharply lower on Wednesday.
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Leading shares closed sharply lower Friday, as the 20 year anniversary of Black Monday delivered a commemorative slump both in London and on Wall Street, while Northern Rock dropped after news of its chairman's resignation.
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The FTSE 100 index of leading shares fell into negative territory as British pub groups suffered heavy losses following a smoking ban across England, dealers said Monday.
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UK leading shares closed weaker, albeit off day lows after a negative trading session.
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Sainsbury's shares fall as much as 8% on concern it may unveil weak Christmas trading figures later this week.
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UK blue chips closed lower as Wall Street remained weaker with the banking sector heavily hit, as Northern Rock dropped sharply again.
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Leading shares have closed over 150 points lower after weak ISM data reignited fears about the state of the US economy, weighing heavily on Wall Street and particularly hitting the UK's retail sector and housebuilders.
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Leading shares ended lower as a weak early session on Wall Street added to sharp falls in heavyweight miners and oil stocks on the back of volatile energy prices.
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The FTSE 100 fell sharply on Tuesday as grocer Tesco provided further evidence of a retail spending slowdown.
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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 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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Shares in embattled British bank Northern Rock  tumbled 20 percent to an all-time low on Wednesday as speculation of a cut-price takeover bid combined with stake sales from two investors stoked concerns over its future.
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The leading share index fell Monday after a volatile trading session which saw J Sainsbury and Marks & Spencer under heavy selling pressure ahead of Christmas sales due later in the week.
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UK blue-chips closed lower Tuesday after a turn-around in fortunes among listed resource stocks amid weaker commodity prices, with Northern Rock disappointing investors by succumbing to pressure from the FSA to withhold its dividend.
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Shares in Whitbread weakened 3% today after it said slower sales in its pub restaurants and upmarket hotels had offset rising demand for budget lodges.