Banking shares rebound, but queues persist
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Northern Rock's government guarantee achieves limited success.
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Shares rose in early trading in London Thursday, in line with other European markets, after a recovery for Japanese share prices and an overnight rebound on Wall Street.
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European equity markets were lifted by a rebound in the financial sectors on Tuesday, with Italy's Capitalia leading banks higher after Spain's Santander was reported to be poised to raise its stake to around 5 per cent.
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European tobacco stocks were lifted by bid activity on Thursday which helped equity markets nudge higher as investors awaited interest rate decisions from both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England.
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London equities moved higher in morning trade on Tuesday after an extended bank holiday weekend. Banks were in focus on further bid news while Vodafone cheered investors with strong annual results.
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European equities nudged higher on Thursday as banks and carmakers recovered some of Wednesday&#39;s losses, but retailers and construction groups were still weak on interest rate concerns.
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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.
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Shares opened moderately higher a day after stocks staged an extraordinary reversal and after weekly unemployment figures suggested the job market is holding up.
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Business & money: Shares jump more than 12% after embattled bank reveals takeover offers.
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European stocks staged a broad rebound on Thursday with the banking sector leading the gains, while French engineer Alstom reported strong sales growth.
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The stock is revived, but the business remains iffy.
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Stocks opened higher on Wednesday,  bouncing back after the prior session&#39;s sell-off, as investors  snapped up beaten-down financial shares.
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Hopes for fresh bid activity in the utilities sector helped London equities extend gains in midday trade on Monday.
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The company's shares have recovered from legal settlement sticker shock.
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Shares rise as the bank has no new loans problems to report to Wall Street.
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Europe's main stock markets rebounded on Tuesday, with London lifted by heavyweight mining shares after a recovery by Wall Street overnight.
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European equity markets recovered some poise after a weaker open on Monday, as London&#39;s mining stocks and oil groups helped offset losses for banks.