London shares up 0.05 percent
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Europe's main stock markets were narrowly mixed at the open on Friday, with London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares adding a marginal 0.05 percent to stand at 5,882.10 points.
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Shares in London began trading to the upside on Tuesday with Marks &amp; Spencer leading gainers after cheering investors with an upbeat trading statement.
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London shares closed firmer off highs Friday as Wall Street was recovering from lows, with the mining sector the major gainers following news two companies had acquired a stake in Rio Tinto.
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UK blue chips closed higher Tuesday, having stayed in positive territory throughout the session, reflecting a strong showing on Wall Street sparked by takeover talk and a rebound in consumer confidence, with Vodafone the top FTSE 100 gainer.
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The Bank of England is seen holding rates at 5.5% after its latest meeting, but a rise remains a possibility.
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London equities made progress in opening trade on Wednesday, helped by strength in financial stocks. Retailers stayed in the limelight with closely watched corporate news from J Sainsbury and DSG International.
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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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Leading shares staged a late rally to help the FTSE 100 post modest gains, with Corus' share price soaring by more than five percent amid hopes of a bidding war for the Anglo-Dutch steel group.
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London equities ticked higher on Friday, after the the worst sell-off since August left the market looking undervalued at the end of the previous session.
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British blue chips ended modestly higher after an up-and-down session, with Wall Street putting in a fairly volatile performance.
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The FTSE on Wednesday held on to its gains from the previous session helped by some strong moves in the life assurance sector.
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Europe&#39;s main equity markets rose in initial trading on Thursday, with London&#39;s FTSE 100 index of leading shares gaining 0.35 percent to 6,590.20 points
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Leading shares ended the session at two-and-a-half year highs, spot on the key 5,000 level, bolstered by a host of upbeat blue-chip results and a positive session in New York.
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Leading shares closed higher, with further gains across the miners and fresh M&amp;A talk among financials giving the FTSE 100 a leg-up towards the 6,000 level in thin Labor Day volumes, dealers said.
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London equities stayed positive in opening trade on Thursday, with resurgent mining stocks once more dominating the leaderboard.
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Turmoil on the world's financial markets leads to a sharp rise in trading on the London Stock Exchange.
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Europe's main stock markets have risen in initial trading, with London's FTSE 100 climbing to the highest level since late 2000 on takeover speculation in the mining sector.