London shares close lower
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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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Leading shares closed weaker but off lows today as Wall Street tested new highs close to the 14,000 level as some better than expected US earnings news offset a mixed US PPI report, with inflation concerns paramount in London after above-forecast CPI numbers.
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Leading shares closed weaker in quiet trade as a lack of fresh direction from Wall Street left investors largely sidelined despite fresh M&amp;A news surrounding ICI.
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The FTSE 100 index closed lower again, weighed down by weakness across telecoms and media stocks, while early losses on Wall Street added to the market's woes in afternoon trade, dealers said.
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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 closed weaker, albeit off lows, with Wall Street mixed as it recovered, after an initial drop on falling durable goods orders, with a Northern Rock profit warning initiating a UK banking sector slump.
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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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The Australian sharemarket closed lower today, dragged down by weakness in resources and media stocks. The benchmark S&amp;P/ASX 200 index was 14.
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London equities closed with small losses on Friday, after a lacklustre morning on Wall Street took the shine off the market.
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UK blue-chips closed lower, with mining and oil stocks weighing on the FTSE 100, while losses on Wall Street added to investors concerns.
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London equities fell in opening trade on Monday, with shares in the London Stock Exchange sharply lower on confirmation of its plans to buy Borsa Italiana.
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Leading shares ended lower as weakness in oil heavyweights and a mixed Wall Street offset merger and acquisition fuelled gains in miners and ICI disposal news.
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The FTSE 100 closed sharply lower Tuesday -- its lowest level for over a year -- as a 9.8 billion dollars Q4 loss from Citigroup and weaker than expected retail sales sent the Dow into an early three-figure dive, with retailers back in the spotlight after Christmas trading updates from Tesco and Debenhams.
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Leading British shares nosedived to session lows as Wall Street slipped amid ongoing concerns about the weak US currency.
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Stocks closed at their lowest levels of the day, tumbling on the latest indicator of a U.S. recession.
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US shares closed just a tad lower last night as the amrket held its breath ahead of the US election. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 7.82 points adrift (0.
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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.