Bourse battle hots up as miners race to list
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Up-and-coming mining firms are still flocking to list on the sector&#39;s main stock markets more than a year after metal prices started to surge, increasing
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The sharemarket will move into record territory this week despite an expected mixed opening tomorrow. Market watchers say shares will hit new highs because they remain cheap following the recent bumper profit and dividend season.
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London shares made strong gains in early trade on Tuesday, boosted by a rally on Wall Street overnight and led by mining stocks as metal prices continued to rise.
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U.S. stocks looked set to open higher on Monday, with shares of metal producers poised to gain as takeover activity in the sector heated up.
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The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is facing a possible bidding war after receiving its second takeover approach in a week. Paris-based rival Euronext made an approach just a week after the LSE said it had knocked
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UK blue-chips closed higher, but off peaks with resource stocks dominating the leader board amid some selective positioning by investors ahead of tomorrow&#39;s US non-farm payrolls data.
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Shares in Barclays Plc  raced to a new high as speculation mounted that Bank of America Corp.  could bid for the UK bank, even though a sale of shares by Barclays' outgoing chairman signaled no approach had been made.
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Business & money: Stakes raised in battle for control of ABN Amro as Royal Bank of Scotland-led consortium trumps Barclays' offer for Dutch bank.
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Volatility could be the name of the  game next week for the stock market with the earnings machine  running at full tilt and the rising conflict in the Middle  East.
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The bitterly fought $8.1bn (Â£4.5bn) bid battle for control of Gold Fields is set to become even more acrimonious this week when Harmony Gold Mining launches a fresh attack on its target&#39;s track record.
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European stock markets moved higher ahead of today&#39;s eurozone interest decision.
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London equities opened in positive territory on Friday as miners continued to rally on firmer base metal prices and the FTSE was cheered by a strong session on Wall Street overnight.
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Leading shares have closed higher, reaching day highs, with the mining sector in fine fettle as the rumour mill resuscitated talk BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto could be sizing up Alcoa, which was among the gainers that led Wall Street higher.
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London equities rose in opening trade on Tuesday, with mining stocks boosted by record prices for gold and platinum.
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Canadian stocks advanced, paced by gold miners including Barrick Gold Corp. and Meridian Gold Inc., as the price of bullion rose. The Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s/TSX Composite Index added 21.03
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London's FTSE 100 shares index has hit 6,000 points as investors seized on strong gains by US and Japanese shares, falling oil prices and a buoyant mining sector.
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Leading shares closed sharply up, as Wall Street soared after the week&#39;s economic reading indicated inflation remained tepid last month, with UK miners powering ahead after base metals came off lows on the CPI data.