London shares close lower
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Leading shares ended weaker, with the FTSE 100 index drifting back below the 4,700 level as the impact of Wall Street's early rally was tempered by a rise in Brent crude to 50 dollars a barrel for the first time, and by weakness in supermarket giant Sainsbury following yet another profit warning, dealers said.
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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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UK blue-chips closed lower, as the Bank of England (BoE) failed to ease economic concerns by leaving interest rates unchanged at 5.5 percent, while losses were exacerbated by a lower start on Wall Street.
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Leading London shares closed lower as drugmaker AstraZeneca suffered a heavy blow following a negative EU ruling on one of its patents.
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Leading London shares gave up earlier gains to close lower, after US manufacturing data disappointed Wall Street, but Alliance & Leicester surged 16 percent, on takeover talk.
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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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Leading London shares closed lower Monday with Northern Rock plummeting 35 percent, Alliance &amp; Leicester down over 32 percent, and the US unable to offer much support ahead of the US Federal Reserve&#39;s decision on interest rates tomorrow.
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London equity markets were lower on Friday after US stocks traded lower throughout Thursday's session, subdued by geopolitical tensions and high oil prices.
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NEW YORK - US stocks closed slightly lower yesterday with the Dow industrials hovering around this year&#39;s lows amid uncertainty over the deadlocked US presidential election and a flurry of disappointing earnings reports.
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Blue chips closed lower after Wall Street fell back in reaction to stronger crude prices.
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The FTSE 100 closed more than 100 points lower on Wednesday amid continued weakness on Wall Street.
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European equity markets closed off session lows on Wednesday, but small gains in the US during morning trade were not enough to take them higher.
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Blue-chips ended the day down, albeit off lows, as Northern Rock plummeted following its profit warning and news it is to tap the Bank of England (BoE) for emergency funding, while Wall Street turned down after weak retail sales data.
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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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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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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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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.