LSE revenue up after Italian deal
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The London Stock Exchange reports an 87% rise in quarterly revenues, helped by the purchase of Borsa Italiana.
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London equities rose on Friday, supported by fresh bid talk and a resurgent mining sector.
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London equities made strong gains on Friday, as fresh bid activity energerised the mining sector and Wall Street took off after Microsoft made an offer for Yahoo.
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The London Stock Exchange (LSE) reveals it is discussing a possible merger with its Italian counterpart.
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European stock markets have climbed, lifted by takeover speculation surrounding the utilities and transport sectors, and following solid gains in Tokyo and by Wall Street overnight, dealers said.
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London stock markets moved higher on Friday, shrugging off Wall Street losses thanks to strength in mining groups and pharmaceuticals.
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UK bookmaker William Hill reports a rise in half year profits helped by  increased trading hours and the Euro 2004 football championships.
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European stock markets rose in early deals, boosted by a strong rally on Wall Street overnight, dealers said.
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The London Stock Exchange (LSE) confirms it is buying its Italian equivalent, Milan's Borsa Italiana, for more than 1.5bn euros.
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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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A new wave of bid activity helped European stock markets defy the gloom in the financial sector this week.
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European equity markets were higher on Wednesday, lifted by rallying financial stocks and following gains in the US and Asia.
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Shares in Alitalia rose on Monday after staff agreed job and pay cuts last week to keep the beleaguered airline flying. The firm&#39;s chief executive was holding a final meeting with unions in Rome on Monday
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European shares ended higher on Monday, buoyed by takeover activity as the London Stock Exchange hit a record high after Euronext made a bid approach, while drug makers recovered from a sharp fall.
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London Stock Exchange  posted a  25 percent rise in first-quarter revenue on Wednesday, driven  by record volumes across its electronic trading screens and  growth in the number of terminals taking its data.
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The FTSE rallied on Friday as buyers returned to the market seeking bargains after Thursday's 150-point fall.
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London equities made strong gains in opening trade on Tuesday, lifted by improving sentiment in the banking sector and a strong showing for resource stocks.