Shares end lower as miners weigh, Standard Chartered disappoints
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The FTSE 100 closed lower, weighed down by a weak mining sector and disappointing trading news from Standard Chartered, although a positive morning by Wall Street helped British blue-chips finish above session lows, dealers said.
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Leading shares closed lower, around the worst levels of the day, as US indices traded mixed, a Next profit warning hit retailers and ex-dividend stocks weighed, dealers said.
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The FTSE 100 closed lower today, hit by profit taking after breaching the 6,000 level this morning, with a reversal in commodity stocks and an uncertain start by Wall Street making investors nervous ahead of the weekend.
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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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Shares from Sydney to London sank for a second day on Tuesday, dragging commodity prices with them and promising a woeful start for Wall Street as investors dumped assets exposed to the risk of a global economic slowdown.
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Leading shares in London closed lower Tuesday hit by heavy falls on Wall Street while rumours of a potential problem at a London based hedge fund offset news of a significant stake build at Cadbury Schweppes, dealers said.
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Stocks declined on Monday, led lower by financial shares, as a rush by savers to withdraw deposits at a large British mortgage lender fueled worries the credit market turmoil would spread.
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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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UK blue chips closed just off session lows today, dragged down by further losses on Wall Street, while fresh weakness across the mining sector and profit taking in Carnival and William Morrison also weighed.
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UK blue-chips ended the day weaker, although off lows, with a late morning recovery by Wall Street helping to counter weakness across commodity stocks and further heavy falls in the online gaming sector.
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Leading shares finished lower, with the UK construction sector down on concerns the Bank of England&#39;s decision to keep interest rates unchanged has upped the risk of a further hike by the end of the year.
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XSTRATA saw its shares fall 1.4 per cent yesterday after the London-listed miner said it was taking its A$7.4 billion (Â£3.12bn) offer for Australiaâs WMC Resources hostile, following a rebuff from the WMC board last month.
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Stocks fell yesterday as heavy withdrawals from the British bank Northern Rock reignited concern over the cost of credit and sent the Standard & Poorâs 500-stock index down for the first time in five days.
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Shares in UK Coal,  the UK's biggest coal producer, sink as the group unveils a fall in sales and warns of rising costs.
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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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The FTSE 100 fell into negative territory Friday after mortgage lender Northern Rock shed a quarter of its market value after relying on the Bank of England to solve its lack of liquidity.
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UK blue chips closed at lower levels Monday, albeit off lows following a bounce on Wall Street, weighed down by miners on the back of falling copper prices, and housebuilders as investors remained uncertain about interest rates.