Retailers limit FTSE gains
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London equities rose in opening trade on Tuesday, but gains were kept in check by losses for retailers after a trading update from Tesco failed to impress investors.
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London equities fell on Thursday despite moves by the world's leading central bankers to combat the credit squeeze.
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Shares of the world&#39;s largest retailer are likely to come under pressure later Monday, after the company threw a shadow over preliminary holiday retail data when it cut its estimates on Saturday.
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London equities progressed by midday Wednesday, pushed by strong gains in the mining sector following a Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) note on metals prices. Retailers like J Sainsbury remained in focus one day after Tesco issued a somber results statement that sent its stock down nearly 5 per cent.
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New signs of weakness in the housing market prompted investors to look past a rebound in major retailersâ sales figures.
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London equities made progress in opening trade on Wednesday, helped by strength in financial stocks. Retailers stayed in the limelight with closely watched corporate news from J Sainsbury and DSG International.
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Business & money: Â· Store group challenges Tesco view on pricesÂ· Pledge to give a better deal to smaller suppliers
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LONDON : European shares slipped back in light trading with the London Stock Exchange closed for a bank holiday and New York investors expected to take it easy while the Republican convention is in town.
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The FTSE 100 could not hold ground above the 6,200 mark in afternoon exchanges, as US indices stayed around the flatline in cautious trade. Mining stocks, banks and oil majors all fell.
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Currency movements hold back revenue growth at UK fashion house Burberry.
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London equities ticked lower on Monday, with retailers suffering after reports suggested that J Sainsbury missed internal sales targets during the peak Christmas trading season and Marks and Spencer also struggled during the key sales period.
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Wal-Mart gave investors something on Friday they haven't seen in some time: a reason to pour some money into its shares. The world's largest retailer, under pressure by investors to improve its sales, is trimming its store growth as it balances its traditional focus on low prices with a push to be a force for change in such areas as health care and the environment.
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Investors may frown as a sluggish holiday season has retailers slashing prices.
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The slow rise in the price of clothing and footwear on the high street has once again helped to keep inflation under control in the UK.
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Investors will need to wait another day to get a clear picture on price increases.
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The FTSE 100 ended sharply lower on Tuesday as grocer Tesco provided further evidence of a retail spending slowdown.
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London shares made tentative gains on Tuesday following strong final results from United Utilities and Carphone Warehouse, while investors traded cautiously ahead of two important central bank meetings this week.