London stocks to test two-year highs next week
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The London share market could reach new two-year highs next week if worries about rising oil prices and the outlook for company earnings ease, analysts said.
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London's shares endured a highly volatile morning session on Tuesday that saw the FTSE 100 nearly fall 200 points at the open before briefly trading higher.
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London stocks were modestly higher on Tuesday, supported by hopes that UK interest rate cuts were still on the Bank of England's agenda after surprisingly weak inflation data.
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London equities  moved either side of the flatline in volatile trade on Thursday. A solid start to US trade and fresh bid activity in the brewing sector provided a measure of cheer in the afternoon.
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Talks between the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and the heads of two European bourses are set to resume next week.
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Wall Street stocks were set for a higher start on Tuesday as Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Bear Stearns (NYSE:BSC) prepared to appoint new chief executives and as soaring commodity prices were primed to boost stocks in the energy and mining sectors.
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Stock investors next week should get  more clues on whether the bull market has long enough legs to  drive gains to year end, as many market pros now expect.
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Stocks looked set to open higher on Monday as investors placed bets that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at the end of a two-day policy meeting that will begin on Tuesday.
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European equity markets looked set to give back some of their recent gains on Tuesday as profit taking follows the run up to near four month highs in the previous session.
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Investors are expected to focus on oil  prices and corporate earnings outlooks this week, and the  slightest warning about company revenues could weigh on stocks.
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Indian shares appear set to move upwards next week with the benchmark 30-share Sensex index likely to breach the 12,000 level on improved foreign fund buying sentiment, dealers said.
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London stocks moved higher on Tuesday as surprisingly weak UK inflation data raised hopes that interest rate cuts were still on the agenda.
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Stock investors next week should get more clues on whether the bull market has long enough legs to drive gains to year end, as many market pros now expect.
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Stock index futures rose on Thursday, with Wall Street set to rise for a second day on hopes government and central bank measures to forestall a recession could work.
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The Nikkei average is expected to rise on   Wednesday, and could test 16,000 as heavyweight stocks such as   Advantest Corp. 6857.T lead the market higher following a   rally in U.S. shares.
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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.
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Stock investors may want to fasten their seatbelts for the week ahead, when a flurry of  earnings and economic data will once again be in focus.