FTSE higher on mining bid talk
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London equities made steady progress on Friday after miners benefited from fresh bid speculation, but further turbulence in the financial sector cast a shadow over sentiment.
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Shares in London rose on Tuesday thanks to a rebound in the mining sector.
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Shares in Macquarie Bank have risen on speculation the acquisitive Australian outfit was preparing a bid for British utilities giant Thames Water.
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The FTSE 100 closed up after a turbulent trading session that was dominated by consolidation within the mining sector following Rio Tinto&#39;s 38.1 billion dollar bid for Alcan, dealers said Thursday.
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Mining stocks made gains on Thursday amid talk of further M&A activity.
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London equities were higher on the opening trading day of 2008, as a measure of bid speculation centred on Alliance & Leicester helped provide momentum.
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London equities had a wild session on Friday with miners benefiting from fresh bid speculation, but further turbulence in the financial sector cast a shadow over sentiment.
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Miners led European shares upward on Friday as a Chinese group bought a stake in Rio Tinto giving a shot in the arm to mining and metals companies ahead of key US jobs data later in the day.
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THE share market finished sharply higher today, as resource giant BHP Billiton helped lead the market to a recovery from yesterday&#39;s falls.
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European stock markets have risen as the mining sector here was bolstered by strong metal prices, and despite slight overnight losses on Wall Street.
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The FTSE 100 climbed above 6,000 on Tuesday afternoon as dealers digested the latest developments in the banking sector.
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Shares in BHP Billiton Ltd.  , the world's top miner, opened 5.3 percent higher on Wednesday after it surprised the market with an additional US$10 billion share buyback.
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UK stocks advanced for the fourth day, led by shares of liquor maker Diageo Plc and BHP Billiton. The benchmark FTSE 100 climbed 11.
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London's FTSE 100 shot higher on Monday, with banks in focus amid the nationalisation of troubled lender Northern Rock.
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London equities opened in positive territory on Friday as miners continued to rally on firmer base metal prices and the FTSE was cheered by a strong session on Wall Street overnight.
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Shares in Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata  climbed as much as 3.2 percent on Wednesday, as traders cited persistent market talk of a bid from Brazilian mining giant Vale .
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A strong rally on US and Asian markets overnight boosted the FTSE on Thursday.