London shares close higher, as Amvescap, Shell offset a slide in miners
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Leading shares managed to close just above the gain line, as an eight percent rise in Amvescap together with an easing of the oil price, offset a slide in heavyweight miners and a weak showing in New York, dealers said.
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London equities rose on Thursday, after the sharp sell off during the previous session left mining and financial stocks looking undervalued.
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Leading shares ended the session higher, boosted by continued strength in heavyweight miners and a robust start to Wall Street, dealers said.
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UK blue chips closed higher for the 11th session in the last 12, with oil companies gaining on a strong crude price, and Wall Street reacting calmly to US economic data.
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Blue chips closed comfortably higher, lifted in late afternoon trade by a positive early performance by Wall Street, while a firm media sector and recovering oil stocks also boosted the FTSE 100, dealers said.
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British blue chips ended firmer, finishing at session highs after a late spurt in moderate trade reflecting the benefits of easier crude prices, albeit with Wall Street shares slightly weaker, dealers said.
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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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Leading shares closed markedly higher, encouraged by gains on Wall Street where investors cheered a flurry of M-and-A deals at home and abroad, and solid economic data, although rising oil prices remained under scrutiny, dealers said.
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London shares closed firmer Monday recovering from lows as Wall Street remained higher with Sainsbury up amid rumours that part of the founding family&#39;s holding was changing hands at 610 pence a share, with a possible bid for the group imminent.
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The FTSE 100 closed just below session highs, climbing throughout the afternoon on the back of a positive start by Wall Street.
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Blue chips extended gains in late afternoon trade to close sharply higher, with Exel and miners leading the gainers, while investors also took heart from a rebound on Wall Street, dealers said.
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Leading shares closed weaker for the fifth day out of the last six, with the heavyweight mining sector badly hurt, but a relatively mild fall on Wall Street helped ensure that the FTSE 100 finished well off session lows.
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London equities rose in opening trade on Tuesday, with mining stocks boosted by record prices for gold and platinum.
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UK blue chips closed stronger today, just off the late afternoon peak lifted by a rally from hard-pressed banking issues, with Wall Street pushing higher in morning deals following better than expected numbers from Lehman Brothers, and ahead of a likely Fed interest rate cut later today.
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UK blue chips closed firmer Wednesday albeit below the session peak as some underlying market jitters countered morning gains on Wall Street and a bounce back by financials, with Northern Rock rallying after confirming it has received a number of approaches.
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The FTSE 100 has recorded its highest close in four months, extending a recent winning streak to 11 gains out of the last 12 sessions, with fund managers and other financial shares setting the pace.
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Leading shares closed in positive territory on the back of strong earnings news from Tesco and a rally in mining and oil stocks.