London shares close lower
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Leading shares ended lower, falling further back from recent 6-year highs, as a poorly received pricing update from Tate &amp; Lyle offset M&amp;A fuelled gains in Smith &amp; Nephew.
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The FTSE 100 closed just above its session lows as an uncertain morning by Wall Street and a turnaround in oil prices offset a largely positive batch of blue-chip results, dealers said.
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Leading blue chips closed at session lows, with Wall Street sliding after housing starts suffered an unexpectedly steep decline in August.
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UK blue chips have closed lower, with a cautious morning by Wall Street and sliding commodity stocks outweighing another scattering of M&amp;A stories and pulling the FTSE 100 back from Friday's six-year highs.
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Leading shares closed near day's lows in mid-afternoon trade Friday after much weaker than expected US non-farm payroll data dragged the Dow nearly 200 points lower in morning deals.
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Leading shares have closed over 150 points lower after weak ISM data reignited fears about the state of the US economy, weighing heavily on Wall Street and particularly hitting the UK's retail sector and housebuilders.
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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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Blue chips closed lower after Wall Street fell back in reaction to stronger crude prices.
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London shares closed lower, depressed by a weak morning by Wall Street as concerns over high oil prices and a weaker dollar continued to weigh on sentiment on both sides of the Atlantic, dealers said.
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UK blue-chips closed lower Tuesday after a turn-around in fortunes among listed resource stocks amid weaker commodity prices, with Northern Rock disappointing investors by succumbing to pressure from the FSA to withhold its dividend.
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Leading shares closed flat, with the FTSE 100 index having reverberated around the 4,700 level all session finishing nearer highs than lows thanks to strength in oils and financial issues, while New York put in a weak morning performance, consolidating after recent gains, dealers said.
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Leading shares closed weaker, off session lows as Wall Street rallied from early falls, with some disappointing earnings news weighing in London.
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US stocks were lower at midmorning on Tuesday, as investors sought to consolidate  recent gains after several benchmarks opened the week with record closes.
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Leading shares closed lower after Marks and Spencer lost nearly 20 percent of its value after revealing it had endured its worst quarterly performance in several years, while BP was on the back foot after analysts slashed forecasts.
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London equities fell on Monday, but closed above session lows as steadier US trade helped settle nerves during another turbulent session around the world. The FTSE 100 closed down 0.9 per cent at 6,058.7 a fall of 57 points.
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Leading shares closed lower with defensive stocks such as utilities the major fallers in London, and as Wall Street was sharply down on worries about writedowns and the trade deficit unexpectedly widening.
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Business & money: Index of leading UK shares falls to lowest level since credit crunch began last August