London shares up amid volatility on mixed US data
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The FTSE 100 remained on positive ground, but amid volatility as Wall Street see-sawed around the gain line, on mixed sentiment about the latest economic data, while oil prices remained under scrutiny on reports that OPEC has agreed to cut oil production, dealers said.
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Europe&#39;s main equity markets rose in initial trading on Thursday, with London&#39;s FTSE 100 index of leading shares gaining 0.35 percent to 6,590.20 points
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London equities made strong gains on Monday, with banking stocks at the forefront of the rally at the start of a busy week for newsflow in the sector.
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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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Britain's FTSE 100 index (.FTSE) rose  0.3 percent in early trading on Wednesday as European and Asian  bourses swept to multi-year highs and as ICI  leapt more  than 9 percent on a sale of one of its units.
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European equity markets crept higher on Monday, lifted by the strong finish in the US on Friday and a robust start to the week in Asia.
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The FTSE 100 ended the session in positive territory but off intraday highs, as a spike in crude prices and worries over US employment data took the shine off a rally in insurers and strong traffic figures from British Airways, dealers said.
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NEW YORK Stocks edged into positive territory in turbulent trading on Monday as pre-election jitters kept the markets off-balance and investors weighed a mix of US economic data.
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UK blue chips were firmer mid-afternoon as a level of confidence returned to the UK markets, following some bullish corporate news. Sentiment was further boosted by a stronger start to trading on Wall Street.
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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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A strong rally on US and Asian markets overnight boosted the FTSE on Thursday.
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The FTSE was trading higher on Thursday afternoon despite a sharply lower open on Wall Street.
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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 bounced back after benign US employment data cooled worries that the world's biggest economy could be poised for a damaging slowdown.
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The British FTSE 100 index rose 0.34 percent to 4,517.40 points in late morning trading in London, while the German DAX 30 climbed 0.16 percent to 3,823.78 points and the French CAC 40 firmed 0.43 percent to ...
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London equities made strong gains on Wednesday, with every FTSE 100 stock higher after strong overnight gains on Wall Street following the Federal Reserve&#39;s 50 basis point cut in US interest rates.
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London equities made strong gains on Wednesday, with every FTSE 100 constituent  rallying, after strong overnight gains on Wall Street followed news of the Federal Reserve&#39;s 50 basis point cut in US rates.