HMV stands out as FTSE closes sharply lower
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HMV was the biggest mid-cap gainer Wednesday as the FTSE closed sharply lower.
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Blue chips closed lower off highs as Wall Street remained lower with interest rate sensitive sectors such as retailers bearing the brunt of the falls with a disappointing update from DSG International helping to weigh down the FTSE 100.
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London equities lost ground after the release of worse-than-expected US employment data.
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London's FTSE 100 index and the CAC 40 in Paris are Wednesday trading at levels below those seen at the end of 2006.
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Shares closed just above their session lows, depressed by a negative morning by Wall Street and a weak retail sector following a disappointing trading update from Boots, dealers said.
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UK blue chips closed lower as Wall Street remained weaker after disappointing inflation data with Alliance & Leicester down after reporting a fall in core operating profit, held back by large scale write-downs.
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Business & money: Index of leading UK shares falls to lowest level since credit crunch began last August
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London shares closed lower as M&amp;A hopes surrounding AWG and John Laing were offset by a weaker Wall Street which saw investors unsettled after a surprise rise in import prices.
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Profits at music retailer HMV more than halve as it battles against competition from supermarkets and online retailers.
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UK blue-chips closed lower, with mining and oil stocks weighing on the FTSE 100, while losses on Wall Street added to investors concerns.
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The FTSE 100 slumped after taking its cue from a bleak session on Wall Street and a slide in pharmaceutical stocks.
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London equities fell sharply on Thursday with banks in the vanguard of the sell off after HBOS and Northern Rock revealed the extent of their credit market writedowns.
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Leading shares ended the day lower as interest rate worries and uncertainty in the high street after Alliance Boots rebuffed an 1,000 pence per share approach added to a cautious early session on Wall Street.
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Leading shares closed lower as Wall Street remained weaker after investors received mixed news on US housing data, with Tesco remaining down in the blue chips following disappointing first-quarter UK sales growth.
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The FTSE 100 could not hold ground above the 6,200 mark in afternoon exchanges, as US indices stayed around the flatline in cautious trade. Mining stocks, banks and oil majors all fell.
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The FTSE 100 index see-sawed during a volatile trading session as it mirrored sharp swings on Wall Street, dealers said Thursday.
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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.