FTSE up as broker comment sweetens Tate
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Tate &amp; Lyle took top spot on the FTSE 100 leaderboard on Monday after one of the sector&#39;s leading analysts upgraded the sugar producer.
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The pound was well bid after the Bank of England raised interest rates for the fifth time in less than a year to stand at 5.75 percent.
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European equity markets were a little higher on Friday as energy stocks rose, offsetting losses for banks, while bid talk helped enliven the session.
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London equities opened in positive territory on Thursday as a raft of bid news helped lift sentiment on the market. The FTSE 100 started trade up 0.3 per cent at 4,740.1 and the mid-cap FTSE 250 stayed flat at 6,755.7.
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London equities were higher in afternoon trade on Thursday, with momentum coming from the the heavily-weighted oil sector as the prospect of $100 crude prices moved closer.
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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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The FTSE 100 has raced higher, led by ICI after it issued an upbeat outlook and Shell as investors welcome its streamlined structure and robust results.
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London equities stayed positive in opening trade on Thursday, with resurgent mining stocks once more dominating the leaderboard.
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Speculation of a British bid for Societe Generale, in the face of French opposition to a foreign takeover, pushed shares in SocGen up sharply on Wednesday nearly two weeks after it was plunged into a rogue trading scandal.
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The pound was firmer after the latest producer price figures out of the UK showed prices continued to rise.
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The FTSE 100 closed higher on Friday after buyers emerged, eager to find bargains after some heavy losses over the week.
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London equities moved higher on Thursday, after the insurance sector received a boost following strong numbers from Aviva.
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European stock markets have risen as investors reacted to a series of newspaper reports suggesting possible takeover deals.
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LONDON : The pound was higher against the dollar after the minutes of the Bank of England&#39;s (BoE) last rate setting deliberations revealed a dovish stance.
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European equity markets were higher on Monday, buoyed by Friday&#39;s strong session on Wall Street and some snippets of bid activity.
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Shares in Sainsbury&#39;s have risen more than 3 percent to a five-week high as investors digested reports of a possible 8 billion pound plus bid for the supermarket chain.
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Shares in Deutsche Boerse rise amid signs of shareholder opposition to its proposed takeover of the London Stock Exchange.