FTSE lower but pub groups celebrating
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Mitchells &amp; Butlers bucked the weak trend in London amid talk that the pub company could be close to announcing a &pound;4.5bn property deal with financier Robert Tchenguiz.
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London equities  ticked lower on Thursday, with the Bank of England&#39;s monetary policy committee increasing interest rates by 25 basis points to 5.75 per cent, in line with expectations.
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A buoyant hotel sector helped the FTSE 100 maintain its dizzying ascent Wednesday as investors shrugged off the likelihood of a widely-expected hike in interest rates by the Bank of England.
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UK blue chips closed lower on Friday, reflecting a weak showing on Wall Street as disappointment over earnings reports prompted a pull-back after yesterday&#39;s historic close above the 14,000 level for the first time, but with Friends Provident a major gainer on bid speculation.
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There is little cause for celebration in the stock market these days, but investors in value-focused mutual funds have reason to feel a bit smug -- if only because they've lost less than the folks who stuck with growth.
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LONDON : European shares slipped back in light trading with the London Stock Exchange closed for a bank holiday and New York investors expected to take it easy while the Republican convention is in town.
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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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Leading UK shares closed mixed, following three days of decline, and were well off highs, after a rally on Wall Street faded.
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Leading shares ended a volatile session lower as fears of further rate hikes and an uninspiring start on Wall Street offset pleasing numbers from retailer Next.
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European stock markets showed mixed fortunes in early trading following a downbeat performance on Wall Street at the end of last week, with the London FTSE 100 up 0.03 percent to 4,855.6 points.
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European shares slipped back in light trading with the London Stock Exchange closed for a bank holiday and New York investors expected to take it easy while the Republican convention is in town.
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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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Leading shares ended weaker, with the FTSE 100 index drifting back below the 4,700 level as the impact of Wall Street's early rally was tempered by a rise in Brent crude to 50 dollars a barrel for the first time, and by weakness in supermarket giant Sainsbury following yet another profit warning, dealers said.
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Stocks traded in a narrow range in London early Wednesday, staging an opening rally, falling back but then reversing to make small gains, following an overnight rally in Asian markets.
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European shares traded sideways on  Wednesday but banks were a bright spot as Britain's HBOS  rallied on relief it would not be wading into a bidding war for  domestic peer Abbey.
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Leading shares staged a late rally to help the FTSE 100 post modest gains, with Corus' share price soaring by more than five percent amid hopes of a bidding war for the Anglo-Dutch steel group.
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Leading shares in London closed lower Tuesday hit by heavy falls on Wall Street while rumours of a potential problem at a London based hedge fund offset news of a significant stake build at Cadbury Schweppes, dealers said.