Standard Life helps halt slide on FTSE 100
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The leading index of blue chip shares finished in positive territory after solid results from International Power and positive broker comment boosted Standard Life, dealers said Tuesday.
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The FTSE on Wednesday held on to its gains from the previous session helped by some strong moves in the life assurance sector.
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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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The FTSE 100 index ended in positive territory after it was boosted by ongoing merger hopes and a strengthing in the utilities sector.
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The FTSE 100 has dipped on its return from a three-day break after a slide on Wall Street, but power companies have risen after a multi-billion-pound asset sale by National Grid Transco.
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The FTSE 100 fell again on Thursday  as more big write downs in the US banking sector  blocked momentum  from retailers after better high street newsflow.
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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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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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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.
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The FTSE 100 took advantage of a bouyant utility sector to stage a late fightback and recoup some of its early losses.
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Members of Standard Life, the British insurance and investment business, have voted overwhelmingly in favour of ending the company&#039;s 80-year-old mutual status to float on the London Stock Exchange, the group said.
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The FTSE 100 ended the week on a positive note thanks to a powerful performance from the heavyweight oil sector.
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European shares made tentative gains Monday in spite of concerns that equities had become overvalued.
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The FTSE 100 on Thursday shrugged off news of a EU5bn fraud at Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale to move sharply higher.
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The FTSE 100 index has held firm in a tight range, supported by easier oil prices, which in turn boosted British Airways, while budget airline Ryanair jumped 11.
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BG Group bucked the trend as the FTSE 100 suffered its biggest one-day percentage fall since the height of the credit crisis in the summer.