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FTSE 100 week: Rally runs out of steam

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:03:01 GMT

FTSE 100 week: Rally runs out of steam
This is Money - 12 hours ago

The Footsie's rally appears to be grinding to a halt as more and more investors conclude that share prices might have run ahead of the recovery. The FTSE 100 index was 44.97 points, or 1% lower ...

FTSE 100 down 0.3 percent

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:19:05 GMT

FTSE 100 down 0.3 percent
Daily Times - 13 hours ago

LONDON: Britain's top share index was lower on Friday, with gains in defensive pharmaceutical stocks and food producers outweighed by weakness in banks and energy stocks. By 1158 GMT, the FTSE 100 ...

Market Report: Thomas Cook falls amid debt concerns

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:05:08 GMT

Market Report: Thomas Cook falls amid debt concerns
Independent - Nov 20, 2009

By Nikhil Kumar Thomas Cook was held back last night as traders sold out on the view that the market may be underestimating the FTSE 100-listed tour operator's refinancing needs. Morgan Stanley ...

Markets: FTSE 100 falls as oil prices slip - Interactive Investor
Footsie closes lower after choppy day - MoneyWeek
The Press Association - nebusiness.co.uk - InTheNews.co.uk

Mining sector leads FTSE 100 down

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:05:52 GMT

Mining sector leads FTSE 100 down
inthenews - Nov 19, 2009

The FTSE 100 ended Thursday down 74.43 points, 1.39 per cent, as the mining sector responded to drops in metal prices. Mining company Antofagasta was the biggest faller during the day, down 50 ...

Market overview: Footsie down 74 - MoneyWeek

Wall Street woes weaken FTSE 100

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:51:43 GMT

Wall Street woes weaken FTSE 100
guardian.co.uk - Nov 19, 2009

An opening fall on Wall Street has sent the FTSE 100 sharply lower after a fairly calm morning for the leading index. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen nearly 150 points, with technology ...

Reckitt roars ahead on hopes of a major deal

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:20:07 GMT

Reckitt roars ahead on hopes of a major deal
guardian.co.uk - Nov 19, 2009

Reckitt Benckiser, the Cillit Bang and Dettol group, is leading the FTSE 100 risers following reports it may be caught up in the latest round of merger fever. It has long been tipped as a predator ...

FTSE 100 down 0.27 per cent in early trading - InTheNews.co.uk

FTSE firms 'failing women bosses'

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:11:43 GMT

FTSE firms 'failing women bosses'
BBC News - Nov 19, 2009

The number of female directors on FTSE 100 boards has stalled at 131 over the past year, a report has said. Furthermore, the number of firms with female executive directors fell from 16 to 15, the ...

Britain's FTSE 100 boardrooms stlll male dominated - Telegraph.co.uk
Corporate Britain failing women - Recruiter
Daily Mail - PersonnelToday.com - Workplace Law Network

FTSE 100 back below 5300

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:38:39 GMT

FTSE 100 back below 5300
Forex Hound - Nov 18, 2009

In mid-morning trading, shares have made a quiet but positive start to the day. After the steep slides seen on Thursday that pushed the FTSE 100 back below 5300, it is not surprising to see some ...

Capita leads FTSE 100 lower on investment fund worries

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:06:23 GMT

Capita leads FTSE 100 lower on investment fund worries
guardian.co.uk - Nov 18, 2009

For much of the day supermarket group Morrisons was the leading faller in the FTSE 100, following the surprise news that its chief executive Mark Bolland was leaving to take up the same position ...

FTSE 100 ends flat despite M&S gains - InTheNews.co.uk

UK's FTSE 100 Closes Little Changed; Marks & Spencer Rallies

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:22:40 GMT

UK's FTSE 100 Closes Little Changed; Marks & Spencer Rallies
Bloomberg - Nov 18, 2009

By Adam Haigh Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- UK stocks ended the session little changed after Marks & Spencer Group Plc and ITV Plc were boosted by new appointments and mining shares rallied ...