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After a relatively subdued start on the FTSE 100, stocks surged in afternoon trade as comments from the Chairman of the Federal Reserve pushed the index to fresh 13-year highs.
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Soft drinks firm Britvic leapt on the back of a strong set of interim results, after an improved underlying performance across the business, although it did caution on market conditions remain challenging.
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Shares in Morrison were falling sharply after UBS confirmed that it had placed around 100m shares in the supermarket stock on behalf of an institutional seller at 280p each, well below yesterday's closing price of 289.30p.
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Disappointing retail sales in the UK saw markets pull back from a 13-year highs on Wednesday morning while traders kept a close eye on central banks around the world.
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Markets pulled back from new 13-year highs on Wednesday morning as traders turned cautious ahead of statements from central banks in the UK and US.
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City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open down 11 points from yesterday's close of 6,804, after it yesterday smashed through the 6,800 mark, just 130 points short of its all-time high, not seen since 1999.
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Well-received results from a number of FTSE 100 heavyweights and a sharp drop in consumer-price inflation in the UK lifted Londons benchmark index to fresh multiyear highs on Tuesday.
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Homeserve shares were rising strongly after the group said it is confident it will return to modest growth in 2014/2015. The group said it has clear Sales and Marketing plans for increasing both customer acquisition and retention and expects UK customer numbers to stabilise at around 1.9m from March 2014.
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Cruise ship operator Carnival, the worlds largest, took a hit after it issued a brutal profit warning overnight for its full-year earnings per share, primarily as a result of lower net revenue yield expectations due to its current cruise ticket pricing.
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Stocks held on to 12-year highs on Tuesday morning as a sharp drop in consumer-price inflation lifted the outlook for the UK economy.