BP shares down 3%
A slump for oil giant BP amid fears it will be unable to secure an out-of-court settlement with the US government over the Gulf of Mexico disaster dragged the London market lower today.
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Xcite shares up, Cairn and Hunting among fallers
The FTSE 100 Index failed to make progress today and finished down 0.9 points at 5,775.7 amid investor caution over fresh eurozone worries and disappointing data in the US.
Wood Group shares among risers, Petrofac and AMEC fall
Fresh signs of a global economic slowdown and fading hopes of imminent stimulus measures left world markets subdued today.
Xcite shares among risers, Premier Oil falls
Renewed fears over Europe sent world stock markets into the red today ahead of an expected plea from Greece for more time to meet austerity measures.
Shell and BP shares among Footsie fallers
Hopes of a plan to tackle the eurozone debt crisis buoyed stock markets today as banks and miners made strong gains.
Xcite shares among risers, Parkmead and Hunting fall
The London market lost ground today as investors eyed events in the eurozone at the start of another vital week in its battle for survival.
Hunting and Weir shares among risers
London's leading shares index ended the week on a high note today amid hopes for a solution to the eurozone crisis and a resilient performance from the scandal-hit banking sector.
EnQuest and Faroe shares among risers
World markets failed to make significant gains today as hopes of imminent stimulus measures from the US Federal Reserve began to fade.
Weir Group shares among biggest Footsie risers
Fears over the health of the Chinese economy put an end to five days of gains on London's leading shares index today.
BP and Shell shares among risers
Resurgent oil and mining stocks helped push the FTSE 100 Index 32.5 points higher to 5,841.2 today.
Petrofac shares among risers, Ithaca fall
London's leading shares index surged to a three-month high today as encouraging US jobs figures took the focus away from Europe's failure to tackle its debt crisis.
Parkmead and Petrofac shares among fallers
The boss of the European Central Bank disappointed investors today after he failed to sanction fresh emergency measures to tackle the debt crisis.
BP shares among biggest Footsie fallers
London's leading shares index fell 1% today as investors began to lose faith that central banks would roll out more emergency stimulus measures this week.
Weir Group among biggest Footsie risers
The FTSE 100 Index surged nearly 1% or 54.1 points to 5,627.2 today as it built on yesterday's strong gains.
Hunting among the fallers
The FTSE 100 Index was up 1%, or 56.7 points at 5,685.8 today amid improving signs across the Atlantic, although analysts warned against being "over excited" about the rally.
Shares in Melrose Resources down by 2.6%
The FTSE 100 Index closed 3.7 points lower at 5662.4 today, with troubled security firm G4S comfortably the biggest faller.
Shares lift for Wood Group, Cairn and Faroe
London's main market rose 57.9 points to 5,666.1 today amid relief that China's growth was in-line with forecasts.
Premier Oil shares up more than 2%
The FTSE 100 Index closed 56.2 points lower at 5,608.3 today despite US unemployment claims falling to their lowest level in four years in a rare hopeful sign for the world's biggest economy.
Xcite Energy shares gain nearly 18%
The FTSE 100 Index struggled to make headway today, rising just 0.4 points to 5,664.5, as traders nervously awaited key minutes from the US Federal Reserve.
Petrofac shares buck London market trend
Markets were back under pressure today as a fresh jump in Spain's borrowing costs added to fears about the health of the world's biggest economy.
Hunting among the fallers in city shares slide
The FTSE 100 Index closed 30 points lower at 5,662.6 today amid further evidence that the eurozone debt crisis is sapping confidence across the globe and China cut its interest rate for the second time in a month.
Shares in Aberdeen firm Plexus up nearly 5%
Stimulus measures from central banks across the world failed to trigger a meaningful rally for FTSE 100 Index today.
Tullow shares hit by lower earning prospects
Banking shares dragged London's leading shares index lower today amid continuing fears that more lenders will be embroiled in the rate-rigging scandal.
Petrofac shares among biggest Footsie risers
Barclays shares rose 3% today as chairman Marcus Agius's decision to step down in the wake of the rate-rigging scandal was backed by investors.
Weir Group shares among biggest Footsie risers
London's FTSE 100 Index surged 1.4% higher today as hopes of a resolution to the eurozone crisis offset another day of scandal for the UK banking sector.