London’s main market hits six-month high
The revival of talks to restructure Greece's debt mountain helped push the FTSE 100 Index to a fresh six-month high today.
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London’s top shares fall on fears of Greek tragedy
Hopes that Greece will reach an agreement with lenders to avoid a default faded today, causing London's leading shares index to retreat from a six-month high.
Energy firms among big Footsie fallers
London's leading shares index ended four days of gains today after ongoing talks in Greece over the country's debt mountain kept traders on the sidelines.
Cairn Energy shares up, but Wood and SSE fall
Reports that Standard & Poor's will strip France of its AAA credit rating drove falls on world markets today.
FTSE 100 gains 25 points in final session of the week
The FTSE 100 Index closed 25.4 points higher at 5,649.7 today despite the eurozone debt crisis continuing to trouble investors.
New year revival for the FTSE 100 is short-lived
The new year rally on the FTSE 100 proved shortlived as ongoing fears over the eurozone debt crisis returned to haunt London's leading shares index today.
Petrofac and Amec among Footsie’s biggest risers buts Parkmead, Faroe and Xcite shares fall
The London market closed more than 1% higher today after positive data in the US and a successful bond auction in Italy cheered investors.
Shares in BP, EnQuest and Faroe Petroleum enjoy festive rise
A pre-Christmas rally ensured the London market closed on a festive note today as the likes of oil giant BP and Johnnie Walker owner Diageo put in a resilient performance.
Parkmead and Wood Group shares up on strong day for markets
A successful Spanish bond auction and strong German economic data eased fears over the eurozone crisis and drove world markets higher today.
Xcite, Nautical and Melrose shares suffer on tough day for markets
Banks dragged London's leading shares index lower today after Chancellor George Osborne said he would push through plans for a radical industry shake-up.
Weir Group shares up but Cairn Energy, Tullow Oil and BG Group among biggest fallers
Insurance stocks rose sharply today after a £2billion deal in the financial services sector helped the London market weather the economic gloom.
Xcite and Wood Group shares rise, Centrica suffers fall
The London market capped its strongest weekly performance in nearly three years today after a German call for greater fiscal union in the eurozone and a better-than-expected improvement in the US unemployment rate lifted investors' confidence.
Footsie shares hit by bank exposure concern
The FTSE 100 Index closed 16 points lower at 5,489.3 today after spending much of the session in the black.
Shares up at EnQuest, Parkmead and Wood Group, but Xcite slides
Investors shrugged off a gloomy autumn statement from Chancellor George Osborne today as optimism over a solution to the eurozone debt crisis pushed the London market higher.
Parkmead shares continue recent rally, Cairn Energy also among risers
A gloomy forecast from the Bank of England compounded fears over the future of the eurozone and further knocked the confidence of investors today.
Premier Oil shares rise but Faroe Petroleum suffers fall
Moves by Italy's premier-designate Mario Monti to form a new cabinet failed to cap the country's soaring borrowing costs and restore confidence to the markets today.
Aberdeen Asset Management and Cairn among market fallers
Investors deserted the markets today after a jump in Italy's borrowing costs pushed the country into "bailout territory".
Amec shares rise while Xcite’s fall
Banks led London's blue chip shares index lower today as investors waited for further details about the eurozone rescue plan.
Xcite and Faroe close up – Cairn and Wood Group fall
INVESTORS lost confidence in the prospect of a speedy resolution to the eurozone debt crisis yesterday, causing Britain's leading share index to drop into the red.
World markets buoyed by European rescue plan
A new scheme to inject more dollars into the European financial system helped banking shares lead world markets higher today.
Footsie shares ends the week deep in the red
London's leading index ended another volatile week deep in the red again as Britain's biggest banks wobbled ahead of a key report on sector reform.
Weir, Melrose and Aberdeen Asset Management gain FTSE 100
THE FTSE 100 index continued its rebound yesterday as positive job and manufacturing data from America caused a last-minute push into the black.