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FTSE 100 finishes little changed after "Super Thursday" underwhelms
The Footsie was back in black - but only just - thanks to precious metals miners
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Fresnillo PLC
LON:FRES
The Fresnillo Group is a leading precious metals company, and is the world's largest primary silver producer and Mexico's second largest gold producer. Fresnillo's mining assets are comprised of three operating mines (Fresnillo, Ciénega and Herradura), two development projects (Fresnillo II and Soledad and Dipolos at Herradura), three advanced exploration prospects (San Juan, San Julian and Orysivo) and multiple exploration projects.
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FTSE 100 closes higher as Fed meeting in focus
The FTSE 100 closed up 46 at 7,250 on the day with Intertek the biggest gainer
FTSE 100 posts positive finish with all eyes on Trump
The FTSE 100 closed at 7,288 as traders look ahead to Donald Trump's tax plans
FTSE 100 closes in positive territory as traders brush off potential threats
The index of blue-chip shares fell six points to 7,108.53.
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FTSE 100 closes 21 points down ahead of Easter weekend
Yesterday the FTSE 100 briefly rose above 7,400 ... today, a sub-7,300 level beckons
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FTSE 100 finishes higher despite North Korea worries hitting US stocks
US markets open lower, but the index of blue-chip shares keeps its poise
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FTSE 100 closes flat as war of words over Syria continues
AstraZeneca is under the weather after being downgraded but Shaftesbury is a hot property on bid speculation
FTSE 100 finished higher as miners support; supermarkets weigh
FTSE set to rise by fifteen points when the market opens
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FTSE 100 finishes lower as Dow Jones plunges
Since the manufacturing index reached a two-and-a-half-year high last December, the story has been one of a gentle decline - Martin Beck, senior economic advisor to the EY ITEM Club
FTSE 100 closes lower on Trump fears; miners take a hit
The FTSE 100 is off over 60 points as US shares dive on infrastructure concerns
Gold's rally after Federal Reserve decision may be short-lived, warns Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs has warned today's rally in gold prices may be short-lived, citing a uncertain outlook.
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FTSE 100, 250 and smallcaps all mark record highs after Fed rate hike and cap
FTSE 100 stocks ended solidly higher on Thursday after chalking a fresh record high as investors reacted to a tempered rate hike outlook in the US and relief at the defeat of the anti-immigration Freedom party in the Dutch election
FTSE shares end lower as sterling marks 8-week low vs dollar on Brexit jitters
FTSE 100 shares closed lower on Tuesday after investors turned edgy over Brexit plans which hit banking and retail shares as well as took sterling to an 8-week low against the US dollar
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FTSE up with copper, FTSE 250 marks record 19,000 as Scots want referendum
Around 3.30pm, the FTSE 100 index was up almost 28 points at 7,371, just below the day’s best level of 7,376, having only hit a low of 7,342
FTSE 100 ends higher as BT declares Openreach plans, US jobs gain
FTSE 100 stocks ended higher on Friday, led by telecoms behemoth BT after confirming it would separate Openreach
FTSE 100 stocks endure a refund as supermarket Morrison falls
FTSE 100 stocks bagged a net loss on Thursday after supermarket chain WM Morrison fell on an uncertain outlook
FTSE 100 stocks dragged lower by miners and copper price drop shock
The FTSE 100 was down 32 points to 7,342 shortly after 3.15pm on Monday
FTSE falls ahead of Yellen, after WPP’s spin-free bad news
FTSE 100 shares closed lower on Friday, cautious ahead of comments from the US central bank chief, and beaten down by advertising behemoth WPP after it signalled a cautious outlook for 2017 which even spin could not conceal
FTSE stocks mark record highs with Wall St as Trump boosts construction, commodity stocks
FTSE 100 stocks, just like Wall Street, defied soothsayers’ prognoses that investors didn’t much like a threadbare speech to Congress from US President Donald Trump overnight, and pledged their vote to his spending ambitions as record heigh
FTSE 100 shares tip higher, engineers in vogue ahead of Trump card
FTSE 100 stocks ended on a high on Tuesday after rangebound trading for much of the session, with engineers leading light gains
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Day ahead: Trump's first speech to Congress key as tax plan news sought
Rather than give the annual State of the Union address, Trump is instead going to give a speech to both parts of Congress - the Senate and the House of Representatives – which is quite normal for first-year presidents.
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Week ahead: ITV set to broadcast results as quantity set to rule over quality
Having seen the big drugs, oils, and banking sectors dominate over the past few weeks, investors will have less FTSE 100 results to digest in the coming week.
FTSE 100 ends up, miners buoyed by China, UK companies buy US firms
FTSE 100 shares closed higher on Friday, led by miners buoyed by strong trade data from China while several UK companies were snapping up US stocks in a role reversal from that seen in the days after the June Brexit poll when UK companies w
FTSE 100 shares soft but Randgold and small caps jump
FTSE 100 stocks ended lower with sombre Wall Street shares on Monday although gold miner Randgold Resources was the stand out gainer while small-caps scaled record highs
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FTSE 100 shares firm after Tesco gains on Booker deal
FTSE 100 shares edged higher on Friday, helped by a jump by supermarket Tesco
BHP Billiton reports strong quarter for iron ore production, but copper output falls
The FTSE 100-listed mining giant saw a 9% year-on-year rise in iron ore output in Western Australia to 70 million tonnes for the quarter to December 31.
Orex Minerals shows strength in numbers
A great way for any junior explorer to feature on the investment map is to work with other established names. That’s a strategy that continues to serve gold and silver explorer Orex Minerals well
FTSE 100 shares sink as pound ascends on Trump disquiet
FTSE 100 stocks fell further below 7200 on Monday after sterling gained strength against the US dollar in the aftermath of President Donald Trump's inauguration speech
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Of BT's battles with Ofcom & Sky, and Unilever's face-off with supermarkets
Lots of big names reporting this week including: BHP, Dixons Carphone, easyJet, Diageo, Sky, Unilever and BT
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FTSE ends lower as 14 days of highs peter out
FTSE 100 index closed down 0.2% at 7,327 on Monday, as the 14-session record high winning streak crashed after shares in banks and oil companies slipped
FTSE 100 stocks hit fresh record before slipping as US stocks turn soft
The FTSE 100 index reached a new peak of 7,211.96 today, exceeding the level it hit on Tuesday, the first session of 2017, and was up 19 points at 7,209 at 3.30pm.
FTSE 100 closes firmer, small-caps mark fresh record high, but retailers drop
FTSE 100 stocks closed firmer on Wednesday but a grim outlook for 2017 from Next plc left retailer shares in the bargain bucket
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FTSE 100 closes on new high, boosted by precious metals miners
The 'Santa rally' and a strong showing from miners meant the UK premier index closed up around 37 points
FTSE 100 hits record high, small-cap FTSE AIM 100 marks 3-year peak
FTSE 100 shares marked a fresh record high on Wednesday and small-caps scaled their highest in nearly three years, as investors, traders and mining stocks were in a more festive mood than their counterparts on Wall Street
FTSE edges higher, small caps help London record 40% gainers, miners sink
FTSE 100 stocks ended higher on Thursday after pulling away from flat positions at midsession while small-caps helped 40% of London’s stocks to gain – one of their best performances this year - but falling prices for copper, zinc and nickel
Precious metal miners find support as the price of gold rises again
Randgold Resources and Fresnillo both added 1% as the price of gold rose 0.3% to US$1,135 an ounce as the US dollar - in which it is priced - slipped back slightly.
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FTSE stocks led higher towards 7000 by banks, but miners reel from Fed rate hike
FTSE 100 stocks closed higher on Thursday, just shy of the 7000 mark, but the theme of the session was all about weaker sterling in the wake of the US interest rate hike overnight
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FTSE 100 shares extend gains as Wall Street rallies
FTSE 100 shares extended gains in the second half of Tuesday to close comfortably up in tendem with record-breaking gains on Wall Street
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FTSE 100 shares close firm with oil while Italy is side-stepped
FTSE 100 shares closed firm on Monday, having brushed off the turmoil in Italy following a “no” vote in the euro zone country’s referendum which led premier Matteo Renzo to tender his resignation, as oil prices continued to extend gains
FTSE 100 shares dragged lower by miners and oil stocks
FTSE 100 shares ended down on Tuesday, led by miners and oil companies
FTSE 100 closed firm but volumes thin
FTSE 100 shares managed to recover enough to close Friday firmer but volumes were held back by the half-day trading in New York following Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday
FTSE 100 stocks end firm thanks to a claim from Direct Line
FTSE 100 shares ended firmer on Thursday after a late recovery accompanied news from insurer Direct Line
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FTSE 100 stocks seesaw to unchanged close after mini-Budget
FTSE 100 stocks seesawed their way to a flat close on Wednesday as investors weighed up the first UK budgetary statement since Britain voted to leave the European Union in June
Sierra Rutile is a "merger surger" as Germans clear Iluka takeover
The proposed merger with Iluka Investments (BVI) cleared another hurdle.
FTSE shares end flat despite resources stocks early lift
FTSE 100 stocks closed flat on Monday despite an early sprint by mining and energy stocks. Meanwhile, fund manager Henderson Group had sobering news for investors seeking dividend income
Rates not Trump steers gold - Numis
Centamin has been the top performing listed gold company in London during the third quarter.
FTSE 100 shares brought down by gold miners as dollar gain hits commodities
FTSE 100 shares sank on Friday as gold miners were out of love in the midst of the rising dollar which hit yellow metal prices
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Brokers: 25% upside as well as big yield at Imperial Brands
A round-up of some of today's broker commentary
Fresnillo set to benefit from weak Mexican Peso - Numis
The broker said 67% of Fresnillo's costs are Peso-based
FTSE 100 stocks shed 100 points on sterling rally, data and Wall St sell-off
FTSE 100 stocks shed nearly 100 points on Friday, as a combination of strong sterling, weak construction data and a sell-off by majors on Wall Street left the London market only slightly higher on the week
FTSE shares close lower with US markets on profit-taking
FTSE 100 shares closed lower after a rally flirted with the 7,000 level but petered out as investors eyed a drop by Wall Street tickers following on-going digestion of what a Donald Trump presidency means for corporates - and opted to book
Drugs stocks boosted by Clinton defeat
Markets have reacted badly to Trump's electoral victory, but some sectors have benefited
FTSE 100 shares close higher after Trump victory speech
FTSE 100 shares closed higher on Wednesday in a snap back from initial losses on news of Donald Trump's US presidential election victory
Orex partner Fresnillo begins drilling at Coneto
Orex Minerals shares advance more than 5% on Tuesday after announcing that project partner Fresnillo PLC has commenced a phase V diamond drilling program of approximately 5,000 metres in 11 holes on the Coneto gold-silver project in Durango
FTSE 100 closes down as StanChart drops again, US poll jitters
London's FTSE 100 closed sharply lower on Wednesday as Standard Chartered topped the losers' list for a second successive session, while markets grew jittery about a possible Donald Trump electoral victory
FTSE 100 stocks give up 7,000 level as miners come off on copper warning
FTSE 100 stocks gave up the 7,000 level on Wednesday as mining stocks dragged the market lower
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FTSE 100 gains on coat tails of Burberry
FTSE 100 stocks closed higher on Wednesday after fashion house Burberry bounced back
FTSE 100 shares end higher in a 7,000 level photo finish
FTSE 100 shares managed to close higher on Tuesday and hold onto the 7,000 mark – just. The blue-chip ticker ended up 0.8%, or 52 points, at 7,000.06 in what looked like a photo finish
FTSE 100 misses out on record high close over Brexit, US rate fears
FTSE 100 shares narrowly missed out on a record closing high on Tuesday after slipping back from record levels thanks to renewed Brexit fears which sent the pound below $1.23, as well as growing expectations of a US rate hike this year. Ear
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FTSE100 shares flirt with record high close
FTSE 100 shares came within a handful of points of marking a fresh record high close on Monday, but for all the gains of mining stocks the ticker just could not muster the umph to triumph
Sky‘s sales and customer retention under the spotlight
A look at next week's corporate offerings, which include big names like Sky and Marston's and WH Smith
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Is BP's blood on the boil again?
A look at some of the main broker upgrades and downgrades today
Which diggers are top of the pile for this leading investment bank?
This leading City broker lauded the ability of the industry's leading lights to generate cash.
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FTSE 100 closes just below its all-time high
The FTSE 100 index surpassed its all-time closing high during the day but could not sustain it
FTSE 100 pares losses after banks recover
FTSE 100 shares dug themselves out of a hole to close just softer on Friday after banks recovered from heavy falls on speculative reports that troubled Deutsche Bank's US fine may be reduced
Fresnillo twinkles after upgrade from HSBC
Silver miner's stock rises after broker advises investors to buy it
RBS has a shocker post-Brexit
It was better news for the miners which have rallied since June’s EU referendum
FTSE 100 marks 5-week high on Fed-fuelled rally
London stocks ended at a five-week high on Thursday as investors took comfort from the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold off a US rate hike the previous day
Jefferies International takes dim view of Petrofac's prospects
Broker downgrades oil services group to 'hold' and reduces its price target
London shares end lower as PMI data reveals business costs rising
London shares ended lower on Thursday as a robust manufacturing survey was interpreted as adding to production costs, rather than boosting exports in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union
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FTSE 100 Index edges up despite mining pressure
The Footsie pared earlier gains, although the UK-focused FTSE 250 rebounded
London shares end lower but 90 points up in August
London shares ended Wednesday lower but finished the month around 90 points higher
UK stocks weighed down by miners
Top UK stocks fell into negative territory late on Tuesday, weighed down by depressed mining stocks after copper prices hit a 10-week low
London miners reverse this week’s rally but mid-caps hit May 2015 highs
London’s top stocks closed lower on Wednesday after the global miners honeymoon was interrupted by a downbeat trading update from Glencore but mid-caps rose above 18,000 for the first time since May 2015
UK shares end lower, led by miners on US Fed rate fears, weaker oil prices
London stocks ended lower on Monday, as miners reflected the unease over what policymakers might say to urge a US rate hike later this week and oil stocks came off with a weaker Brent crude price
FTSE 100 beaten down by miners sell-off
FTSE 100 shed 34 points to 6,824 with miners occupying the bottom seven places.
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FTSE 100 struggles into the blue despite weak miners
London's blue chip index was down 17 points, as a meeting of central bankers later this week likely to set the tone for world equity markets.
London stocks mark fresh 14-month highs, buoyed by Wall St gains
London’s blue-chip and mid-cap indices marked a fresh 14-month high on Friday, fuelled by historic gains overnight by Wall Street
FTSE 100 rises on Friday but still some way off record pace
The blue chip benchmark opened on the back foot this morning.
PREVIEW – Another deluge of earnings on way, including IHG
Another big week for earnings as August kicks offf
Builders and building materials
UK shares rise as a session of superlatives grips the City
London blue-chip shares closed Wednesday at a more than one-year high, AIM paper had its best level in over two years, and mid-caps briefly beat pre-Brexit levels
Footsie perks up after shot in arm from Glaxosmithkline
Shares in GSK rose 25p, or 1.5%, to 1692p after it reported a 4% rise in group sales to £6.5bn
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FTSE 100 Index rises on upbeat economic data
The FTSE 100 Index rose 16.8 points to 6740.83 as second quarter UK GDP growth rose
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Brokers: Direct Line, Legal & General under scrutiny
Insurers were in the firing line on Thursday after Barclays released a report giving its assessment of the UK and European insurance market post-Brexit
London mid-caps climb above Brexit levels for the first time in a month
It took a month, but London’s midcaps have climbed above their Brexit levels for the first time as shares closed higher on Wednesday while top AIM stocks hit their highest levels of the year
FTSE 100 Index pares gains as pound rises on UK job news
The FTSE 100 Index lost hold of earlier gains of around 30 points to stand 10.16 points ahead at 6707.53
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FTSE 100 Index rises despite mining woe
The FTSE 100 Index was 30.59 points to the good at 6727.96 while the FTSE 250 also rose
PREVIEW- Clinigen and big diggers due to report
Fresnillo and Anglo American, along with Clinigen are due to report tomorrow
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London stocks fall as Brexit woes continue to weigh
London’s FTSE 100 closed down on Wednesday in a repeat of the previous session’s gyrations over the ongoing Brexit vote shock
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FTSE 100 Index falls as pound plunges to new low
The FTSE 100 Index reversed modest gains to stand 103.29 points adrift at 6442.08
FTSE 100 Index rises but pound slumps on 'Brexit' fears
The FTSE 100 Index increased 11.54 points to 6556.91
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FTSE 100 opens 17 points down
The FTSE 100 didn't get off to a great start this morning.
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Brokers: Serco and G4S hit by downgrades
Brokers weren’t optimistic on the outlook for the two security firms, although gold miners were in favour at Macquarie
London’s stocks hit highest since August, but crushed by Brexit by the close
London’s FTSE 100 index closed lower on Monday – after rallying at the start of the session to its highest level in 11 months
FTSE 100 Index continues upward march but second tier falters
The FTSE 100 Index, which largely features international companies, rose 21.61 points to 6599.44