FTSE 100 firm but off highs as New York makes dull early progress
With around an hour and a half of trading to go in London, the FTSE 100 was up about 11 points at 7,308, holding off the day’s peak of 7,322
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Taylor Wimpey to take £130mln provision for ground rent dispute as 2017 sees good start
The FTSE 100-listed firm said it entered into the lease structures in 2007 “in good faith”, but that a review sparked by customers’ complaints showed the clauses are causing “understandable concern”
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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Back to the dog pound: Dogs of the Footsie outperform in 2017
At the end of January, John Harrington tweaked the famous investment strategy known as the Dogs of the Dow, and applied it to UK stocks. How are the investments doing?
Investments and investor services
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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Day ahead: Ten Entertainment float could score a strike; Hays to update
The UK's second largest ten-pin bowling operator, Ten Entertainment will have an initial market cap of £107.25mln when conditional trading starts in London
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Week ahead: Recruiters to provide Brexit insight while Tesco delivers finals
Week ahead: Tesco, Pagegroup, Hays, JD Sports, WH Smith ...
Builders and building materials
Brexit bloodbath fails to arrive for the UK housebuilders, with Bellway the latest to report robust numbers
With over a 2% rise this morning following its first-half results, Bellway’s shares on the FTSE 250 index now stand above where they were before June’s Brexit vote
FTSE 100 ends higher before Fed rate decision
FTSE 100 shares ended higher on Wednesday, thanks to buoyancy in the pharma and mining sectors while a US rate card was considered in the bag, priced and sold on the market
Builders and building materials
Building stocks: Deutsche Bank looks at potential Budget winners and losers
At least that’s the opinion of Deutsche, which has previewed the Chancellor's set-piece
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
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Sir Philip Green hands over £363mln for the BHS pension pot
What's trending? Charlotte Hogg, the next deputy governor of the BoE; Pancake Day and Greggs' results - coincidence? Taylor Wimpey
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey posts solid 2016 results, says 2017 trading 'robust'
The firm saw its pretax profits before exceptional items rise by 21.5% to £733.4mln for the year to December 31, up from £603.8mln a year earlier.
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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.
Builders and building materials
Bovis Homes tops 'liquidation value' chart suggests Deutsche
Bovis has fundamental value despite its problems suggests German broker
FTSE 100 shares close firm thanks to housebuilders
FTSE 100 stocks closed firm on Wednesday as housebuilders helped build on what would have been a flat end
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
Selectively breeding the Dogs of the Footsie
The normally reliable investment strategy based on the "Dogs of the Dow" system has had a bad couple of years; what if we tweaked it?
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Selectively breeding the Dogs of the Footsie
The normally reliable investment strategy based on the "Dogs of the Dow" system has had a bad couple of years; what if we tweaked it?
Pearson's divi cut plan shocks investors but who's next?
Pearson’s woes have left income investors scrutinising the FTSE 100
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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
Taylor Wimpey expects 2016 profits to come in at the top end of forecasts after seeing good second half demand
The FTSE 100-listed housebuilder said its total home completions in 2016 were up 4.0% year-on-year to 13,881, compared with 13,341 in the previous year.
FTSE 100 hits 10th successive record high close
FTSE 100 shares appear positively related to the Nasdaq as the London ticker again hits a fresh record high on Wednesday - its tenth successive
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Day ahead: Sainsbury's Christmas sales forecast to fall, so focus to be on any Argos news
Sainsbury has continued to be a laggard in the supermarket sector, with the latest till roll data from Kantar Worldpanel released today showing its sales declining by 0.1%.
Week ahead: Blizzard of trading updates to show the icy front on UK high streets
Given Next’s disappointing update this week, news from Marks and Spencer and Primark-owner Associated British Foods could send the most shivers through the sector.
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.
Broker comment weighs on specialty chemicals company Elementis
Elementis shares fell nearly 4% after German bank Berenberg cut its rating to ‘hold’ from ‘buy’, with the downgrade largely made on a valuation basis.
Builders and building materials
Housebuilders in demand as Deutsche Bank sees “appealing value” in the sector
The bank's analysts said they have hiked their price targets across the board, which now “suggest close to 30% upside across the sector as a whole.”
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
FTSE 100 shares dragged lower by miners and oil stocks
FTSE 100 shares ended down on Tuesday, led by miners and oil companies
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William Hill worth a punt after better start to the second half
Also covered. Taylor Wimpey, Amur Minerals, Ascent Resources
Taylor Wimpey's orders rise though London wobbles
In the heart of the capital, prices have softened slightly at the upper end
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FTSE 100 rises, led by banks craving higher global rates
FTSE 100 shares ended Monday firmer, as bank stocks gained on the prospect of higher global interest rates
Investments and investor services
FTSE 100 stocks sink as US election jitters intensify and sterling surges
FTSE 100 stocks closed sharply lower on Friday – with losers topping 50% of the market for the first time this year - as US election jitters came to a head, non-farm payrolls Stateside did little to bolster global markets, and sterling rose
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
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
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Brokers: Upgrades all round for housebuilders
UK housebuilders were in favour with the brokers after a survey showed sentiment is strong in the housing industry
UK shares close lower as oil and bank stocks sink
London shares closed lower on Tuesday after a session where it only briefly rose on the day, thanks to lower oil and bank stocks
London shares rise as miners, housebuilders and Tesco fare well, mid-caps at May 2015 highs
UK shares closed higher on Tuesday, as miners once again outperformed other stocks, along with housebuilders and grocer Tesco, while the FTSE 250 index headed to May 2015 highs
FTSE 100 pushes higher as supermarkets rally
London's blue chip index was 46 points higher at 6,874
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
UK housebuilders shrug off new Countrywide report
Taylor Wimpey added 2.41% to be Footsie's biggest gainer, while Barratt Developments plc added 1.84% to 459p a pop.
Interest rate cut buoys housebuilders but hits savers
Shares in housebuilders and property groups were up following the Bank of England's rate cut
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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: Deutsche downgrades housebuilders
Despite downgrading a whole host of housebuilders on Tuesday, Deutsche Bank said it was still positive about the sector and was merely adjusting its estimates to reflect Brexit uncertainty
PREVIEW: Investors hoping Apple will bear fruit
Maker of iPhone likely to report slower device sales although services are tipped to have done well
WEEK AHEAD: Blue-chips aplenty due to update market
The first of the big companies reports on Tuesday when BP PLC (LON:BP.) issues a trading statement
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Brexit Watch – UK corporate sentiment deteriorating, says survey
A new survey from Credit Suisse makes for grim reading for any business leader
London shares record 11-month high close after US non-farm payrolls report
London’s shares closed at an eleven-month high on Friday after a buoyant US non-farm payrolls report built on bourse firmness earlier in the session
Builders and building materials
London stocks gain after buoyant UK data
London’s FTSE100 closed higher on Thursday after a session spent in positive territory from the very beginning, thanks to a clutch of measuredly positive UK data
Investments and investor services
Upbeat economic news buoys FTSE 100 Index
Housebuilders drove the Footsie 73.14 points higher to 6536.73 as house prices surprised on the upside
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Housebuilders drive FTSE 100 Index higher
Housebuilders were in the money after Halifax reported higher property prices in June
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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
London stocks hit August highs as Bank of England hints at summer rate cut
London’s FTSE100 staged a dramatic recovery late in the Thursday session to close higher along with small-cap stocks after the Bank of England said it might cut historically low rates even further in the wake of Britain’s surprise Brexit re
FTSE 100 Index falls but smaller stocks bounce back
The FTSE 100 Index edged down 7.97 points to 6352.1
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FTSE 100 Index falls as banks and housebuilders weigh
The FTSE 100 Index retreated 11.86 points to 6348.2
FTSE 100 closes above Brexit crisis levels
London’s FTSE 100 index on Wednesday closed above “Brexit” crisis levels for the first time since the morning of the In-Out European Union referendum polling last Thursday
FTSE 100 rises back above pre-Brexit levels
As the status quo is unlikely to change in the immediate term, some Brexit worries have been set aside - even if it's just for now.
London’s FTSE100 drops below 6000 as Brexit woes deepen
London’s FTSE 100 index closed below 6,000 on Monday, and dropped by nearly as much as it lost on Friday in the wake of the shock UK referendum decision to quit the European Union
FTSE 100 Index losses deepen amid Brexit fears
The FTSE 100 Index fell 95.7 points to 6,043 while even small-cap stocks took a hit
FTSE 100 trims losses after day of political upheaval
House builders, financials and airline IAG, which issued a profit warning, took an absolute battering today.
FTSE100 pares losses as investors see Brexit opportunity
Britain's premier share index is down 4.49% at the midday point, while other European shares are tanking
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BREXIT LIVE: City reaction as Britons choose leave
That's it from us for a very volatile Friday, more Brexit reaction to follow on Monday.
FTSE 100 plunges 5%, Cameron resigns after EU vote
Britain's top share index opened almost 7% lower before making up some ground after a historic EU referendum vote and as PM David Cameron told the nation he will resign.
London stocks edge higher ahead of EU Referendum Judgement Day
London’s stocks edged higher on Wednesday after a see-saw session one day ahead of polling in a historic referendum on the country’s future relations with the European Union
FTSE 100 advances in face of EU referendum uncertainty
Remain held in a narrow lead in the polls, but Brexit risk remains.
London stocks hold onto gains as Brexit fears fade
The FTSE100 held onto most of its intraday gains to close over 3% higher on Monday after sentiment towards remaining in the EU grew
FTSE 100 up 2% as 'remain' camp builds head of steam
The FTSE 100 opened strongly as predicted, with the opinion polls suggesting the ‘remain campaign’ has a narrow lead ahead of the crucial vote on Thursday.
London shares gain as Fed seen leaving rates on hold
London’s FTSE100 index closed higher on Wednesday, just shy of the 6,000 mark, as markets priced in a no-change to US interest rates later in the day
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Urals Energy powers up while FTSE 100 maintains gains
The Footsie gained 56 points to 5979 while small-cap indices were also in positive territory
Investments and investor services
FTSE 100 Index bounces back as EU vote fears recede
The Footsie gained 51 points to 5974 while small-cap indices were also in positive territory
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Deutsche takes the axe to staffing stocks
The broker moves both recruiters Hays PLC and Michael Page International to 'sell' from 'hold'.
FTSE100 loses ground; Cloudtag bolsters small caps
It came as premier index FTSE100 was losing ground as China inflation data disappointed.
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Time to sell Acacia Mining, says Citi
Acacia Mining, Booker Group, Taylor Wimpey, DCC are in Wednesday’s broker spotlight.
FTSE100 finishes positive; Immedia top London riser
UK shares remained in the blue to close Tuesday in positive territory.
FTSE 100 Index rings up gains amid Vodafone cheer
The FTSE 100 Index gained 29.16 points to about 6181 by lunchtime
Most followed - Taylor Wimpey cheers investors and shrugs off headwind fears
A look at some of the most followed stories and topics of the day
FTSE100 and small caps head higher at open
The blue chip index is up around 54 points at the time of writing to 6,205, with miners doing well
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London still in red as Japan stimulus decision weighs
The Footsie was 70.7 points adrift by lunchtime, although Taylor Wimpey rallied after an update
Taylor Wimpey upbeat despite house price slowdown
Housebuilder positive about the rest of 2016 but Nationwide figures point to market slowdown
Investments and investor services
Deutsche Bank downgrades Standard Chartered
Deutsche analyst David Lock said Tuesday’s share price rally was not justified by the bank’s revenue outlook or forecasts through to 2018 – Weir Group Plc, Cobham Plc and the UK house builders were also in the broker spotlight.
PREVIEW; GameAccount Network needs more landmark deals
Other companies reporting include Lloyds Banking, Taylor Wimpey and WPP
Downbeat US housing news fails to depress UK homebuilders
Top-flight stocks fall but property shares, Grainger in particular, build momentum
FTSE 100 on course to set new high for 2016
Metals prices are on the up taking mining stocks with them
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FTSE 100's late rally wipes out most of day's losses
It was almost back to square one for the Footsie, with miners leading the rally
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Risers & Fallers: Argos Resources, Eden Research, Hardide, Inspiration Health., Kromek, MirLand
Eden Research raises a glass to the Spanish authorities for green-lighting its wine grape protection product.
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Footsie closes lower after US jobs report
FTSE100 closed 50 points down as traders were put off equities....
Builders and building materials
Bovis hails record profit on more sales and higher house prices
The company said it sold more houses last year than the year before and was boosted by rising house prices.
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Brokers: Shops and housebuilders to the fore
Retail, housebuilders, Wolseley, Elementis, Standard Chartered...
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Footsie falls but Laird sparks investor interest
Electronics group sparked up on potential interest from US rival
Update - Taylor Wimpey hits new records
The group completed 13,341 properties in total, a 7% increase on the previous year.