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Blue-chips retain gains on Chinese stimulus hopes
The FTSE 100 Index ended the session 97 points higher at 5,876..
Retail winners & losers: Tesco, Home Retail, B&M, Asos...
Tesco reported its first group like-for-like sales increase for more than four years
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Shares stay in red as Bank of England keeps rates on hold
The Footsie recovered from a 5829 intra-day low to stand 89.32 points off at 5871
New stores make up for mild weather hit at B&M
Discounter's UK sales revenue in the 13-week period rose 24.4% to £614.5mln
Shares leak on oil price dip but Tesco bounces back
The FTSE 100 Index dropped 106.7 points to 5854 after Wall Street fell
Risers & Fallers: Euromoney, InterContinental Hotels, JD Sports, Thomas Cook, Tesco, TUI Travel
The bomb attacks in Jakarta have hit travel stocks hard.
Tesco's recovery drive produces festive cheer
Group like-for-like sales in the 19 weeks to January 9 rose 0.4%
Thursday's agenda: Food deflation on Tesco and BoE minds
With food prices in decline, supermarkets are finding it hard to grow like-for-like sales, but it means the Bank of England is in no hurry to raise interest rates to combat inflation
Retail winners & losers: Sainsbury's, Dunelm, Ted Baker, Shoe Zone and Game Digital
Sainsbury dismayed City with lower same-store sales and lack of news on Home Retail
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FTSE 100 bounces back, with blue-chips leading the way
Unusually, the majority of the big gains today were to be found among the FTSE 350 - especially the FTSE 100
FTSE100 on the up as sentiment improves
FTSE100 was buoyed by retail stocks at lunch and investor sentiment seemed to be improving as the index climbed 1.6% higher.
Most followed: Christmas trading winners & losers
Christmas trading updates from the retailers come thick and fast. In the US, Detroit will be showcasing lots of horseless carriages, while investors can't get enough of Wishbone Gold.
Sainsbury's wins battle of the Big Four over Christmas
Sainsbury's was the only one of the Big Four supermarkets to grow share over Christmas while Tesco exceeded expectations
Asda cuts prices by £500mln as supermarket wars intensify
US-owned chain slashes prices to keep up with discounters
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Bombed out Tesco one to check out, according to Barclays
On a week in which retailers came to the market, largely warned on trading and profitability and definitely failed to conquer, Barclays provided an antidote to the gloom with an upgrade to shares in Britain's largest grocer.
FTSE 100 clings to gains despite weak resource stocks
The weakness of resource stocks is threatening to spoil the Footsie's attempts to end the week on an upbeat note
Risers & Fallers: Direct Line, Elementis, Ophir Energy, Tullow Oil, Tesco, Vectura Group
A recovery in the oil price has not done much for Tullow and Ophir. Vectura surges on completion of a clinincal trial for VR315 in the US.
FTSE 100 takes heart from Chinese recovery
It has been a rough week but the Footsie is currently ending it on an upbeat note
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FTSE100 suffers triple digit loss
The FTSE100 ended the day around 130 points lower at 5,944, tumbling below 6,000.
Shares crash despite talk of rival bid for Home Retail
Footsie fell to 5916, about 100 points away from lows not seen since last August
John Lewis has good Christmas but Waitrose catches cold
Department stores do well but supermarket sales decline
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Barclays pharma experts bullish on Shire and Glaxo
Shares in drug giants Glaxo and Shire should stay in fine heath this year, Barclays says
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FTSE100 drops 40 as supermarkets struggle
The FTSE100 ended the day 40 points, or 0.6% lower at 6,274.
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FTSE100 moves firmly away from three-year lows
The index appears likely to end its run of eight straight daily falls,
FTSE100 registers triple digit gains
The index appears likely to end its run of eight straight daily falls,
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FTSE100 rally gives investors something to cheer
The FTSE 100 Index was around 1.5%, or 90 points, higher to 5,964
Festive seasons brings no good tidings for Tesco
Tesco, Asda and Morrisons all saw sales slump in the 12 weeks to December 6.
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Markets: Oil stocks push FTSE100 lower
The FTSE100 ended the day almost 15 points lower to 6,223.
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Risers & Fallers: Immupharma, Kenmare, Pinnacle and more
Below are the main news-driven share price movements at 4pm.
Most followed: Lax checks, tax cheques and betting the pharm
Britain's blue-chips keep legal eagles busy; Topshop seeks to fatten the bottom line with Beyoncé; DMGT offloads Wowcher
Tesco to pay US$12mln to settle US lawsuit
Supermarket chain settles legal action launched by investors in US
Broker spotlight: Investec cuts price targets for miners
Update: Comment added on Bezant and Galileo.
B&M hikes divi as mild weather and store openings impact LFL sales
B&M warned "greater-than-budgeted" store opening costs had brought short-term operational challenges.
Tesco and Asda take sales hits in discount battle
Sales at Tesco fell 2.5% in the 12 weeks to November 8
Sainsbury shares fall after profit dip and dividend cut
Sainsbury's said underlying pre-tax profit fell 17.9% to £308mln
Tesco boss urges rethink on minimum wage and business rates
Lewis says business rates and wage plans may create "lethal cocktail" of costs
Most followed: VW, car sales, Facebook, Bonfire night..
Travel firms, car sales and Facebook,were among the eclectic topics brightening up a grey and dismal Guy Fawkes day.
Morrisons to report third quarter sales dip - analysts
The City expects Morrisons to provide an update on its turnaround plan
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FTSE100 ends lower despite some big gainers
Costa Coffee and Premier Inn owner Whitbread and Holiday Inn-owner Intercontinental Hotels Group did their best to boost the index.
Tuesday's most followed - China, steel, supermarkets and SolGold
As London's blue chips looked like they were heading in one direction - south - the rest of the City was focused on China's state visit..
Waitrose boss Mark Price to step down next year
Rob Collins, Waitrose’s retail director, will take over from Price.
UK dividends hit record but 2016 to see drop
Headline dividends totalled £27.2bn in third quarter of 2015, up 6.8%
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JP Morgan Cazenove lifts target on Glencore
Two heavyweights came together on Monday, with JP Morgan Cazenove posting a note on much-in-the news miner and trader Glencore.
Most followed: Tesco, Facebook, Glencore, Hayward Tyler..
Tesco (LON:TSCO) is a regular In the most followed section, but today the chatter was about a revival as it revamped its price matching Price Promise scheme.
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FTSE100 ends higher despite BoE global growth concern
Caution on the growth outlook and the lack of any increase in the number of hawks on the committee makes a rate hike this year unlikely
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FTSE100 closes flat with miners the big gainers
Miners were the big risers of the day but Footsie finished flat at 6,325 after some volatile trading at the end of play.
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Oil price rises keep shares buoyant, but airlines dip
The FTSE 100 Index lifted 41.87 points to 6368 in early afternoon trading
Most followed: Gold, Volkswagen, Tesco, Gemfields...
There was a mixed bag attracting interest in web world today...
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Rising oil prices give London shares a lift
The price of a barrel of Brent crude increased 1.5% to US$52.7
Tesco to keep Dunnhumby; interim profits halve
Profits more than halved in the first half of this year...
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Footsie digs itself out of a hole
Resource stocks returned to favour, pushing the top-share index into positive territory
Wednesday's agenda: Tesco totters on
The pressure is on for Tesco, after Sainsbury's surprised to the upside with its results last week.
Analysis: Tesco boss Dave Lewis needs a good result
Interim results are due on Wednesday and investors will look for improvement on last year’s horror show.
Broker spotlight: Tesco, Lloyds Banking, Amec, Petrofac, Johnson Matthey, OPG Power Ventures
Tesco is far from out of the woods, according to Cantor Fitzgerald, which wants the retailer to set out its turnaround plans stretching forward to 2020.
Dealers shrug off economic woe as oil and metal prices rise
News of lower US oil production capacity buoyed markets
Glencore sale talk boosts markets
Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg is reportedly ready to listen to takeover offers
FTSE 100 set to start the week sharply higher
The markets are expected to continue to react positively to a seemingly negative nugget of US data released last week.
Week ahead: Can Tesco follow Sainsbury's lead?
Tesco and Vedanta catch the eye next week which kicks off with the Conservative party conference.
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Broker spotlight: Deutsche Bank turns positive on HSBC
Companies covered: HSBC, Learning Technologies Group, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Wolseley
FTSE100 well ahead with Sainsbury's and insurers in focus
Sainsbury's fuelled rise by forecasting annual profits above expectations
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Shares rise on Sainsbury's news and Eurozone stimulus hopes
Sainsbury's forecasted annual profits above expectations
Sainsbury's shares soar after profit upgrade
Supermarket chain said full-year pre-tax profit was set to top expectations
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FTSE 100 down in the dumps
Unless you were a holder of resource stocks or supermarket shares, it was another glum day in the markets
Watchdog clears Poundland acquisition of 99p Stores
Regulator said it did not expect deal to reduce competition
Tesco confirms sale of South Korean business for £4.2bn
The supermarket group will receive net cash of £3.35bn, while overall debt will be reduced by £4.26bn.
Morrisons takeover talk lifts London shares
South African billionaire Wiese said to be interested in UK supermarkets
Tesco tipped to sell Korean arm to private equity consortium
Supermarket group names MBK Partners as preferred bidder, according to reports
FTSE 100 surrender's the week's (modest) gains
Investors are taking money off the table ahead of the long weekend, and it is hard to blame them after a tumultuous week.
Most followed: China's richest man, takeovers, Tesco
Spare a thought for China's richest man, who dropped more than US$3.6bn yesterday in the stock market crash.
Supermarket sales growth remains sluggish
Market research group Kantar Worldpanel says supermarkets have become used to pedestrian growth rates
Asset managers lead the Footsie's fight-back
The People’s Bank of China cut its main interest rate by from 4.85% to 4.6%, doing its bit to shore up confidence
UK grocery market sluggish as Sainsbury's regains second place
Asda was hit hard by lower prices and slow growth which saw sales drop 2.7%.
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FTSE 100 rises at lunch as Greece deal details emerge
In the UK, the FTSE 100 climbed 50 points by lunch to sit at 6,727.
UPDATE - Primark sales help ABF but currency volatility weighs
ABF said Primark stores in Spain, Portugal and Ireland performed very strongly
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FTSE 100 up 76 as Osborne promises a 'pay rise'
London’s stocks rallied strongly as George Osborne delivered the first Conservative Party Budget for twenty years.
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FTSE 100 up 22 despite stock market chaos in China
Footsie was 22 points higher at 6,454 despite another torrid night for shares in Asia and more uncertainty over Greece.
FTSE closes 58 points higher after Osborne Budget
George Osborne delivered the first Conservative Party budget for 20 years.
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Talk of last minute Greek compromise lifts FTSE 100
Footsie was 29 points lower at 6,591 having clawed back ground on talk of a Greek compromise..
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Tuesday’s most followed - Greece, supermarkets, Ocado and Imagination Technologies
FTSE10O was lower as supermarkets and Greece were in focus.....
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Greece saga pushes FTSE100 firmly lower
The full weight of the Greek saga made its presence felt on Footsie at the close....
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US shares start positively despite Greece; Nike results cheer
US shares start positively despite Greece; Nike results cheer
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FTSE 100 dips 53 points as Greece saga weighs
FTSE100 was 53 points lower at 6,755 as the Greece saga rumbled on.
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Risers & Fallers: ARM, BT, Fidelity China Special Situations, GlaxoSmithKline, Hikma, Tesco
Tesco is a top riser on the FTSE 350 by virtue of things getting worse at a slower rate than previously.
Tesco’s sales still falling, albeit slower
CEO Dave Lewis says it is a step in the right direction
Greece saga pushes FTSE100 firmly lower
FTSE 100 ends lower as reaches last chance saloon - again...
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Friday's agenda: Tesco still going backwards in its home market
Portuguese finance house BESI thinks Tesco needs a rights issue, but it would be a major shock were it to announce one on Friday
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FTSE 100 clings on to gains
The Footsie ebbed in the afternoon as Greek debt negotiations took a turn for the worse, but the index still finished in positive territory.
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FTSE 100 consolidates gains despite Greek bailout setback
London's blue chips are higher despite some last minute wrangling in the set-to between Greece and its pay-masters, but the mid-cap index takes some lumps.
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London shares edge higher on Greek deal hopes
Traders stay optimistic about deal between Athens and Brussels
Footsie's gains ebb away
The morning's gains ebbed away as negotiations between Greece and its creditors took a turn for the worse
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Week Ahead: Is Tesco still off its trolley?
Tesco's new boss has followed the text-book by "kitchen sinking" everything in sight and putting non-core assets up for sale, but how is the core business doing?
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Broker spotlight, including Supermarkets, Premier Foods and Hummingbird Resources
City firm Investec reckons Premier Foods (LON:PFD) is tasty and has upgraded the share to 'buy' from 'hold'. It also punts up the target price a tad - to 51p from 47p each.
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FTSE100 gains capped by fear over Greece negotiations
Britain's blue chips closed around 16 points higher, at 6,846 as gains were halted by news that Greek talks had stalled.
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FTSE 100 higher at lunch; Red24 teams with Allianz
Investors took the news that Greece and its creditors are ramping up their discussions as a positive sign.
US stocks open higher on strong economic data
The Dow Jones climbed 72 points, or 0.4% to 18,069, while there were similar gains for the Nasdaq and the S&P 500.
UPDATE - Sainsbury's sales slip amid price falls and competition
Chain says strong food price deflation and competition hitting trading
Short-selling in UK's supermarkets hits a record
Share-borrowing in big UK grocers has hit new highs in last few weeks, Markit says
Morrisons to set off new round of supermarket price war
the supermarket chain is lowering the price of 200 items as it battles an increase in popularity for discounters Lidl and Aldi.