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Banks lift Britain’s FTSE to 5-1/2 year highs
LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index hit fresh five and a half year highs on Friday, as banks were buoyed by an upgrade, the prospect of the end of state ownership in the sector and…
UK’s FTSE edges up to new 5-1/2 year highs
LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index edged up to fresh peaks on Thursday, with the market at a five-and-a-half year high, and traders said a backdrop of central bank support would keep…
Nikkei scales fresh five-year highs, Sharp Corp jumps
* SoftBank rises after strong Alibaba quarterly results * Sharp up on report of screen production for next iPhone * Toshiba sags on report of undershooting earnings guidance By Dominic Lau TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei average hit … Continue reading
UK’s FTSE rises to near 6-year highs as miners rebound
* FTSE 100 fails to break past earlier March closing high
Britain’s FTSE in sight of 1-month highs, led by miners
* SocGen’s models show FTSE 3 pct overvalued vs NFP consensus
CORRECTED-Britain’s FTSE hits new 3-week highs, led by miners
LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index edged higher on Thursday, setting new three-week highs, but gains were likely to be modest before data which could show the UK economy slipping…
FTSE hits fresh five-year highs, banks lead
LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) – Britain’s top shares advanced on Friday in the run-up to the U.S. February jobs report, as investors looked for more signs that the recovery in the world’s largest economy…
FTSE hits fresh five-year highs, banks lead
LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) – Britain’s top shares advanced on Friday in the run-up to the U.S. February jobs report, as investors looked for more signs that the recovery in the world’s largest economy…
FTSE at fresh five-year highs with eyes U.S. jobs boost
LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) – British equities nudged up to fresh 5-year peaks on Friday, with investors looking to U.S. jobs data to show improvement in the world’s biggest economy without being…
FTSE boosted to fresh 5-yr highs by U.S. jobs data
LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) – British equities set fresh 5-year peaks on Friday, posting their fourth successive weekly gain, after key U.S. jobs data showed improvement in the world’s top economy and…