14 hours ago
Benjamin Chiou
After a relatively subdued start on the FTSE 100, stocks surged in afternoon trade as comments from the Chairman of the Federal Reserve pushed the index to fresh 13-year highs. [read more]
Soft drinks firm Britvic leapt on the back of a strong set of interim results, after an improved underlying performance across the business, although it did caution on market conditions remain challenging. 15 hours ago
Shares in Morrison were falling sharply after UBS confirmed that it had placed around 100m shares in the supermarket stock on behalf of an institutional seller at 280p each, well below yesterday's closing price of 289.30p. 16 hours ago
Banking stocks were in demand on Wednesday after playing down concerns about capital requirements and as speculation ramps up regarding the potential reprivatisations of both RBS and Lloyds. 16 hours ago
Benjamin Chiou
Disappointing retail sales in the UK saw markets pull back from a 13-year highs on Wednesday morning while traders kept a close eye on central banks around the world. 19 hours ago
Markets pulled back from new 13-year highs on Wednesday morning as traders turned cautious ahead of statements from central banks in the UK and US. 22 hours ago
City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open down 11 points from yesterday's close of 6,804, after it yesterday smashed through the 6,800 mark, just 130 points short of its all-time high, not seen since 1999. 23 hours ago
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