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London stock market rally runs out of steam
9 Mar 2010 at 7:41am
London equity markets erased early gains on Tuesday as weaker-than-expected results held the mining sector at bay
European bourses lower as earnings disappoint
9 Mar 2010 at 4:30am
European stocks fell for a second day as aerospace and defence group EADS and Groupe Eurotunnel reported earnings that missed forecasts
Buoyant Asian-Pacific bourses overtake European exchanges
8 Mar 2010 at 7:00pm
The value of trading on stock exchanges in the Asia-Pacific region overtook that of European rivals last year as markets rallied in the wake of the credit crisis
Volatility ebbs but Wall Street is flat
8 Mar 2010 at 2:45pm
Improving sentiment surrounding European sovereign debt was not enough to significantly move US stocks in the absence of significant macroeconomic or corporate news
Man Group gets vote of confidence
8 Mar 2010 at 1:04pm
A sixth gain in seven sessions helped London equities to extend their 18-month high, offsetting weakness among pharmaceutical groups
Short View: One year into the rally
8 Mar 2010 at 11:17am
This was a classic ‘relief rally’ that rewarded those with the nerve to bet that big banks would not be nationalised and that desperate government measures would work. But it is over, and it is not possible to discern what comes next, writes John Authers
Bramson eyes acquisitions with listing
8 Mar 2010 at 4:07pm
Sherborne Investors, Edward Bramson’s activist investment group, is expected to use the proceeds to buy a stake of up to 29.9% in a UK-quoted group
CME agrees Bolsa Mexicana alliance
8 Mar 2010 at 1:24pm
CME Group, the largest US futures exchange, deepens ties with Central and Latin American derivatives markets by agreeing a partnership with the operator of Mexico’s MexDer futures exchange
Genmab hit by cancer drug trial results
8 Mar 2010 at 12:46pm
The drugmaker was the biggest loser on the FTSE Eurofirst 300 after its second drug trial failure in a year
Aim groups point to a thaw in the IPO market
7 Mar 2010 at 6:41pm
Flotations of Emis, CSF Group and Squarestone Brazil could boost the figures for new money at the end of this month, but several companies that have intended to float have fallen by the wayside
US data boost hopes for recovery
5 Mar 2010 at 4:09pm
The US unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 per cent last month, reviving hopes that the economic recovery is gathering steam even as the pace of job losses accelerated slightly
Footsie jumps to 18-month peak
5 Mar 2010 at 3:42pm
The index hit its highest level since Lehman Brothers’ collapse as investors bet that the international operations of UK blue-chips will insulate them from uncertainty at home
Flurry of takeovers bolster S&P gains
5 Mar 2010 at 3:29pm
Encouraging US non-farm payroll figures pushed Wall Street stocks firmly into the black, helped by an easing of fears over Greece’s debt woes following its successful bond issue
Miners lead the way ahead
5 Mar 2010 at 1:31pm
The mining and metals sector was bolstered by news that JFE Holdings, the Japanese steelmaker, had agreed to pay BHP Billiton $200 a tonne for coking coal
Prospect of tightening fails to put off FTSE
5 Mar 2010 at 1:30pm
London has outperformed European bourses since the start of the year and valuations are still not stretched
Source: Financial Times ~ Equities
November 27 2007 08:42 am
