| 201. |
FTSE dips as banks drag
Britain's leading shares edged down early on Thursday amid a mixed set of corporate data and as investors expected little cheer from an interest rate verdict from the Bank of England.
04 Mar 2008 |
| 202. |
FTSE up after five day fall
The FTSE 100 share index rose on Wednesday by 85.8 points to 5,853.5 after dropping for five consecutive days.
04 Mar 2008 |
| 203. |
FTSE snaps five-day losing run
The FTSE 100 index ticked up on Wednesday, snapping a five-day losing run, as gains in potential bid target Liberty International and in insurers outweighed the drag of companies going ex-dividend.
04 Mar 2008 |
| 204. |
FTSE down on banks
The FTSE 100 share index had another bad day on Tuesday, falling 0.9 per cent after continued poor performance from banks and oil companies.
04 Mar 2008 |
| 205. |
FTSE gains as metals spur miners
The FTSE 100 share index rose 0.8 percent on Tuesday, bouncing from its previous day's drop as fund manager Schroders jumped into the lead on results and robust precious metal prices boosted miners.
04 Mar 2008 |
| 206. |
FTSE falls on banks and oil
The FTSE 100 share index dropped 1.1 per cent on Monday after poor performances by banks and oil companies and worries of a possible U.S. recession. Overall the FTSE 100 dropped 65.7 points down to 5,818.6.
03 Mar 2008 |
| 207. |
FTSE down on U.S. growth fears
The top share index fell 1.4 percent early on Monday, tracking steep losses in the United States and Asia, as fears of U.S. recession and credit-related writedowns by financial institutions mounted.
03 Mar 2008 |
| 208. |
FTSE up as energy stocks gain
Britain's top share index gained early on Friday as gains in energy shares and defensive stock Vodafone eclipsed falls in banks on concerns over the U.S. economy sparked by Federal Reserve comments.
29 Feb 2008 |
| 209. |
European shares fall early
The top share index fell on Thursday as investors digested a slew of mixed corporate figures, with Rentokil slumping on a trading update but results buoying Royal Bank of Scotland and Aviva.
28 Feb 2008 |
| 210. |
FTSE finishes up on banks and insurers
The FTSE 100 index finished 87.9 points up on Tuesday at 6,087.4. The rise is almost a two per cent increase on the previous session and took the index above 6,000.
26 Feb 2008 |
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