(Alliance News) – Stock prices in London opened higher on Monday, with the large-cap FTSE 100 index boosted by commodity stocks and the mid-cap FTSE 250 lifted by prospective dealmaking. The FTSE 100 opened up 41.10 points, 0.5%, at 7,913.01. The FTSE 250 was up 149.87 points, 0.8%, at 19,392.56, …
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London’s FTSE 250 was down 0.8% at 20,288.50 in afternoon trade on Wednesday. Online electricals retailer AO World was the biggest loser, closely followed by Ferrexpo. On the upside, convenience food maker Greencore was the standout performer as Jefferies lifted its stance on the shares to ‘buy’ from hold’ and …
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London’s FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 6,590.75 in afternoon trade on Tuesday. Aveva was the top gainer after an upgrade to ‘buy’ from ‘neutral’ at UBS. Next was also sharply higher after the retailer reported a smaller-than-expected drop in sales over Christmas and said online sales made up for …
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London’s FTSE 250 was up 0.3% at 21,576.49 in afternoon trade on Thursday. Insurer Beazley was the standout gainer after it posted a better-than-expected surge in full-year pre-tax profit as three of its six divisions achieved double-digit growth. In the year to the end of December, pre-tax profit surged 250% …
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