London market see-saws as miners rise but oil falls
Big miners were on the up as the price of copper stabilised
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Ashtead Group PLC
LON:AHT
Ashtead Group is a leading provider of rental equipment with operations in the US and the UK. We provide equipment that lifts, powers, generates, moves, digs, supports, scrubs, pumps, directs, ventilates, whatever the job needs
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Below are the main news driven share price movements at 4pm.
FTSE100 closes up as traders digest US data
Big miners were on the up as the price of copper stabilised
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Wednesday's agenda: Ashtead Group tooled up and ready to go
The US seems to be the main driver of growth for equipment rental firm Ashtead.
Week Ahead: Airlines to report on August traffic statistics
There are precious few trading updates scheduled from FTSE 350 companies this week.
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FTSE 100 takes a tumble
Mining stocks led London lower but Vodafone was a rare bright spot after its results
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FTSE 100 slides as investors take money off the table ahead of the Greek referendum
The FTSE 100 closed at 6,586, down 45 points on the day and 168 points on the week.
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FTSE 100 struggles as China and Greece weigh
The FTSE 100 was 25 points lower at lunch to 6,604
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Broker Spotlight – Brown Group, Fyffes, ASOS, HSBC, Shell, BP, Acal, Merlin and more
The magnitude of the Fyffes’ upgrade is significant, Davy says
Broker Spotlight – Fyffes, ASOS, HSBC, Shell, BP, PZ Cussons and more
Fyffes is top banana, while there are upgrades for ASOS, Shell, and Alton Towers owner Merlin
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FTSE 100 loses 30; Frontier releases first game of Microsoft's new Xbox One preview program
The FTSE 100 was lower at lunch to 6,681 as Greece remains in stalemate with its creditors.
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Tuesday's most followed, including inflation, Greece, Ashtead Group and GlaxoSmithKline
The return of UK inflation, Ashtead Group (LON:AHT) and drugs giant Glaxo (LON:GSK) were topics trending in web world this morning as Footsie was on the slide.
Ashtead racks up record annual profits
Buoyant equipment hire markets boost rental group profits
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Risers & fallers: Access Intelligence, Iofina, Danl Stewart, Auhua Clean Energy, PowerFilm, Metminco
Investors took a gamble on Ladbrokes while Ashtead fell despite good results.
Hardware & electrical equipment
US shares open on the front foot
The FTSE 100 was lower at lunch to 6,681 as Greece remains in stalemate with its creditors.
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Tuesday's agenda - Investors will smell the coffee as Costa owner Whitbread reports
Ashtead and Whitbread lead the equity-related news while UK consumer price index and the start of the Federal Reserve means Tuesday is likely to be busy.
Week ahead - Berkeley and Poundland results in focus as investors await Fed meet
Monetary tightening stateside will be a theme next week but there will also be corporate news to chew over for investors, with, notably Poundland (LON:PLND) and home developer Berkeley (LON:BKGH) set to report.
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FTSE100 closes down as Greek worries persist
The FTSE 100 ended Tuesday almost 31 points down at 6,953 with miners in decline and Greece continuing to weigh on sentiment. Commodities giant Glencore (LON:GLEN) and Anglo American (LON:AAL) both finished among the top five losers despite
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FTSE 100 loses ground after early surge
The FTSE 100 slipped back from this morning’s gains