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FTSE 100 rises, led by banks craving higher global rates
FTSE 100 shares ended Monday firmer, as bank stocks gained on the prospect of higher global interest rates
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Taylor Wimpey plc is a dedicated homebuilding company with operations in the UK, North America, Spain and Gibraltar.
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Investments and investor services
FTSE 100 stocks sink as US election jitters intensify and sterling surges
FTSE 100 stocks closed sharply lower on Friday – with losers topping 50% of the market for the first time this year - as US election jitters came to a head, non-farm payrolls Stateside did little to bolster global markets, and sterling rose
FTSE 100 misses out on record high close over Brexit, US rate fears
FTSE 100 shares narrowly missed out on a record closing high on Tuesday after slipping back from record levels thanks to renewed Brexit fears which sent the pound below $1.23, as well as growing expectations of a US rate hike this year. Ear
Investments and investor services
FTSE100 shares flirt with record high close
FTSE 100 shares came within a handful of points of marking a fresh record high close on Monday, but for all the gains of mining stocks the ticker just could not muster the umph to triumph
FTSE 100 pares losses after banks recover
FTSE 100 shares dug themselves out of a hole to close just softer on Friday after banks recovered from heavy falls on speculative reports that troubled Deutsche Bank's US fine may be reduced
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Brokers: Upgrades all round for housebuilders
UK housebuilders were in favour with the brokers after a survey showed sentiment is strong in the housing industry
UK shares close lower as oil and bank stocks sink
London shares closed lower on Tuesday after a session where it only briefly rose on the day, thanks to lower oil and bank stocks
London shares rise as miners, housebuilders and Tesco fare well, mid-caps at May 2015 highs
UK shares closed higher on Tuesday, as miners once again outperformed other stocks, along with housebuilders and grocer Tesco, while the FTSE 250 index headed to May 2015 highs
FTSE 100 pushes higher as supermarkets rally
London's blue chip index was 46 points higher at 6,874
UK shares end lower, led by miners on US Fed rate fears, weaker oil prices
London stocks ended lower on Monday, as miners reflected the unease over what policymakers might say to urge a US rate hike later this week and oil stocks came off with a weaker Brent crude price
UK housebuilders shrug off new Countrywide report
Taylor Wimpey added 2.41% to be Footsie's biggest gainer, while Barratt Developments plc added 1.84% to 459p a pop.
Interest rate cut buoys housebuilders but hits savers
Shares in housebuilders and property groups were up following the Bank of England's rate cut
Builders and building materials
UK shares rise as a session of superlatives grips the City
London blue-chip shares closed Wednesday at a more than one-year high, AIM paper had its best level in over two years, and mid-caps briefly beat pre-Brexit levels
Footsie perks up after shot in arm from Glaxosmithkline
Shares in GSK rose 25p, or 1.5%, to 1692p after it reported a 4% rise in group sales to £6.5bn
Investments and investor services
FTSE 100 Index rises on upbeat economic data
The FTSE 100 Index rose 16.8 points to 6740.83 as second quarter UK GDP growth rose
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Brokers: Deutsche downgrades housebuilders
Despite downgrading a whole host of housebuilders on Tuesday, Deutsche Bank said it was still positive about the sector and was merely adjusting its estimates to reflect Brexit uncertainty
PREVIEW: Investors hoping Apple will bear fruit
Maker of iPhone likely to report slower device sales although services are tipped to have done well
WEEK AHEAD: Blue-chips aplenty due to update market
The first of the big companies reports on Tuesday when BP PLC (LON:BP.) issues a trading statement
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Brexit Watch – UK corporate sentiment deteriorating, says survey
A new survey from Credit Suisse makes for grim reading for any business leader