LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices have struggled to get off the ground Friday, while major European markets have performed better after surprisingly strong Eurozone GDP data. Meanwhile US macro data has disappointed, adding to dollar weakness and allowing the pound to rally to a multi-yea Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The pound is trading close to a three-year high against the dollar Friday, while the main UK stock indices are just marginally higher. In a quieter day for corporate earnings, the main market focus of the morning has been European fourth-quarter GDP data, which has been s Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's main stock indices closed higher Tuesday, with both the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 closing up for a fifth consecutive day, as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen suggested the central bank will continue to taper its quantitative easing programme in coming months. <p Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Fresnillo PLC Tuesday said that a district court in Mexico has denied the request by the Ejido El Bajio agrarian community to prevent the lifting of the explosives permit covering Fresnillo's Herradura and Soledad mines. The precious metals miner, operating in Mexic Read More
(An item published at 1325 GMT mis-spelt the Fed Chair's surname in the title. The correct version follows.) LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 is up for a fifth consecutive day Tuesday amid a continuing global stock rally, with the London blue chip index helped by strong performances Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 is up for a fifth consecutive day Tuesday amid a continuing global stock rally, with the London blue chip index helped by strong performances from the retailers and miners.<br /><br />Retail stocks including <strong>Sports Direct International</strong>, <s Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Sports Direct</strong> International, up 4.1%, and <strong>Marks and Spencer</str Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices have made strong gains Tuesday morning, led higher by the mining and retail stocks, on the back of rising precious metal prices and strong bumper retail sales data. Meanwhile Barclays leads the blue chip fallers after reporting its full-year results. < Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed lower for a fifth consecutive day Tuesday, even though the index was higher at one point, as concerns about the impact of the Federal Reserve's tapering of its economic stimulus programme continued to weigh on stock markets across the world.<br /><b Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares are set to open flat Thursday, amid a busy day of corporate earnings and economic data. London is looking to perform better than US and Asian markets, which fell heavily overnight after the US Federal Reserve made a second taper to the size of its monthly bond buy Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices slipped Wednesday as Turkish and South African central bank action failed to stop the emerging market currency route, and amid a global equity sell-off ahead of the US Federal Reserve policy announcement still to come Wednesday. In the UK, mining stocks w Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's main stock indices are gaining Wednesday, led higher by mining stocks after two of the world's biggest miners, Anglo American and Antofagasta, announced positive production numbers. Global sentiment in equities in general has also been shored up, ahead of t Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's main stock indices closed firmly higher Tuesday with the FTSE100 breaking a five-day losing streak, as London's equity markets regained some ground after falling sharply over the past few sessions.<br /><br />UK markets were helped by UK gross domestic product Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK Chancellor George Osborne again pledged to stick with the government's policy track Tuesday, as new figures showed the economy expanded at the fastest rate since the financial crisis last year but has still not fully recovered from the recession.<br /><br />Latest g Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br /><strong>----------</strong><br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>F&C Asset Management</strong> PLC said it has reached an agreed GBP708 million deal to be acquired by Bank of Montr Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br />Carnival, up 3.1%. Numis has upgraded Carnival to Buy from Hold, increasing its target pr Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened higher Tuesday ahead of UK GDP figures at 0930 GMT.<br /><br />A day after confirming an approach by Bank of Montreal, <strong>F&C Asset Management</strong> said Tuesday it has agreed to be taken over by the Canadian bank in a GBP708 million deal Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Fresnillo PLC Tuesday said its full-year 2013 gold production ended slightly below its revised guidance due to an court-order explosives suspension in Mexico. The precious metals miner, operating in Mexico, said it made attributable gold production of 425,831 ounces Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are expected to open slightly higher Tuesday, following a more positive lead from Asian markets and ahead of the latest UK GDP numbers. Following a three-day slump that has seen 4.0% wiped off the value of the FTSE 100, spreadbetters are indicating the blu Read More