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Market update - 4 December
The FTSE 100 was up 15.58 per cent or 4185.54 and the FTSE 250 gained 24.36 points at 5873.3 at 12:16 pm after the Bank of England bowed to calls from the market and reduced the UK’s benchmark interest rate to 2 per cent from 3 per cent.
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Investment Column: Numis set to suffer as IPO market dries up
Thursday, 4 December 2008
By Alistair Dawber
Market Report: Rio Tinto slides further amid debt fears
Thursday, 4 December 2008
A number of leading miners fell back following fresh falls in commodities prices last night.
Market update - 3 December
Wednesday, 3 December 2008
The FTSE 100 was down 23.49 points at 4099.37 while the FTSE 250 fell to 5763.95, down 96.44 points, at 11.59am.
Investment Column: Game will suffer as economy turns down
Wednesday, 3 December 2008
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Market Report: RBS soars on back of Merrill's rescue plan
Wednesday, 3 December 2008
Royal Bank of Scotland registered a stellar 16.79 per cent rise last night after the house broker Merrill Lynch suggested a radical restructuring strategy to save the bank, already majority-owned by the British taxpayer, from full nationalisation.
Investment Column: Aberdeen may prove a good asset – when things improve
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Our view: Cautious holdShare price: 88p (-2p)
Market Report: Morgan Stanley calls time on Punch Taverns
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Punch Taverns closed down more than 15 per cent after it was suggested that a sharp fall in profits and the resulting covenant breaches might trigger a major restructuring that could leave the stock, worth 106.25p last night, trading at 10p.
Market update - 1 December
Monday, 1 December 2008
The FTSE 100 was down 98.71 points at 4189.3 while the FTSE 250 fell to 5925.56, down 167.76 points, at 11.58am.
The Week Ahead: Tesco sales to fall 3 per cent below industry norm
Monday, 1 December 2008
The supermarket group Tesco is pegged to unveil a slowdown in UK like-for-like sales growth when it publishes a third-quarter update tomorrow. The company's non-food exposure and the introduction of more than 350 discount brands in September is expected to depress growth to bet-ween 1 and 2 per cent excluding fuel, compared with 4.1 per cent in the same period last year.
Market Report: Aegis rises on talk of move by Bolloré
Saturday, 29 November 2008
The FTSE 250-listed media group Aegis was strong last night amid speculation about a possible bid or a break-up of the group after its chief executive, Robert Lerwill, steps down at the end of this month.
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