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Equities markets in the Asia-Pacific region were higher Wednesday.
The FTSE 100 added 0.68 percent to 5,640.57 in London, while the FTSE 250 was up 0.93 percent to 9,865.29.
Inter-dealer money brokers led both the 100 and the 250, with Tullett Prebon (LSE: TLPR) gained 25.73 percent on the 250 after it was identified as a possible [...]
March 10th, 2010 | Posted in All Financial News, Asia-Pacific equities, European equities, Investment News, London equities, Wall Street, commodities | No Comments
Equities markets in Europe were mixed Tuesday.
The FTSE 100 was down 0.08 percent to 5,602.3 in London, while the FTSE 250 fell 0.12 percent to 9,774.68.
Waste management company Shanks Group (LSE: SKS) was the biggest decliner of the day in London as it dropped 15.12 percent on the 250 after its board of directors rejected [...]
March 9th, 2010 | Posted in All Financial News, Asia-Pacific equities, European equities, Investment News, London equities, Wall Street, commodities | No Comments
European equities markets were mixed Monday as London markets gained slightly but markets in Paris and Frankfurt were lower.
The FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 each added 0.12 percent on the session in London, to 5,606.72 and 9,786.39 respectively.
Forth Ports (LSE: FPT) was the biggest winner by far in London as it added 25.6 percent on [...]
March 8th, 2010 | Posted in All Financial News, Asia-Pacific equities, European equities, Investment News, London equities, Wall Street, commodities | No Comments
European equities markets were higher Friday, at least partly owing to news from the US Labor department that the US economy lost only 36,000 non-farm jobs last month rather than the 50,000 decline that had been expected.
The FTSE 100 was up 1.31 percent to 5,599.76 in London, while the FTSE 250 added 1.13 percent to [...]
March 5th, 2010 | Posted in All Financial News, Asia-Pacific equities, European equities, Investment News, London equities, Wall Street, commodities | No Comments
Norway’s government pension fund can no longer be invested in tobacco companies under new guidelines introduced by the country’s Ministry of Finance.
“Production of tobacco has been introduced as a new criterion for exclusion, and we have already followed up the Council on Ethics’ recommendations to sell our holdings in tobacco producing companies,” said finance minister [...]
March 5th, 2010 | Posted in All Financial News, Government Pension Fund-Global, Investment News, Norway, Oslo, ethical finance, ethical investment, tobacco, weapons | No Comments
European equities markets were mixed Thursday as miners declined on lower copper prices but most banks managed gains on the session.
The FTSE 100 was 0.11 percent lower to 5,527.16 in London, but the FTSE 250 added 0.55 percent to 9,665.29.
Asset management group Schroders (LSE: SDR; SDRt) led gainers on the 100 as non-voting shares were [...]
March 4th, 2010 | Posted in All Financial News, Asia-Pacific markets, European markets, Investment News, London markets, Wall Street, commodities | No Comments