Editor's Picks
London close: Markets choppy on tapering concerns
Tuesday 06 Aug 2013
It was a choppy session on Tuesday with the FTSE 100 struggling for direction early on before sinking firmly into the red as concerns of a ‘tapering’ of stimulus in the US dampened sentiment.
Resilient StanChart provides banking relief in H1 numbers
Tuesday 06 Aug 2013
Standard Chartered proved the benefit of its geographic diversity as it delivered a 3.2bn dollar pre-tax profit even despite a huge impairment from its Korean business.
UK retail sales bask in best July for seven years
Tuesday 06 Aug 2013
Fine weather and sporting success gave high street sales a fillip in July, lifting them at the fastest level for seven years.
888 growth slows in Q2 as bingo bombs
Tuesday 06 Aug 2013
Revenue growth slowed from online gaming group 888 as bingo bombed in the second quarter.
London midday: Markets trim losses after UK data, StanChart
Tuesday 06 Aug 2013
Markets had recovered some lost ground by Tuesday lunchtime following some early falls, as data showed that the UK economic recovery continues to gather momentum and results from banking group Standard Chartered were well received.
Manufacturing levels give unexpected boost to June industrial production
Tuesday 06 Aug 2013
Data revealed a strong industrial output in June on Tuesday, with levels climbing quicker than had been expected, largely driven by manufacturing.
London open: Markets fall as Fresnillo leads miners lower
Tuesday 06 Aug 2013
Weakness in the mining sector saw the FTSE 100 fall into the red for the third straight day on Tuesday after some disappointing results from precious metals miner Fresnillo.
Randgold Resources hit by falling gold prices
Tuesday 06 Aug 2013
Randgold Resources said increased production and reduced costs should keep the group profitable in the face of falling gold prices.
Salamander makes oil discovery in Gulf of Thailand
Tuesday 06 Aug 2013
Salamander Energy, the FTSE 250 oil and gas group, has unveiled the discovery of oil in the Gulf of Thailand.
Meggitt's pre-tax profits rise in the first half on higher revenues
Tuesday 06 Aug 2013
Meggitt’s pre-tax profit for the first half rose 7.0 per cent to 182.4m pounds, bolstered by the engineering company’s strong performance in civil original equipment (OE) and energy markets.
InterContinental to pay 350m dollar special dividend
Tuesday 06 Aug 2013
FTSE 100-listed InterContinental Hotels said revenue per available room (RevPAR) rose 3.7 per cent in the first half as it announced it would pay a 350m dollar special dividend.
London pre-open: Small losses expected early on
Tuesday 06 Aug 2013
UK stocks are expected to open with small losses on Tuesday as markets digest a rate cut in Australia and comments by a member of the Federal Reserve last night.
London close: HSBC weighs on markets despite strong data
Monday 05 Aug 2013
Worse-than-expected results from the FTSE 100's largest constituent, HSBC, hit markets hard on Monday though losses were limited by some strong economic data from across the globe.
FTSE 250 movers: Thomas Cook jumps on dividend hopes
Monday 05 Aug 2013
Travel operator Thomas Cook was flying high on Monday after upbeat comments from a number of brokers following last week's well-received third-quarter results.
US pre-open: Flat start expected after record close
Monday 05 Aug 2013
Stock futures were pointing to a flat start on Wall Street on Monday as markets pause for breath following another record close for the Dow Jones and S&P 500 the previous session.
Wednesday tips round-up: InterContinental Hotels, Meggitt
Monday 05 Aug 2013
InterContinental Hotels Group’s (IHG) future looks bright as the global population is rising significantly, which means more people are travelling and booking accommodation, The Telegraph’s Questor said. The world’s largest hotel company by number of rooms, which owns nine brands including the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza chains, announced a special dividend of 350m dollars on Tuesday, on top of
London midday: Markets shrug off strong data as HSBC disappoints
Monday 05 Aug 2013
Economic data came in strong on Monday morning but a poor reaction to results from banking giant HSBC was weighing on markets in London with the FTSE 100 erasing its earlier gains by midday.
HSBC achieves rise in half-year profit
Monday 05 Aug 2013
HSBC Holdings reported a 10 per cent rise in half-year profits to 14.1bn dollars as it kept a tight rein on costs.
London open: Stocks rise after China services data
Monday 05 Aug 2013
Markets opened with solid gains on Monday morning on the back of decent data from China, as sentiment recovered after a disappointing US jobs report last week.
Market overview: Strong start in London after China PMI
Monday 05 Aug 2013
0824: The FTSE 100 has opened strongly, trading 32 higher at 6,680, as markets rebound after some US data-inspired falls on Friday afternoon. The disappointing US jobs report has now sparked hopes that the Fed would delay its tapering programme until the end of the year. Providing support to markets this morning was the weekend's news that activity in the Chinese services sector picked up last
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