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Wed 22 May 2013
Banking stocks were in demand on Wednesday after playing down concerns about capital requirements and as speculation ramps up regarding the potential reprivatisations of both RBS and Lloyds.
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Tue 21 May 2013
Burberry was trading at 12-month highs on Tuesday after beating expectations with its 2012/13 results, lifting the personal goods sector to the top of the pile.
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Mon 20 May 2013
Utilities stock were performing well on Monday afternoon, continuing their impressive year-to-date rise, after some upbeat comments about the UK water sector from UBS.
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Fri 17 May 2013
A gloomy outlook from Europe’s largest sugar producer saw food manufacturing stocks in the UK slump on Friday afternoon.
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Thu 16 May 2013
The strong performance from the retail sector continued on Thursday after forecast-beating results from bellwether Dixons brightened the outlook for Britain’s High Streets.
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Wed 15 May 2013
Land Securities was trading at levels not seen in over four years after its full-year results on Wednesday, providing a big boost to the real estate sector.
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Tue 14 May 2013
Uncertainty about the global economy was weighing heavily on the mining sectors on Tuesday, as concerns over the demand outlook prompted investors to scale back their appetite for risk.
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Mon 13 May 2013
Shares in BT Group were pulling back on Monday after a strong surge the previous session, pressuring the fixed line telecoms sector to the bottom of the pile.
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Fri 10 May 2013
Anglo American shares took a hit after its Amplats subsidiary announced plans to axe 6,000 jobs in an effort to reduce costs and improve efficiencies.
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Thu 09 May 2013
Engineers Weir and IMI led a charge by the industrial engineering sector, heartened by positive news of UK industrial production.
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Wed 08 May 2013
Metals stocks strengthened on Wednesday on reports of China’s higher than expected trade surplus in April, with both imports and exports exceeding market expectations.
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Fri 03 May 2013
Mining stocks surged on Friday as the outlook for the world’s largest economy brightened after labour-market data smashed expectations.
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Thu 02 May 2013
A profit warning from chip maker Imagination Technologies dampened sentiment in the technology sector on Thursday afternoon as the stock lost over a quarter of its value.
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Wed 01 May 2013
After a strong start on Wednesday morning, mining stocks were in the red by the end of the session as declining manufacturing figures from the world’s two largest economies worsened the demand outlook for commodities.
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Tue 30 Apr 2013
Mining stocks were under the weather on Tuesday as risk appetite was scaled back ahead of policy decisions from central banks later this week.
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Mon 29 Apr 2013
Strong gains for Aberdeen boosted the financial services sector higher on Monday after the asset manager impressed with its first-half results.
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Fri 26 Apr 2013
Demand concerns weighed heavily on the mining sector on Friday after it was revealed that the US economy grew less than expected in the first quarter of 2013.
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Thu 25 Apr 2013
Telecoms stocks were in demand on Thursday with Vodafone on the rise on renewed M&A speculation and BT gaining on reports that it is seeking a new mobile-phone partner.
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Wed 24 Apr 2013
Increasing hopes of an interest-rate cut in the Europe spurred investor appetite for risk on Wednesday, boosting the miners to the top of the pile.
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Tue 23 Apr 2013
Chip designer ARM Holdings jumped close to its all-time high on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected first-quarter figures, providing a boost to the technology hardware and equipment sector.
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