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Market Report: FTSE 100 books seventh session in the black

Friday, 18 June 2010

The markets continued to firm up last night, with the blue-chip FTSE 100 index notching its seventh consecutive session of gains.

Investment Column: Strong yield makes Filtrona a certain bet

Thursday, 17 June 2010

Harvey Nash; RPC Group

Market Report: Geordie gossip brightens dour day on FTSE 100

Thursday, 17 June 2010

After the excitement surrounding News Corporation's approach for BSkyB the previous day, a hush settled on the London markets. Most traders were at Royal Ascot or watching the World Cup or wishing they were doing one of the two, prompting a gentle drift higher on the FTSE 100, which closed 20.1 points higher at 5,237.9,

Investment Column: Ted Baker is not the trendiest stock in town

Wednesday, 16 June 2010

Bellway; Oxford Instruments

Market Report: Spending fears provoke selling around Inmarsat

Wednesday, 16 June 2010

Inmarsat lost ground despite the FTSE 100 shaking off news of another cut in Greece's credit ratings, registering its fifth consecutive session in the black.

Investment Column: Time to buy ever-improving Weir Group

Tuesday, 15 June 2010

Market Report: Earnings from investment bank offer Barclays a lift

Tuesday, 15 June 2010

Barclays was in focus last night amid hopes that investment banking earnings would help it to overcome the headwinds faced by domestic peer Lloyds.

Small Talk: World Cup fever gives Blinkx a chance to shine

Monday, 14 June 2010

The World Cup started on Friday, in case anyone missed it, and the national appetite for the competition has seen every consumer company attempt to jump on the band wagon rolling by. The subsequent deluge of advertising has ranged from the good (Nike and Puma) to the excruciating (pretty much all the others).

The Week Ahead: Soft sales growth seen at UK's supermarket giants

Monday, 14 June 2010

The grocery market will come under the scanner this week, with Tesco set to post quarterly figures tomorrow and Sainsbury's set to follow suit on Wednesday.

Market Report: Barratt rises as bargain hunters sniff gains

Saturday, 12 June 2010

The view that the market may already be pricing in the worst boosted the housing sector last night, with the likes of Barratt Developments and Berkeley ending the week on a firm footing.