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London midday: UK stocks trim gains as miners decline

UK stocks had pared gains and were trading more or less flat by Monday lunchtime as investors showed caution ahead of a busy week. London's FTSE 100 was up just 0.1% at 6,558 by noon, having pulled back after reaching an intra-day high of 6,589.20 early on as mining stocks extended losses. Monday's

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: BP And Shell Fall On JP Morgan Downgrades

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London open: Stocks rise ahead of busy week with ECB in focus

UK stocks rose on Monday morning ahead of a busy week, as investors shrugged off a sell-off on Chinese markets overnight. London's FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 6,577 in early deals. Stocks in Shanghai plunged 8% on Monday with shares in the financial sectors faring the worst after securities regulators

London close: Oil and mining stocks lift FTSE as commodity prices rise

After a weak start, UK stocks rose to their highest in a week as a decent performance from the resource sectors and upbeat US data gave markets a boost. London's FTSE 100 finished the session up 0.8% at 6,550.27, its best close since 8 January when it settled at 6,569.96. Oil and gas stocks were ri

FTSE 250 movers: JD Sports rising over sales boost, Afren on the rise

JD Sports Fashion was rising after reporting a sales surge of 12% over the Christmas period in the five weeks to 3 January. The company said: "The board is now confident that the headline profit before tax and exceptional items for our continuing operations will exceed the top end of market expectat

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: BP Gets A Boost In Latest Oil Spill Ruling

London midday: BP leads oil stocks higher as crude recovers, FTSE flat

Decent gains from BP and the wider oil sector helped UK stocks to pare losses by Friday lunchtime, though the mood was still cautious ahead of some key economic figures from the States. BP was on the rise after being handed a smaller-than-expected civil penalty over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Oil Producers Rise As Brent Recovers

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UK BROKER RATINGS: SocGen Upgrades BT To Buy From Hold

CORRECT: Afren Shares Rise After SEPLAT Secures Acquisition Financing

Afren Shares Rise After SEPLAT Secures Acquisition Financing Option

London open: Stocks open lower ahead of economic data, but BP rises

Weakness on Wall Street and nervousness ahead of some key US data resulted in a negative start for UK stocks on Friday, though gains from oil major BP limited the decline. BP was on the rise early on after being handed a smaller-than-expected civil penalty over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010.

Afren shares surge as Seplat builds war chest for acquisitions

The share price of FTSE 250 oil group Afren, which plummeted earlier in the week, soared late on Thursday after potential bidder Seplat secured the option to raise $700m of debt to fund acquisitions. Nigerian group Seplat Petroleum Development Co had approached Afren in December about a "possible co