

* FTSE 100 up 0.1 pct at close * Banks, miners under pressure * Downgrade hits Ashtead (Recasts, adds detail and updates prices at close) By Kit Ree...


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* FTSE 100 up 0.5 pct at close * CMC and IG hit FTSE 250 * Commodity stocks drop, HSBC rises after upgrade (Updates prices at close, adds detail and...


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(ShareCast News) - As growth at Ashtead Group's UK and US divisions has been at the faster end of its expectations, with a further boost from the poun...


* FTSE 100 up 0.2 pct * Energy sector biggest riser as oil soars on OPEC deal * RBS falls after failing bank stress test * Ashtead, Zoopla, RPC hit re...