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-Risk-on as miners and financials advance -Eurobonds in focus ahead of EU summit -OECD cuts Eurozone GDP forecast The FTSE 100 surged to its highest levels of the day on Tuesday as increased risk appetite bolstered gains for financial and mining stocks. Investors were looking ahead to tomorrow's EU
Read more- G8 underwhelms; markets look to EU summit - Hollande expected to push eurobond idea to Merkel - Risk-on as financials, miners advance; defensives sold London's FTSE 100 finished firmly higher on Monday following a poor performance last week which saw the blue chip index slump to its worst levels
Read moreMiners and financial stocks were among the best performers of the day on Monday as the Footsie rebounded after slumping to a six-month low on Friday. Vedanta Resources, Polymetal, Xstrata and Glencore were making decent gains in afternoon trade on rumours that China could act to counter a slowdown
Read moreInvestec has reiterated its buy recommendation and 240p target price for UK banking group Barclays following the news that it intends to sell its entire stake in BlackRock, saying that the deal is sensible but perhaps 'not transformational'. "In 2009, the disposal of Barclays Global Investors to Bl
Read moreBarclays is to sell its near one-fifth stake in the world's biggest asset manager, US firm Blackrock. Barclays currently holds BlackRock common stock and Series B convertible participating preferred stock which together represent a 19.6% economic ownership interest in BlackRock. The Series B stock
Read more- G8 underwhelms as euro crisis continues to hamper sentiment - Cameron warns Eurozone to anticipate Greek exit - Barclays to offload BlackRock stake The FTSE 100 had held on to early gains by Monday lunchtime, as the blue-chips index rebounds from hitting a six-month low on Friday. US stock future
Read more- G8 summit fails to lift sentiment as euro worries persist - Chinese stimulus speculation does the rounds - Man Group surges early on Despite an underwhelming G8 summit at the weekend, London's blue chip index opening slightly higher on Monday morning after slumping to its lowest levels since mid-
Read moreFootsie finished not far off its low for the day after a lunch-time rally fizzled out. With speculation rife in Spain that a ban on short-selling stocks might be reintroduced, holders of stock in UK banks Lloyds, Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays could be forgiven that might not be such a bad id
Read more- Bank run speculation across Europe grips markets - Barroso wants Greece to stay in Eurozone - Moody's could downgrade Spanish banks Concerns over a potential bank run in Greece and uncertainty surrounding its possible exit from the Eurozone fuelled another sell-off on Thursday. Since the start of
Read moreMining and financial stocks were providing a drag on the Footsie today, as investors continue to flee from 'risker' assets amidst the global economic uncertainty. Providing further downward pressure on the resources sector was US broker Jefferies after having slashed its target prices for mining sto
Read more- IMF tells Greece to stick to austerity - FOMC expresses concerns over euro crisis - Yields rise at Spanish bond auction, again Greek uncertainties, gloomy comments from the US Federal Reserve and rising bond yields in Spain knocked another one per cent off the value of the FTSE 100 on Thursday, a
Read more- Greek exit speculation sinks stocks again - ECB stops funding to some Greek banks (report) - Eurozone crisis to limit UK GDP in 2012, says BoE After a temporary foray into positive territory, the FTSE 100 slipped late on to finish in the red for a third straight day as concerns over a potential G
Read moreMiners were once again bearing the brunt of the risk-off attitude that has gripped markets over the last week as metals prices continue to fall. Xstrata, Glencore and Fresnillo and were among the worst performers. Both Xstrata and Glencore were also being pressured lower by downgrades from UBS. S
Read moreBabcock: UBS raises target from 880p to 950p, buy recommendation unchanged. Barclays: UBS upgrades from neuter lot buy, target cut from 272p to 215p. Cineworld: Merchant Securities maintains buy rating and 244p target. Compass Group: Numis upgrades from add to buy, target left at 750p. Experian:
Read more- Footsie closes at levels not seen since mid-December - Potential Greek exit from euro hammers stocks - Banks, miners the worst performers in London The FTSE 100 closed at its lowest levels in the year-to-date on Monday as investors speculated about what a disorderly exit of Greece from the Eurozo
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