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Banking giant Barclays is to stop giving retail loans in India, a decision which those involved in the plans say could result in 200 job cuts back in the UK. The move is part of Barclay's shift in focus to its deposit, wealth management, investment and corporate banking business in South Asia. I
Read moreMiners continued to rise following a strong morning trade, with Randgold Resources leading the way after gaining over 3% and Eurasian Natural Resources not far behind. Although not on the top 10, Kazakhmys, Antofagasta, Rio Tinto, Xstrata and Vedanta were also performing well. However, banks were n
Read moreThe Footsie was trading well below its intraday high of 5,626 reached in early trading. However, the index was still making moderate gains - up 0.33% at 5,587 by midday - on fresh optimism over the Eurozone, as leaders draw up plans to increase the region's firepower against the crisis. Miners domi
Read moreUK equities pushed into positive territory (albeit only slightly) by midday but trade was choppy in the morning session, as a Standard & Poor's warning over Eurozone ratings rattled markets' nerves. Nevertheless, US futures were pointing to a positive start on Wall Street, providing a lift here in
Read moreBanks continued to rise with Lloyds leading the way, rising over 7% on hopes that leaders can bring an end to the euro crisis. RBS and Barclays were also making gains. As the continent gears up for the EU summit on Friday, which is to focus on proposals to move euro area countries further towards c
Read moreBanks continued to lift the index with Lloyds leading the way, rising over 8% on hopes that leaders can bring an end to the euro crisis. RBS and Barclays were also making gains. As the continent gears up for the EU summit on Friday, which is to focus on proposals to move euro area countries furthe
Read moreHopes that leaders can bring an end to the euro crisis lifted markets on Monday. Many believe that it is now make-or-break time for the single currency, echoing remarks made last week by Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn that the continent had just 10 days to save the euro. The de
Read moreLondon's blue chip index has opened higher, building on last week's gains of 7.5%, as a pivotal week in the Eurozone crisis kicks off. KEY WEEK FOR EURO French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are due to meet in Paris today to discuss the centralised control of Eurozon
Read moreVladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party appears to have lost the trust of millions of Russians after early results showed it had won less than 50% of the vote in a parliamentary election on Sunday. Russia's central election commission last night said United Russia was leading the elections with
Read moreLondon's Footsie pared gains in the afternoon but still finished the day nearly 1% higher as easing fears over the Eurozone crisis kept the blue chip index firmly in positive territory. Despite closing some 50 points below the best levels of the day, the Footsie has gained 7.49% over the last week,
Read moreThe banking sector, a category typically sensitive to the outlook for the global economy - and more recently, developments in the Eurozone - was the best performing sector today, after comments from European leaders over 'fiscal union' helped to ease fears over the sovereign debt crisis. German Cha
Read moreBanking giants Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, Royal Bank of Scotland and Standard Chartered were all making strong gains, in line with the broader European banking sector, as fears over the Eurozone crisis eased. RBS was also boosted by news that it is to sell its tenanted pub business of 918 pubs
Read moreThe Footsie was trading close to its highest levels of the day at midday as markets await a key jobs report from the US, which some are expecting to beat consensus forecasts. ALL EYES ON THE JOBS REPORT The US Labor Department will release its monthly employment report at 13:30, in which analysts
Read moreDespite a strong rise before on the back of some better-than-expected manufacturing data from the US, London's benchmark index pulled back to finish close to its lowest levels of the day. Nevertheless, after yesterday's eye-watering rally which saw benchmark indices across the globe jump between 3-5
Read moreBenchmark indices across Europe and the US were making gains of between 3-5% on Wednesday afternoon after a united move by central banks to ease conditions in the global financial system. The FTSE 100 in London finished over the 5,500 mark, a closing level it has not reached since 16 November. CENT
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