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Share Price: 217.55
Bid: 217.40
Ask: 217.45
Change: 0.80 (0.37%)
Spread: 0.05 (0.023%)
Open: 215.35
High: 217.65
Low: 213.60
Prev. Close: 216.75
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London afternoon: US jobs data provides fresh impetus

Fri, 01st Apr 2011 14:28

The release of generally favourable US non-farm payrolls data has given London shares fresh impetus.Some disappointing factory data here has failed to dull investor appetite. The March UK manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index PMI fell unexpectedly to 57.1 points, against consensus expectations for a 60.7 reading, after last month's 60.9 point read. Banks, which had been awaiting yesterday afternoon's banking stress test results nervously, are leading the way today, with Barclays, Lloyds and RBS posting good gains. In other news, Marks & Spencer is having a second crack at the French market, 10 years after it withdrew from the country. A first store will be opened on Paris's Champs Elysees later this year, selling women's clothing and food. A website will also be launched, serving the whole of France. BP has signed four new production sharing contracts over 4,800 square kilometres of coal bed methane areas in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. The contracts were awarded to BP and its local partners by the Indonesian government. In one of the contracts, BP will have 44% ownership over the contract, while in the other three it will have 45%.The North American spending spree of British Gas owner Centrica shows no sign of abating, with the company paying C$47m (£30m) in cash to Shell Canada Energy for some natural gas assets located in the Wildcat Hills region of Alberta.UK companies lagged behind their peers in Northern Europe in the year to 31 March, the private equity group 3i said in a trading update ahead of its full-year results. The firm said it had seen good progress across the whole business. The shares are sharply lower."There have, however, been marked regional differences, with strong growth in Northern Europe counterbalanced by weaker performance from UK companies," chief executive Michael Queen said.Premier Foods is going well after an upgrade to "over-weight" at Morgan Stanley, which thinks the Branston pickle and Hovis bread owner is well placed to grow having integrated acquisitions.Elsewhere in the foods sector Uniq, the convenience foods supplier, celebrated its first day on AIM (having moved from a full listing) by effectively putting itself up for sale.The company recently underwent a restructuring that wiped out the pension buy-out deficit of more than £400m and left the company's pension fund trustee owning 90.2% of the company. Now, the trustee wishes to cash in some or all of its chips.Optical components maker Gooch & Housego announced its has bought California based acousto-optic manufacturer Crystal Technology for $13.75m.---jh
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Barclays extends lease on Canary Wharf headquarters until 2039

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19 Dec 2023 16:06

UK banks face 'step change' rule to reimburse defrauded customers

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UK banks face 'step change' rule to reimburse defrauded customers

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Britain's Metro Bank decides not to sell mortgage book

LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Britain's Metro Bank said on Friday it had abandoned its planned sale of a 3 billion pound ($3.8 billion) mortgage portfolio, citing market conditions.

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14 Dec 2023 12:00

Fnality completes 'world's first' blockchain payments at Bank of England

LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Fnality, a blockchain-based wholesale payments firm, said on Thursday that shareholders Lloyds Banking Group, Santander and UBS had completed the "world's first" live transactions that digitally represent funds held at a central bank.

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France's Credit Agricole to stop financing new fossil fuel projects

Vows to triple financing of renewable energy projects by 2030

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12 Dec 2023 09:10

UK lenders face smaller impact from Basel rules than rivals, BoE says

LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Tuesday that implementing the final leg of the global Basel bank rules will increase capital requirements at UK banks by 3%, far less than for their European Union and U.S. peers.

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12 Dec 2023 07:16

BoE says UK lenders to be hit less than EU, U.S. rivals by Basel capital rules

LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Tuesday that implementing the final leg of the global Basel bank rules will increase capital requirements at UK banks by 3%, less than for their European Union and U.S. peers.

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Director dealings: Barclays chair invests, York Holdings settles LSEG call options

(Sharecast News) - Nigel Higgins, the group chairman of Barclays, was on the buying side of the ledger on Thursday.

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7 Dec 2023 15:35

IN BRIEF: Barclays Chair Nigel Higgins buys 200,000 shares

Barclays PLC - London-based consumer, business and investment bank - Chair Nigel Higgins buys 200,000 shares at GBP1.3867 each, worth GBP277,340, in London on Thursday.

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London close: Stocks mixed as investors mull fresh data

(Sharecast News) - London's financial markets finished with a mixed performance on Tuesday as investors considered key economic data and developments from both sides of the Atlantic.

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LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 struggles after Moody's warning on China

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 got off to a slow start on Tuesday, with miners falling amid fears for the Chinese economy, while Barclays shares fell after Bloomberg reported Qatar is trimming its stake in the lender.

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Qatar almost halves stake in Barclays

(Sharecast News) - Banking giant Barclays was in the red early on Tuesday after its largest shareholder made moves to offload roughly £510.0m in shares.

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