

Resource stocks drove Footsie higher this morning ahead of the Easter break as commodity prices advance. Manufacturing activity has accelerated in Ch...


Miners are leading London's top stocks higher in early dealings, while investors also ponder a mixed bag of retail-related updates. Xstrata, Randgold...


Footsie is expected to edge higher in early dealings as investors ponder retail-related updates. The cold snap in the early part of the year and toug...


Cash and carry group Booker saw strong sales growth in the quarter to March 26 as its customers braved the wintery weather of much of the period to st...


Matthew Emmens, the chairman of pharma company Shire, has raised nearly £1.5m from a share sale. Emmens sold 33,302 American Depositary Shares (ADSs...


London blue chips rose near the close to finish the day handily ahead, despite a disappointing response to the latest retail updates. Primark and Bri...


Disappointing US retail sales for December had repercussions this side of the pond, prompting the morning's gains to be pared. US retail sales fell by...


Footsie is in the blue as strength in the mining sector offsets weakness among retailers following a stream of updates from the sector. Xstrata, BHP...