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London close: Stocks finish up after slate of factory PMIs

(ShareCast News) - The FTSE ended on a positive note but off its best levels of the day as investors sifted through a batch of manufacturing data in the UK, China and the US. The top flight index edged higher by 10.86 points to finish the session at 6,072.47. Markit's purchasing managers' index on

U.S. tightens smog standard to 70 parts per billion - sources

WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The Obama administration will issue on Thursday stricter curbs on ground-level ozone, the main component of smog, limiting the pollutant to 70 parts per billion, said sources familiar with the decision. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will tighten the

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks End Up Despite Mixed Manufacturing Data

London midday: Stocks climb as UK, China PMIs beat forecasts

(ShareCast News) - London stocks climbed on Thursday after better-than-forecast UK and Chinese manufacturing data. Markit's purchasing managers' index on UK manufacturing fell to 51.5 in September from a revised reading of 51.6 in August, although it beat analysts' estimates of 51.3 and was above th

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Risk Back On As China Markets Close For Holiday

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: BP Chief Financial Officer Buys 60,000 Shares

Britain's gas trading day to align with Europe from Oct. 1

OSLO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Britain will align its 24-hour gas trading period, known as the "gas day", with continental European times from Oct. 1 in a move required by European Union rules aimed at creating a single energy market. The gas day in Britain will start at 5 a.m. (0400 GMT) from O

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Miners Rally But FTSE 100 Still Ends Below 6,000

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Wolseley Shares Sink As Stocks Continue Lower

UPDATE 6-Royal Dutch Shell pulls plug on Arctic exploration

(Adds background on U.S. species protections slowing down Shell's drilling, Greenpeace quote, Senator Murkowski quote) By Karolin Schaps LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell has abandoned its Arctic search for oil after failing to find enough crude, a move that will appease e

RPT-UPDATE 1-Europe's gasoline-heavy refiners see profit in VW scandal

(Repeats Sept. 25 item; no changes to text) * European gasoline demand expected to rise in coming years * Coastal refineries with high gasoline output could benefit * Change in EU diesel tax benefits could cost 16 billion euros * Graphic: http://link.reuters.com/vec75w

WRAPUP 4-VW picks company veteran to tackle emissions crisis

(Recasts with VW statements, analyst, fund manager comments) * Porsche boss Matthias Mueller named CEO * Minister says VW cheated tests on 2.8 mln cars in Germany * VW suspends some staff, hires law firm to investigate By Andreas Cremer WOLFSBURG, Germany, Sept 25 (R

UPDATE 1-Europe's gasoline-heavy refiners see profit in VW scandal

* European gasoline demand expected to rise in coming years * Coastal refineries with high gasoline output could benefit * Change in EU diesel tax benefits could cost 16 billion euro * Graphic: http://link.reuters.com/vec75w (Adds graphic) By Ron Bousso and Libby George<

Europe's gasoline-heavy refiners see profit in VW scandal

* European gasoline demand expected to rise in coming years * Coastal refineries with high gasoline output could benefit * Change in EU diesel tax benefits could cost 16 billion euro By Ron Bousso and Libby George LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Some of Europe's struggling ref

Australia's North West Shelf LNG export plant to sell cargo

MILAN, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Australia's North West Shelf liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant is offering to sell one cargo for early November loading, trade sources said. The six stakeholders in the plant are BHP Billiton, BP, Chevron, Japan Australia LNG, Shell and Woodside, which ope