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Sector movers: Oil and mining stocks fall as dollar strength hits commodities

Stocks in the UK oil and mining sectors on Thursday as political uncertainty prompted an aversion to risk on London's stock market. A stronger dollar was also to blame for falls in the resources categories as crude, gold and silver prices weakened. Data released during the session showed that conti

London close: Late rally not enough as UK stocks fall on election day

Stocks rallied off five-week lows on Thursday afternoon but still finished firmly in the red, as election-day jitters in the UK and volatility in the European bond markets weighed on sentiment. The FTSE 100 ended the session down 0.67% at 6,886.95 having dropped as much as 1.8% in the morning sessio

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 Hit By Bond Volatility; Election Eyed

Work starts as planned at North Sea's Hound Point VLCC jetty -source

LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - A month of planned maintenance has started at the North Sea loading terminal for Forties crude, which helps set the Brent benchmark, an industry source said on Thursday, preventing VLCC loadings. Hound Point's Jetty 1 is the key loading berth for very large crude c

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Iran may join TANAP gas pipeline project -ambassador

BAKU, May 6 (Reuters) - Iran may join the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP), which will carry Azeri gas to European markets, the country's ambassador to Azerbaijan said on Wednesday referring to the project, which is seen as Europe's alternative to its reliance on Russia. "We're looking into

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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks Fall As Oil Prices Surge On Libya Worries

Banks lead Britain's FTSE lower, focus on election

* Blue-chip FTSE 100 index closes 0.8 pct lower * HSBC leads banking sector down * Cautious trading ahead of general election By Atul Prakash and Liisa Tuhkanen LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index ended lower on Tuesday tracking sharp losses in the U.S. mar

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UPDATE 1-Russia's Rosneft discloses Sechin's basic salary for first time

(Adds details on salary, background) MOSCOW, May 5 (Reuters) - The head of Russia's Rosneft earns at least 15-20 million roubles ($295,000-$390,000) a month, the oil company said on Tuesday, disclosing Igor Sechin's basic salary after President Vladimir Putin encouraged greater wage transpa

Sector movers: Oil, mining stocks up but UK political uncertainty weighs on FTSE 100

Natural resources oriented stocks, including oil, mining and minerals companies, largely traded in positive territory on Tuesday but election jitters weighed on much of the FTSE 100 following the May bank holiday weekend. At 16:03 BST, the blue chip index was down 25.27 points or 0.36% at 6960.68 fe

Argentina's Pan American seeks to sell 500,000 barrels of Escalante crude

NEW YORK, May 5 (Reuters) - Pan American Energy LLC's Argentina branch has launched a tender to sell one 500,000 barrel cargo of Escalante crude for delivery June 15-25 at the Caleta Cordova terminal, according to a document seen by Reuters on Tuesday. In April, Pan American, a unit of BP,