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FTSE 100 movers: BP boosted by lower-than-expected fine, ARM hit by Intel competition

Oil giant BP was among the risers after the company revealed it faces a maximum penalty of $13.7bn under the Clean Water Act. This follows the District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ruling on the Deepwater Horizon case, which found that 3.19m barrels of oil were discharged in the Gulf

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: BP Gets A Boost In Latest Oil Spill Ruling

London midday: BP leads oil stocks higher as crude recovers, FTSE flat

Decent gains from BP and the wider oil sector helped UK stocks to pare losses by Friday lunchtime, though the mood was still cautious ahead of some key economic figures from the States. BP was on the rise after being handed a smaller-than-expected civil penalty over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Oil Producers Rise As Brent Recovers

TOP NEWS: Eurozone Confirmed In Deflation, Paving Way For Stimulus

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks Lower As SNB Shock Ripples Through Markets

UPDATE 3-BP's fine for Gulf of Mexico spill capped by ruling

(Adds price reaction, analyst) HOUSTON/LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - BP Plc will face a maximum fine of $13.7 billion under the Clean Water Act for its Gulf of Mexico oil spill, several billion dollars less than feared, after a judge ruled that it was smaller than the U.S. government claimed.<

BUZZ--BP: market cheers lower fine for Gulf spill

** BP top riser on a weak FTSE 100, up 2.5 pct as market takes maximum 13.7 bln US dollar fine for Gulf of Mexico spill as slight positive, according to two London-based traders ** Statement from the oil major says it expects fine to be at the lower end of the range (previous estimates as h

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Shares Open Lower As Focus Shifts To ECB

London open: Stocks open lower ahead of economic data, but BP rises

Weakness on Wall Street and nervousness ahead of some key US data resulted in a negative start for UK stocks on Friday, though gains from oil major BP limited the decline. BP was on the rise early on after being handed a smaller-than-expected civil penalty over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010.

London pre-open: Declines expected ahead of key US data

UK stocks are expected to fall early on after a decent jump, albeit in choppy trading, the previous session as investors await key economic data Stateside. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open about 35 points lower than yesterday's close of 6,498.78. A surprise decision by the Swiss National

BP fine for Gulf of Mexico spill $4bn lower than expected

Oil giant BP faces a maximum penalty $13.7bn under the Clean Water Act, after the District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ruling on the Deepwater Horizon case has found that 3.19m barrels of oil were discharged in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. The bill will come as a relief to some BP inv

BP May Face USD13.7 Billion Penalty For Gulf Of Mexico Spill

U.S. judge rules that BP spill smaller than feared

HOUSTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - BP Plc will face Clean Water Act fines for its Gulf of Mexico oil spill of up to $13.7 billion, less than a maximum of $17.6 billion it could have been fined, after a judge ruled on Thursday the size of the spill was 3.19 million barrels. The ruling by U.S. Distr

Britain to launch review of its oil and gas industry

LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Britain will launch a review to identify key risks to oil and gas production in response to the collapse in oil prices, after oil majors BP and ConocoPhillips said they were cutting more than 500 jobs in their North Sea operations. Britain's North Sea oil and gas