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London midday: FTSE 100 near 6,600 as Ukraine crisis sinks stocks

- Russian troops amass along Ukraine border - UK, Italian and German data disappoints - Ex-dividend stocks fall - StanChart falls after results, Shire drops FTSE 100 6,604.48 -1.17% FTSE 250 15,162.03 -1.24% techMARK 2,708.06 -1.23% Fears about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine sparked a sell

London open: UK stocks drop as Ukraine crisis intensifies

- Russia builds up troop numbers along border - German factory orders slump 3.2% - Ex-div stocks fall, Sage rises after appointing new CEO techMARK 2,728.84 -0.47% FTSE 100 6,646.91 -0.53% FTSE 250 15,263.85 -0.57% UK stocks dropped on Wednesday morning as heightened geopolitical tensions hit risk

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RPT-COLUMN-EU energy restrictions on Russia are mostly "sanctions theatre": Kemp

(Repeats Monday column without change) By John Kemp LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - EU sanctions on Russia's oil sector will not seriously hamper the development of new oil resources in either the short or the long term, though they leave open the possibility of further escalation if relati

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UPDATE 2-Former Bank of England chief economist Dale quits to join BP

* Dale leaves BoE for BP after 25 years at central bank * Dale recently moved to focus on financial stability * HSBC calls Dale's loss a setback for central bank * UBS's Yallop to join BoE's Prudential Regulation Authority (Adds analyst comment) By David Milliken L

COLUMN-EU energy restrictions on Russia are mostly "sanctions theatre": Kemp

(John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) By John Kemp LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - EU sanctions on Russia's oil sector will not seriously hamper the development of new oil resources in either the short or the long term, though they leave open the possibili

MOVES--BP appoints BoE's Dale as group chief economist

(Adds details) Aug 4 (Reuters) - BP Plc has appointed senior Bank of England executive Spencer Dale as its chief economist. Dale, currently executive director for financial stability, strategy and risk at the Bank of England, as well as a member of its Financial Policy Committee, will

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Quantum, Golar sign deal for Ghana LNG terminal

* Terminal to begin LNG supply to power utility in 2016 * Final investment decision expected end of 2014 * Supplies expected from Qatar, other suppliers By Kwasi Kpodo ACCRA, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The Ghanaian subsidiary of Quantum Pacific, the industrial investment group owne

Historic energy overhaul advances in Mexican Congress

MEXICO CITY, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Mexico's lower house of Congress passed early on Saturday the last package of bills needed to implement a landmark energy reform, moving the reform one step closer to final approval. Following a marathon three-day extraordinary session, lawmakers made minor ch

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BP closes half of its Rotterdam refinery for maintenance

LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - One of two 200,000-barrel-per-day crude distillation units at BP's Rotterdam refinery has been shut for maintenance, a company spokesman said on Friday. He declined to comment on the duration of the planned work. Industry intelligence group Genscape said on Wednesd