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Share Price: 524.80
Bid: 525.20
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Change: -1.50 (-0.29%)
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Open: 529.30
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29 Jul 2011 06:05

Friday newspaper round-up: Vodafone, global slump risk, BP

Vodafone will pay a £2bn special dividend next year after its patience in hanging on to a minority stake in America's biggest mobile network paid off. The British company, which owns a 45 per cent stake in Verizon Wireless, will receive £2.8bn in dividend payments after Verizon Communications, the m

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27 Jul 2011 16:49

London close: Stocks slump after giving up rally

Stocks finished deep in the red, giving up an earlier rally, after a poor showing on Wall Street. Energy supplier Scottish & Southern Energy suffered after going ex-dividend. Meanwhile, sector peer Centrica also fell, albeit by a lesser extent, after utilities firm British Gas (owned by Centrica)

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27 Jul 2011 12:03

London midday: Stocks still stuck lower

The top share index nestles slightly in negative territory, perhaps waiting for US trading to start before striking into the blue. Energy supplier Scottish & Southern Energy is suffering after going ex-dividend. Meanwhile, sector peer Centrica also fell, albeit by a lesser extent, after utilities

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27 Jul 2011 08:31

London open: SSE leads the fallers in early trading

The top share index saw a sharp decline in early trading, as the debt crisis in the US continues to weigh on market sentiment. Energy supplier Scottish & Southern Energy was the heavy faller, tumbling 4.85% after going ex dividend. Meanwhile, sector peer Centrica also fell lower, albeit by a les

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26 Jul 2011 16:55

London close: Footsie recovers to close higher

The top share index finished in the blue on Tuesday despite a volatile day of trading, as investors digested a host of trading updates and results from some heavyweight constituents. Meanwhile, the US debt ceiling saga continued to roll on in the background as President Barack Obama and House Spea

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26 Jul 2011 13:45

FTSE 100 Movers: Mixed receptions for oil giants

After beating market expectations the oil and gas behemoth BG Group saw its share price head north. The company's underlying second-quarter net income came in a shade ahead of expectations at $1.15bn, up from a restated $918m the year before. Underlying profit before tax saw a sharp incline from

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26 Jul 2011 12:07

London midday: FTSE 100 seeks direction after news flurry

The top shares index sits just in the red with a flurry of updates failing to provide a definite sense of direction. The mixed reception is apparent in the oil sector where BP and BG Group are moving in both directions BP is the laggard of the FTSE 100. The rising price of oil and gas boosted its p

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26 Jul 2011 08:32

London open: Oil stocks pull FTSE 100 both ways

London has got off to a quiet start overall but there is plenty of corporate news for traders to digest and stocks are moving in both directions. BP is the laggard of the FTSE 100. The rising price of oil and gas boosted its profits in the second quarter, though the benefits were partially offset b

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26 Jul 2011 07:50

London pre-open: Footsie little moved by big results

Despite a gush of results from some index heavyweights, the blue-chip index is set to open barely changed. The rising price of oil and gas boosted BP's profits in the second quarter, though the benefits were partially offset by lower production as a result of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. T

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26 Jul 2011 07:21

Rising oil price boosts BP profits

The rising price of oil and gas boosted BP's profits in the second quarter, though the benefits were partially offset by lower production as a result of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil giant saw underlying profits of £3.2bn for the three month period, against a loss of £10.3bn for the

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25 Jul 2011 16:42

London close: US debt uncertainty persists, Footsie finishes under

The Footsie trimmed earlier gains as markets in the US recovered after a weak start. Despite falling as low as 5,893 on Monday, London's blue chip index finished firmly above the 5,900 mark, as giants BP, ARM, BG and GlaxoSmithKline rose ahead of their interim results due tomorrow. While stocks on

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25 Jul 2011 15:49

Tuesday preview: BP, BG, Glaxo ...

Two of the UK's big oil companies are set to release quarterly figures on Tuesday: BG Group and BP. Shares in BG shot up at the end of June after the company doubled its estimates for the Brazilian Santos Basin reserves and resources, but the shares have drifted lower for most of July. "In Q1 [th

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20 Jul 2011 14:05

FTSE 100 movers: Barclays leads banks higher

The banks were leading the Footsie higher on Wednesday afternoon, with Barclays, RBS and Lloyds recouping some of the week's earlier losses. Barclays was the highest riser, gaining 4.54%, but still remains around 3% down over the last seven days. ARM Holdings was in demand with the chip company bo

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15 Jul 2011 12:37

BP improves drilling standards after oil spill

BP has announced a series of measures to improve the safety and environmental performance of its operations in the Gulf of Mexico as it seeks to salvage its reputation following last year's disastrous oil spill. The company says its new measures go beyond existing regulatory obligations. "BP's com

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13 Jul 2011 10:19

BP, partners invest £3bn to develop Shetland Islands assets

Oil giant BP and its co-venturers have approved a £3bn investment programme to upgrade and replace the existing subsea facilities at the Schiehallion and Loyal oil fields by the Shetland Islands. The Quad 204 project involves replacing the existing Schiehallion floating, production, storage and off

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