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Share Price: 525.60
Bid: 526.10
Ask: 526.20
Change: 2.50 (0.48%)
Spread: 0.10 (0.019%)
Open: 529.20
High: 531.40
Low: 525.30
Prev. Close: 523.10
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20 May 2011 15:37

FTSE 100 movers: AMEC falls after investor day

International engineering and project management company AMEC is the worst performer of the day after an investor event. There is speculation that the group is keen to keep on buying after its recent acquisition of US peer Mactec, limiting the chance of a special dividend, according to reports. BP

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20 May 2011 12:07

London midday: FTSE 100 gives up gains

The FTSE 100 has run out of puff and is now flat despite good gains for BP. BP - more specifically last year's disastrous oil spill - is in focus again, but the oil giant's shares are higher after it said MOEX, part of the Japanese trading house Mitsui and the 10% owner of the Macondo oil well that

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20 May 2011 08:30

London open: FTSE 100 in another assault on 6,000

Stocks have opened higher on a quiet day on the company news front, consolidating recent gains and moving closer to the psychologically important 6,000 point mark. BP - more specifically last year's disastrous oil spill - is in focus again, but the oil giant's shares are higher after it said MOEX,

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20 May 2011 08:12

Mitsui to pay $1bn to BP Macondo fund

MOEX Offshore 2007, which holds a 10% interest in the Macondo oil well at the centre of last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster, has made peace with BP over the Deepwater Horizon oil rig accident. MOEX and its affiliates, Mitsui Oil Exploration and MOEX USA, have joined BP in accepting the fi

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18 May 2011 06:01

Wednesday newspaper round-up: BP, Tesco, Tchenguiz

Investors have rounded on the BP chief executive Bob Dudley, architect of the "shambolic" Rosneft deal that finally collapsed yesterday, demanding that he carry out a fundamental strategic rethink. BP insisted yesterday that a deal with the Russian state-controlled company could still be revived and

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17 May 2011 15:35

FTSE 100 movers: Essar tops the risers after 'solid' quarter

India-focused energy firm Essar Energy is the best performer after it reported a "solid operating performance" in the first quarter with total generation 10% higher than the same period the year before. Mobile telecommunications giant Vodafone is one of the high risers after strong growth in emerg

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17 May 2011 08:16

BP-Rosneft deal off, but talks continue

BP has confirmed reports that Russian state-controlled oil company Rosneft has opted not to extend the deadline for a share swap transaction but the oil giant said it remains committed to Russia. The swap was part of an agreement that would have given BP an interest in offshore Arctic exploration a

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17 May 2011 06:24

Tuesday newspaper round-up: Banks, IMF, BP

The City will miss out on £1bn of fees if the Government goes ahead with an unusual method of bank privatisation recommended yesterday by Lord Saatchi and other influential Conservatives. The Centre for Policy Studies think-tank, chaired by the Tory peer, has urged the coalition to shun a normal sal

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11 May 2011 16:51

London close: FTSE 100 back below 6,000

After a calm start following good gains yesterday, shares took a sharp dive into the red as economic worries resurfaced. Despite a strong first start to the year, terrestrial broadcaster ITV, one of today's strugglers, has warned that it is facing tougher comparatives in the current quarter, meanin

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11 May 2011 15:43

Sector movers: Andes Energia, Drax boost electricity stocks

Argentinian energy firm Andes Energia is providing a spark in the electricity sector after profits leapt 450% in 2010, due primarily to the performance of its stake in an electricity distributor. The group recorded a profit before tax of $22m on revenue of $171m for the year. This compared to a pr

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11 May 2011 14:44

FTSE 100 movers: ITV leads the fallers

Terrestrial broadcaster ITV is the worst performing stock after warning that it is facing tougher comparatives in the current quarter, meaning that the firm could underperform the market in the first half. Banking giant HSBC is lower after announcing that it is to cut costs and may abandon some bu

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11 May 2011 12:13

London midday: FTSE 100 pauses after rally

Shares are seeking direction following yesterday's big gains, with stocks moving in both directions on the back of updates. Despite a strong first start to the year, terrestrial broadcaster ITV has warned that it is facing tougher comparatives in the current quarter, meaning that the firm could und

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11 May 2011 08:29

London open: ITV takes a tumble

The Footsie has opened up lower, with ITV providing a drag, taking a tumble in early trading. Despite a strong first start to the year, terrestrial broadcaster ITV has warned that it is facing tougher comparatives in the current quarter, meaning that the firm could underperform the market in the fi

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11 May 2011 07:32

London pre-open: BP gets green light from Brazil

City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open 14 points up from yesterday's close of 5,6019, as London looks set to follow in Wall Street's foot steps. Banking giant HSBC has unveiled some details of its new strategic plan in which it will direct investment to fast growing markets while cutting back

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11 May 2011 07:15

BP gets the all clear in Brazil

It has been a year in waiting, but oil titan BP has finally received approval by regulators to complete the purchase of ten Brazilian exploration and production blocks from Devon Energy. The Brazilian National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP) has been deliberating the $7.2bn deal si

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