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Share Price: 503.70
Bid: 503.80
Ask: 503.90
Change: -6.70 (-1.31%)
Spread: 0.10 (0.02%)
Open: 506.40
High: 515.30
Low: 499.60
Prev. Close: 510.40
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6 Oct 2010 06:45

Wednesday tips round-up: BP, TUI Travel, Ferrexpo...

Last week, Bob Dudley, BP's new chief executive, hinted that the company's dividend may be restarted this year. BP suspended its dividend in June for the first time in 18 years as the fallout from the Macondo oil well accelerated. If the dividend is reinstated at the lower level expected by the ma

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5 Oct 2010 07:05

AMEC picked for BP onshore contract

BP has chosen AMEC to provide engineering and project management services (EPMS) for its onshore facilities developments around the world, two years after it handed it the deal for offshore projects. AMEC is one of two companies selected by oil giant BP for this long term agreement which runs for f

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4 Oct 2010 16:48

London close: Footsie fightback loses momentum

Footsie enjoyed a brief incursion into positive territory in mid-afternoon trading, but was driven back into the red in line with weakness on Wall Street. Here, oil stocks were a major drag on the index with BP, Cairn Energy and Royal Dutch Shell all headed south. Plumbers' merchant Wolseley mov

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4 Oct 2010 14:31

London afternoon: Footsie treading water

Footsie threatened to move back into positive territory over the lunch time session but just fell short. Oil stocks remains a major drag on the index with BP, Cairn Energy and Royal Dutch Shell all heading south. The morning's biggest faller, satellite operator Inmarsat , is now showing a small

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4 Oct 2010 13:22

FTSE 100 movers: Aviva boosted by break-up talk

There were reports in this morning's papers that RSA, Resolution, Switzerland's Zurich Financial Services and Germany's Allianz considered a multibillion-pound break-up bid for insurer Aviva. Credit Suisse has commenced coverage of building supplies group Wolseley with an outperform recommendation

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4 Oct 2010 12:02

London midday: Inmarsat hit by stake sale talk

Resource stocks remain a drag on the Footsie which ended the morning in arrears after a moderately firm start. BP, Cairn Energy and Melrose Resources are among the big hitters in the oil sector nursing losses, while in the mining sector Xstrata, Lonmin and Antofagasta are under the cosh. Anglo-Swi

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1 Oct 2010 16:41

London close: Strong start to final quarter

The last quarter of 2010 started well for London's leading share index, with buoyancy in the oil sector helping to offset continuing economic worries at home and abroad. Manufacturing data was subdued. Footsie gave up some of its early gains after figures from the US showed Manufacturing grew at th

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1 Oct 2010 15:33

Sector movers: Oil giants advance

Oil stocks are in the spotlight on an otherwise quiet Friday. BP is higher amid speculation that dividends will soon be resumed. Bob Dudley, who becomes chief executive of the oil company today, said that the board would meet soon to discuss restoring payouts next year, according to newspaper repor

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1 Oct 2010 14:56

London afternoon: Footsie back above 5600

The afternoon session has seen the Footsie advance confidently, almost regaining its high for the day which was hit shortly after 10:00am. A solid start by Wall Street on the back of better than expected spending data has helped sentiment this side of the pond. Oil giant BP is higher amid speculat

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1 Oct 2010 13:40

FTSE 100 movers: Brazilian optimism for BG

BG is higher after its Spanish peer Repsol announced a deal with the Chinese refiner Sinopec, which will result in Sinopec holding a 40% stake in Repsol's Brazilian unit. BG and Repsol have been exploring for oil in the waters of Brazil in partnership and the deal is thought likely to be beneficia

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1 Oct 2010 12:23

London midday: Stocks advance despite economic worries

London's leading share index remains in positive territory, but worries over the European debt situation have weighed on sentiment slightly. The concerns centre on Ireland again, after figures showed manufacturing activity in the country contracted in September, with the purchasing managers' index

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1 Oct 2010 10:43

BP spill cost breaks $11bn

BP has spent $11.2bn (£7.1bn) cleaning up this summer's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, capping the broken well and compensating those affected by the disaster. On the day that American Bob Dudley takes over from Tony Hayward as chief executive, the oil giant said it has settled 44,000 of the 86,0

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1 Oct 2010 09:13

London open: Oil stocks lift Footsie

Shares have got off to a strong start on the first day of the last quarter, with oil stocks setting the pace. BP is higher amid speculation that dividends will soon be resumed. Bob Dudley, who becomes chief executive of the oil company today, said that the board would meet soon to discuss restoring

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1 Oct 2010 08:04

BP boss predicts divi early 2011

BP may resume dividend payments early next year, according to new chief executive Bob Dudley. The American, who takes over from gaff-prone Tony Hayward today, said company bosses would be getting together soon to talk about plans for payouts, stopped earlier this year to save money following the Gu

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1 Oct 2010 07:37

London pre-open: BP divi hopes to lift Footsie

London looks set to start the final quarter of 2010 in positive mood with sentiment lifted by hints from the incoming boss of oil giant BP that the company is ready to restore dividend payments that were suspended during the Gulf of Mexico crisis. Bob Dudley, who becomes chief executive of the oil

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