

- Investors await UK GDP data - RSA, Pru, Anglo among ex-div stocks providing a drag - Kenmare, Petropavlovsk lead rise on FTSE 250 London's blue chi...


- Government may cut stake in RBS - Rio Tinto considers offloading diamond interests - Resolution could split before sale A strong performance by th...


- German confidence continues to improve - Merkel in favour of boosting firewall - Bernanke hints at continued support for economy London's blue chip...


Fund manager Aberdeen Asset Management leapt into pole position on the Footsie leader-board after seeing investors continue to return to equity market...


- Germany's IFO index rises for fifth straight month - Concerns about Spain still on investors' minds - Aberdeen leads rise on FTSE 100, Ophir surges ...


BT was the top blue-chip performer after the telecoms titan said it will pay off its pension deficit within 10 years. The company announced that it ha...


- Footsie on track for worst weekly performance YTD - Miners fall, Randgold still hampered by Malian concerns - BT rises on pension deficit arrangemen...


AMEC: JP Morgan Cazenove downgrades from overweight to neutral, target lifted from 1,252p to 1,344p. AstraZeneca: Liberium Capital upgrades from sell...