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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 And FTSE 250 Reach New Record Highs

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Friends Life forced to comment on share price drop

On Wednesday morning Friends Life issued a statement saying its stock should not trade ex-dividend ahead of the 9 April Scheme Record Time and Friends Life Dividend Record Date. The company also noted the sharp move in its stock price. In parallel some reports were indicating that the firm had go

Friends Life Reminds Over Dividend Eligibility For Shareholders

FTSE 100 movers: Shell boosted by Alaskan exploration approval, banks higher

Oil major Shell was making gains after being given the green light by the US government to restart an exploration campaign in the Alaskan Arctic. Imperial Tobacco rebounded from Tuesday's losses, which were driven by concerns that the Lorrillard-Reynolds merger will fall apart. Banks such as Barcla

Friends Life partnership scheme sells nearly £164m of Aviva shares

The partnership structure created by insurance group Friends Life has sold nearly £164m of shares in UK insurer Aviva, according to a report by Reuters on Tuesday. Dubbed as "Value Share", the partnership structure was created by Friends Life in order to reward its founders. "Value Share" sold 30.8

MARKET COMMENT: Stocks End Lower While Oil, Gold Prices Rally

European Regulators Approve Aviva's GBP5.6 Billion Friends Life Takeover

UK BROKER RATINGS: Numis Upgrades Schroders To Add From Hold

FTSE 100 movers: Weir Group up on bid speculation, Miners lower on weak precious metal prices

Shares in British engineering giant Weir Group rose on the back of market chatter that a cash-rich private equity consortium in the US is looking to table a 2,500p per share break-up offer for the group, compared with current prices at around 1,800p. ITV continued higher on Thursday's raised price t

MARKET COMMENT: London Stocks Lifted As Draghi Gives QE Start Date

London close: FTSE jumps to new record high on ECB stimulus

Details of the European Central Bank's (ECB) quantitative easing package helped the FTSE 100 to another record close on Thursday, with financial stocks making solid gains by the end of the session. The Footise finished the day 41.9 points higher (+0.61%) at 6,961.14, surpassing a previous closing re

Sector movers: Results from Aviva and Friends Life spark surge among life insurers

Insurers Aviva and Friends Life Group (FLG) each jumped over 7% on Thursday as investors celebrated the companies' 2014 results ahead of the proposed merger, giving the life insurance sector a big boost in London. The impressive figures also helped to allay fears across the wider sector, showing tha

Friends Life lifts profits 38% and hikes divi ahead of proposed Aviva takeover

Ahead of its proposed takeover by larger peer Aviva, insurance group Friends Life Group (FLG) smashed expectations with its 2014 results on Thursday as profits surged and cash generation exceeded guidance. FLG's shares surged in London, buoyed further by forecast-beating full-year numbers from Aviva