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Sector movers: Telecoms rise as BT hits record high

The fixed line telecommunications sector was the top performing category in London on Wednesday with gains from heavyweight firm BT Group providing a boost. BT was trading at an all-time high of 360.3p by 15:15 today, up 1.66% on the day, after Goldman Sachs upgraded its rating on the stock to 'con

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: KCOM Finance Director, Executive Director Acquire Shares

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: KCom Independent Non-Exec's Wife Buys 15K Shares

London pre-open: FTSE to dive as US leaders reach stalemate over budget

City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open around 70 points lower than Friday's close of 6,512.66, after US leaders hit a stalemate over budget negotiations in Washington. Politicians have so far failed to agree a new spending bill and have only until midnight tonight to make a decision over an e

KCOM's first half in line with expectations

KCOM Group, the communications solutions provider, said that it performed in line with expectations during the first half ended September 30th. In a brief trading update on Monday, KCOM's Executive Chairman Bill Halbert said that the group continues to make progress towards achieving its long-term

KCOM Group Say Performed In Line With Expectations In First Half Year

Ofcom Says Retail Landline Market Competitive, Imposes Charge Controls On BT

Sector movers: Telecoms jump as Vodafone-Verizon talks resume

Telecoms were the best performers of the day on Thursday as a surge in the price of sector giant Vodafone provided a boost. Vodafone, one of the largest listed companies in London, saw shares rise 8.5% to 205.3p before the close of trade after confirming that it is back in talks with partner Verizo

Two KCOM execs reduce stakes

Kevin Walsh, the Executive Director at telecoms and internet communications provider KCOM has reduced his holding in the FTSE 250 group by a million shares. The company announced on Tuesday that the sale was made on August 2nd, a week after a short trading update from the firm which said that tradi

London midday: FTSE 100 up one per cent as sentiment improves

Strong US data out yesterday, improving consumer confidence in Germany and measures by the Chinese central bank to ease a credit squeeze, all combined to give markets a boost on Wednesday with London's FTSE 100 jumping one per cent by midday. Nevertheless, mining stocks were under pressure in morni

London open: Stocks rise after German data and Chinese central-bank action

UK stocks opened with moderate gains on Wednesday morning as markets continued to claw back from their recent sell-off, with data from Germany and central-bank action in China providing some support early on. While Germany continues to trudge through the Eurozone recession, consumer confidence is

Ex-divs to take 1.36 points off FTSE 100 on June 26

LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies will go ex-dividend on Wednesday, after which investors will no longer qualify for the latest dividend payout. According to Reuters calculations at current market prices, the effect of the resulting adjustment to prices by market

London close: Markets surge as US data eases 'tapering' fears

An in-line increase in US non-farm payrolls sparked an impressive surge on equity markets worldwide on Friday afternoon, as worries about the Federal Reserve scaling back its stimulus measures eased, for now at least. London's FTSE 100 finished up 76 points on the day (+1.2%) at 6,412. Nevertheless

FTSE 250 movers: Kcom Group rises following dividend hike

Telecoms and internet communication provider Kcom Group advanced after announcing a 10 per cent rise in its dividend in its annual results despite a slump in sales. 888 Holdings rallied after New York Congressman Peter King proposed a bill that back online gambling. Emerging markets fund Ashmore

London midday: Markets lower ahead of non-farm payrolls

Markets were trading in a cautious fashion on Friday morning ahead of the eagerly-anticipated employment report from the States due out this afternoon. The FTSE 100 finished 1.3% lower on Thursday at 6,336, its lowest level since April 22nd, as the recent pattern of market volatility continued in a