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Mining companies remain the best performers in the Footsie but they can't totally offset the decline in financials. Strong demand for metals plus news that BHP Billiton has successfully persuaded several of its iron ore customers in Asia to move to shorter term contracts has boosted the whole sect
30 Mar 10 12:14Global miners have passed a milestone in their efforts to change the way iron ore benchmark prices are set by convincing major steelmakers to adopt prices more closely linked to the spot market. BHP Billiton said on Tuesday that a "significant number" of Asian steelmakers had agreed to move from th
30 Mar 10 06:34Miners are moving higher on the back of rising metal prices but they can't stop the Footsie falling slightly on the day. Even Rio Tinto shares are rising following the miner's attempts to distance itself from executive Stern Hu, who was sentenced to 12 years in jail in China on charges of bribery
29 Mar 10 15:52All of Footsie's early gains have now been pulled back despite futures pointing to a decent start on Wall Street. Banks are dragging the index lower with losses now for both state-controlled banks, Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland. Vodafone is higher on reports over the weekend it is in talks a
29 Mar 10 14:23MPs are calling for "radical reform" of the UK banking system to prevent taxpayers from picking up the bill next time a lender fails. The Treasury Select Committee, which said that the public would not stand for another bail-out of the banks, urged ministers not to rule out the break-up of institut
29 Mar 10 09:46Advisers to the government are working on a secret plan that could allow the state to start cutting its shareholdings in British banks just weeks after the general election. The plot would see the Treasury create "convertible gilts" ? government bonds that could be exchanged for shares in the banks
28 Mar 10 08:25The blue-chip index finished marginally higher after a Budget that was light on bells and whistles While there was little in the Budget to excite anyone other than first-time buyers, cider drinkers and British occupants of Dominica, Grenada and Belize, the corporate news scene was busy, with half
24 Mar 10 16:49Footsie has pushed on strongly after another day of big gains in the US yesterday. The Budget will dominate the headlines from lunchtime and banks are making progress in expectation that something will be said the government's stakes in the state-controlled banks, RBS and Lloyds. Foreign exchange
24 Mar 10 08:39Glen Moreno has bought his first shares in Lloyds Banking Group since he was appointed senior independent non-executive director of the company on 1 March. He has bought 50,000 ADRs, which is the equivalent of 200,000 shares, at $3.69 each. That is equivalent to just over 61p a share, making the c
23 Mar 10 16:38Passengers at two of Europe's largest airlines face a fresh wave of disruption lasting well into next month. Cabin crew at British Airways are ready to go on strike for four days from Saturday, having finished a three-day strike on Monday, while pilots at Lufthansa announced they would resume indus
23 Mar 10 06:34Footsie reached levels not seen since 2008 in afternoon dealings, but the gains dwindled after a poor start in the US and the leading share index finished just a few points in the blue. Banks led the way after an upbeat trading update from Lloyds Banking Group. Lloyds will be profitable on a combin
19 Mar 10 16:37Footsie hit a 21-month high as banks charged forward after Lloyds said it would be profitable on a combined businesses basis in 2010. Chief executive Eric Daniels said trading in the first 10 weeks of 2010 had been "strong", prompting UBS to lift is rating on Lloyds shares to 'buy' from 'neutral' w
19 Mar 10 15:33Footsie marked time over the lunch time session after hitting levels in the morning session not seen since June 2008. Banks continue to lead the way after an upbeat trading update from Lloyds Banking Group. Lloyds will be profitable on a combined businesses basis in 2010, chief executive Eric Danie
19 Mar 10 14:08There was a rush to buy Lloyds Banking Group shares on Friday morning after the bank's chief executive officer, Eric Daniels, held out hope of a return to profitability in 2010, but Charles Stanley is refusing to get caught up in the euphoria. The broker is sticking with its 'hold' recommendation,
19 Mar 10 13:20There was a rush to buy Lloyds Banking Group shares on Friday after the bank's chief executive officer, Eric Daniels, held out hope of a return to profitability in 2010, but Charles Stanley is refusing to get caught up in the euphoria. The broker is sticking with its 'hold' recommendation, having i
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