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London's blue chips closed lower as investors used a 100 point plus fall for the Dow as an excuse to take profits. Many of the major commodity plays, including Xstrata, Rio Tinto and Anglo American had enjoyed gains in early deals, but investors lost interest late morning. Oil plays BP, Royal Dutc
16 Oct 09 16:50London's blue chips are still in the red in midday dealings after the Dow dropped more than 100 points in the US. Many of the major commodity plays, including Xstrata, Rio Tinto and Anglo American had enjoyed gains in early deals, but investors lost interest late morning. Oil plays BP, Royal Dutch
16 Oct 09 14:54News of the disposal of its Halifax Estate Agencies sent shares in Lloyds higher Friday, but an upgrade from Deutsche Bank will have done no harm either. The German bank notes that the economy has strengthened, yet shares in Lloyds are 15% below their recent peak. It lifts its recommendation to '
16 Oct 09 12:24London is back where it finished yesterday's session as a sell-off in the mining sector on weaker metal prices gathered pace near lunchtime. Many of the major commodity plays, including Xstrata, Rio Tinto and Anglo American had enjoyed gains in early deals, but investors lost interest late morning.
16 Oct 09 12:07News of the disposal of its Halifax Estate Agencies sent shares in the bank Lloyds higher Friday, but an upgrade from Deutsche Bank will have done no harm either. The German bank notes that the economy has strengthened, yet shares in Lloyds are 15% below their recent peak. It lifts its recommenda
16 Oct 09 11:37Footsie has opened stronger helped by an improvement on Wall Street last night and strong demand for oil stocks after a spike in crude prices. National Express, though, is the main talking point. The price has crashed by more than a quarter as investors face the prospect of a hefty rights issue af
16 Oct 09 08:45Lloyds Banking is to cut 460 jobs including 360 permanent positions following the sale of Halifax Estate Agencies to rival LSL property for just £1. LSL will take over Halifax Estate Agency's assets and liabilities, which operates through a network of 218 branches, including 93 franchise operations
16 Oct 09 07:40The Spanish-led consortium bidding for National Express is set to withdraw its £765m takeover offer for the bus and rail operator, dealing a blow to the company's biggest shareholder. CVC, the private equity firm, and the Cosmen family, which owns an 18.5% stake, had been due to finish due diligenc
16 Oct 09 06:17Lloyds Banking Group today confirmed it is in talks to sell some non core private client discretionary investment management activities to Rathbone Brothers. The bank, 43%-owned by the taxpayer, said the assets were currently part of its wealth and international division, mainly the Bank of Scotlan
15 Oct 09 09:19The UK government will not underwrite Lloyds Banking Group's planned rights issue, potentially complicating the bank's push to raise enough capital to avoid the controversial asset insurance programme. The government, which owns 43.5% of Lloyds, is expected to participate in the planned rights iss
15 Oct 09 06:28Royal Bank of Scotland is exploring a government-backed plan to give up all of its 312 RBS-branded branches in England and Wales, in a radical move to satisfy Brussels state aid authorities. Officials close to the negotiations say the plan - mediated by the Treasury - is well advanced and is the fa
14 Oct 09 06:20Cash hungry bank Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed it is in talks to offload its Halifax Estate Agencies business. LSL Property Services, which owns the estate agecy brands your Move, Reeds Rains and Intercounty, has expressed an interest in buying the estate agencies business of Lloyds which it i
13 Oct 09 17:09A poor performance from US shares dragged Footsie into the red and the leading index finished the day with substantial losses. Retailers were out of sorts despite some moderately optimistic news from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) concerning retail sales. The BRC said annual retail sales growt
13 Oct 09 16:46Leading shares remain mixed, with the Footsie easing back into the red over the lunchtime session. Retailers are out of sorts despite some moderately optimistic news from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) concerning retail sales. The BRC said annual retail sales growth in September accelerated to
13 Oct 09 14:26Mining stocks are currently one of the best performing sectors, helped by some well received updates and strong metals prices. Among the strong performers is copper specialist Kazakhmys which has sold a 25% stake in its Ekibastuz GRES -1 power plant for $339m (£215m) in cash and is in talks about a
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