Failure by Greece to present a new cash-for-reforms package to Eurozone finance ministers sent UK stocks firmly lower on Tuesday, with heavyweight mining shares bearing the brunt of an aversion to risk and sell-off in metal prices. Despite hopes that Athens would table a new plan an at emergency sum
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Read moreDefensive sectors such as real estate and pharmaceuticals were performing well while commodity stocks were falling on Tuesday, with investors reducing their appetite for risk as European leaders met in Brussels to discuss Greece's future. Stocks which tend to hold up better in times of economic inst
Read moreOil and gas stocks dragged the UK equity market lower on Tuesday after the recent plunge in crude prices, as investors showed caution ahead of a key Eurozone summit on Greece. The FTSE 100 was down 0.13% at 6,526.92 by midday, with Rolls-Royce providing a further drag as the stock extended losses fo
Read moreUK stocks were trading slightly lower on Tuesday morning as investors awaited news from a meeting of Eurozone officials to discuss fresh proposals from Greece. The FTSE 100 was down 0.17% at 6,524.60 early on with oil and gas stocks out of favour following the recent plunge in crude prices. Stocks
Read moreUK stocks are expected to edge higher on Tuesday morning, though upside will only be moderate as investors continue to watch the latest developments in Greece. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open 12 points higher than Monday's close of 6,535.68. Stocks worldwide had slumped on Monday after
Read moreWomenswear sales were hit by bad weather in the first quarter at Marks and Spencer but were better than City analysts had feared, contributing alongside a solid performance from food and a return to international growth to produce 1.8% total growth in the period. Clothing sales rose 0.2% in the 13 w
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