

UK stocks rose for the fifth straight session on Monday and were set to hit a two-week high with the so-called 'Santa Rally' finally taking hold ahead...


* Cash-rich majors the most likely buyers * M&A flurry expected once oil prices stabilise By Ron Bousso LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Large oil companies...


** Short-covering squeezing oil stocks higher despite more sharp falls for crude, according to two London-based traders ** Shell most-traded on FTSE 1...


** Oil support services sector endures another volatile week, with stocks at the top and bottom of the Stoxx 600 ** Afren, CGG, Premier Oil, Hunting, ...


Telecom firm Spirent Communications was rising on Thursday after being given a hold consensus recommendation by the 12 ratings firms currently coverin...


Stocks in the oil producing and oil services sectors were hit by renewed selling pressure on Wednesday as crude prices dropped to fresh five-year lows...


An on-going slide in the price of oil was weighing on the oil and gas sector again on Monday with crude prices falling to their lowest level in five y...


London's blue chips are set to open in positive territory on Friday ahead of non-farm payrolls, with City sources predicting the FTSE 100 will open ar...