Mon, 04th Feb 2019 08:57
** Shares of Aker BP rise by NOK 5.8, or 2.4 pct,at 0851 GMT to trade at NOK 282.8 in Oslo after companyannounces North Sea oil and gas discovery
** Exploration success at Froskelaar (Frog's Leg) Mainprospect adds NOK 2.7 per share to the company's net assetvalue, brokers DNB Markets
** Also boosting oil shares, Brent crude climbs to 2019highs, with energy stocks on average rising 0.7 pct
** Aker BP is due to report Q4 earnings on Feb. 6
Energy shares hit over two-month lows, biggest drag *
(Sharecast News) - Commodity related stocks were the chief drag on the FTSE 350 amid a combination of growth concerns and risk aversion.
FTSE 100 down 0.4%, FTSE 250 falls 0.9% *
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed lower on Tuesday, with New York tracking down, amid some disappointing economic data from the US.
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were lower at midday Tuesday, with oil majors BP and Shell dragging the index lower as oil prices took a hit.
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