FTSE 100 inches up in early trading at start of week
FTSE 100 inches up in early trading at start of week
Monday 22nd February 2010
The FTSE 100 was up 10.99 points or 0.21 per cent in early trading at the start of the week, hitting 5,369.16 by 09:55 GMT on Monday.Packaging firm Bunzl led the gains at 4.98 per cent after its pre-tax profits came in comfortably ahead of expectations.
Controversy-hit miner Vedanta Resources rose 2.70 per cent, with Royal Bank of Scotland Group (2.43 per cent), Kazakhmys (2.17 per cent) and Barclays (2.15 per cent) all on the up.
Leading the losses was GlaxoSmithKline, which slipped 1.98 per cent, with fellow biopharmaceutical Shire down 1.82 per cent.
Marks and Spencer Group was down 1.23 per cent meanwhile, with Next down 1.18 per cent, National Grid slipping by 1.15 per cent and Burberry Group falling 1.09 per cent.
Related News
Tories unveil 'people's bonus' shares plan for bailed out banks - 22/02/10
Shadow chancellor George Osborne has drafted a "people's bonus" plan which offers the public the opportunity to buy cheaper shares in state-owned banks
Shadow chancellor George Osborne has drafted a "people's bonus" plan which offers the public the opportunity to buy cheaper shares in state-owned banks
Aggreko helps FTSE 100 end Friday up 0.62 per cent - 19/02/10
The FTSE 100 ended the week on Friday up 0
The FTSE 100 ended the week on Friday up 0
Corus starts mothballing Teeside plant as workers plan strike - 19/02/10
Steelmaker Corus is to start mothballing its Redcar plant in Teesside today after 170 years of production at the site, as unions ballot workers for strike action
Steelmaker Corus is to start mothballing its Redcar plant in Teesside today after 170 years of production at the site, as unions ballot workers for strike action
Union loses battle to prevent BA imposing cost-cutting plans - 19/02/10
British Airways cabin crew have lost a high court bid to prevent the airline from imposing a series of cost-cutting plans, including a pay freeze and cutting crew numbers on long-haul flights
British Airways cabin crew have lost a high court bid to prevent the airline from imposing a series of cost-cutting plans, including a pay freeze and cutting crew numbers on long-haul flights
European Commission approves Microsoft/Yahoo plans - 19/02/10
Microsoft has today won unconditional EU approval to buy Yahoo's internet search engine in a deal aimed at challenging Google market dominance
Microsoft has today won unconditional EU approval to buy Yahoo's internet search engine in a deal aimed at challenging Google market dominance
News Article Search
Quick Apply
News Archive