FTSE to rise 6 percent by year end – Reuters poll
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index looks set to rise 6 percent from now until the end of 2013 as confidence in the global economy improves, according to a Reuters poll.
The FTSE index, which owing to its makeup is often driven more by international than domestic conditions, is expected to withstand a period of uncertainty over the course of global monetary policy and set a record high in the next 12 months.
FTSE to rise 6 percent by year end
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index looks set to rise 6 percent from now until the end of 2013 as confidence in the global economy improves, according to a Reuters poll.
The FTSE index, which owing to its makeup is often driven more by international than domestic conditions, is expected to withstand a period of uncertainty over the course of global monetary policy and set a record high in the next 12 months.
Britain’s FTSE rises as traders buy beaten-down banks
LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) – Britain’s blue chip share index
rose on Tuesday, as traders bought up beaten-down financial
heavyweights in a cautious session ahead of a policy meeting of
the U.S. Federal Reserve.
The FTSE 100 closed 43.72 points higher, or 0.7
percent, at 6,374.21, with financials, which include banks,
asset managers and insurers, contributing 24 points to the
advance.
Recovery in financials leads FTSE higher
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index rose on Tuesday, aided by broker upgrades for some of its financial heavyweights in cautious trade ahead of a meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve.
The FTSE 100 was up 46.26 points, or 0.7 percent, at 6,376.75 by 11:24 a.m. British time (1024 GMT), with financials, which include banks, asset managers and insurers, contributing 24 points to the advance.
Recovery in financials leads Britain’s FTSE higher
LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index rose
on Tuesday, aided by broker upgrades for some of its financial
heavyweights in cautious trade ahead of a meeting of the U.S.
Federal Reserve.
The FTSE 100 was up 46.26 points, or 0.7 percent, at
6,376.75 by 1024 GMT, with financials, which include banks,
asset managers and insurers, contributing 24 points to the
advance.
FTSE rises, lifted by demand for defensives
LONDON (Reuters) – The FTSE 100 rose on Monday, as demand for safe-haven consumer staples helped to lift Britain’s top share index off of six week lows ahead of a U.S. monetary policy meeting later this week.
The FTSE 100 rose 43.02 points, or 0.7 percent, to 6,351.28 by 9.05 a.m. British time, with the consumer staples sector contributing 7 points to the advance.
Britain’s FTSE rises, lifted by demand for defensives
LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) – Britain’s top share index rose
on Monday, as demand for safe-haven consumer staples helped to
lift the FTSE 100 off of six week lows ahead of a U.S.
monetary policy meeting later this week.
The FTSE 100 rose 43.02 points, or 0.7 percent, to 6,351.28
by 0805 GMT, with the consumer staples sector contributing 7
points to the advance.
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Miners lead recovery on Britain’s FTSE after morning falls
LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) – British shares edged higher on
Thursday, recovering from steep early losses after holding at a
key technical level and seeing a recovery in the downtrodden
mining sector.
The FTSE 100 closed up 5.18 points, or 0.1 percent,
at 6,304.63, having fallen as low as 6,205.71 after a 6.4
percent slide on the Japanes Nikkei set a weak tone for
the morning session.
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