Abbey National Plc.

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• Around the World's Markets: London

  - 2001-07-04

  THE FTSE 100 closed sharply lower, surrendering the previous day's gains as banks and telecoms slipped back and a Dimension Data warning weighed on technology shares. Lloyds TSB fell 2.3 per cent to 704p and Abbey National slipped 2.2 per cent to 1,231p. Among telecoms, Vodafone, which added almost 7...

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• GE butts in with a bid for Equitable

  - 2000-08-20

  GE CAPITAL, the financial services group controlled by the giant US conglomerate General Electric, is set to muscle into the pounds 5bn auction for Equitable Life. The pensions and investment group was put up for sale by its management last month after the House of Lords ruled...

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• Reduction in mortgage rates sparks late buying spree

  - 1995-09-02

  Shares staged a strong recovery, inspired by Abbey National's surprise mortgage rate cut and an opening burst of enthusiasm in New York. The FT-SE 100 index jumped 31.6 points to 3,509.4, with the supporting 250 index hitting a year's high of 3,931.8. Government stocks gained more than a...

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