en-us Reuters UK) - A retreat in mining stocks offset gains in financials from Bank of America's decision to repay bailout funds, leaving the top share index down 0.3 percent at Thursday's close.The FTSE 100 shed 14.39 points to end at 5,313.00, after gaining 0.3 percent on...]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:45:45 -0800 AV BAC CNE PRU RDSA STAN AV,BAC,CNE,PRU,RDSA,STAN Reuters UK) - The top share index ended in negative territory for a fourth consecutive session on Friday as weakness in commodity stocks and banks outweighed gains from defensive pharmaceuticals.The FTSE 100 ended down 16.29 points, or 0.3 percent, at 5,251.41 points, the lowest close since...]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:56 -0800 BLT KAZ CW GSK RDSA STAN TSCO TT VOD BLT,KAZ,CW,GSK,RDSA,STAN,TSCO,TT,VOD Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:42:27 -0800 Reuters UK) - The FTSE 100 hit its highest closing level in more than 14 months on Monday as a weaker dollar sparked a rally in metals prices and some upbeat U.S. data lifted market sentiment.The top share index ended up 86.29 points, or 1.6 percent,...]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:00:31 -0800 AZN RDSA STAN AZN,RDSA,STAN Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:16:05 -0800 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:49:07 -0800 Reuters UK) - Oil major BP and China's CNPC on Tuesday signed Iraq's first major new oil deal since the 2003 U.S. invasion, snapping up a development contract for the Rumaila oilfield, one of the world's biggest. The 20-year development contract for the southern oilfield is...]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:55:42 -0800 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:04:33 -0700 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:44:13 -0700 Reuters UK) - U.S. regulators on Friday hit oil giant BP BPBP with a record $87 million (52 million pound) fine for failing to fix safety violations at its Texas City, Texas, refinery after a deadly 2005 explosion. The 270 safety violations found at the nation's...]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:40:10 -0700