en-us 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 Reuters UK) - The top shares ticked down on Wednesday, with weakness in food retailers and tobacco firms outpacing gains in miners and energy firms, while Marks & Spencer MKS was boosted by the appointment of a new chief executive.The FTSE 100 closed 0.1 percent lower,...]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:01:22 -0800 CPI CW HSY MAKS Y RDSA TSCO VOD CPI,CW,HSY,MAKS Y,RDSA,TSCO,VOD Reuters UK) - A retreat in miners and banks offset strength in defensive utilities and food retailers, pushing leading shares 0.7 percent lower on Tuesday, ending four consecutive sessions of gains.The FTSE 100 closed 36.74 points lower at 5,345.93, giving back some gains from the previous...]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:30:33 -0800 CNA CW SVT STAN TSCO CNA,CW,SVT,STAN,TSCO Reuters UK) - Telecoms group Cable & Wireless (C&W) CW plans to raise around 200 million pounds via the bond market as part of its refinancing to ensure the demerger of its two units by April next year, it said on Tuesday.Cable & Wireless, which put on hold its...]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:46:32 -0800 CW CW Reuters UK) - The FTSE 100 hit its highest close in three weeks on Thursday as British Airways soared with investors cheered as a merger with Iberia looked imminent, while gains were also powered by strength in banks.But the rise was limited by falls in commodity prices...]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:31:27 -0800 BLT BAB BT CW GSK RDSA STAN VOD BLT,BAB,BT,CW,GSK,RDSA,STAN,VOD Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:17:06 -0800 CW CW Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:51:13 -0800 CW CW Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:11:11 -0700 CW CW Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:38:08 -0700 CW CW Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:05:08 -0800 CW CW