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 shares ended 2.3 percent higher on Tuesday and posted their biggest daily gain in 4-1/2 months, with banks and commodity shares rising as worries over Dubai's debt problems faded.The FTSE 100 closed up 121.49 points at 5,312.17, its best one-day percentage...]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:45:43 -0800 LII RDSA STAN TT LII,RDSA,STAN,TT Reuters UK) - The top share index fell sharply on Thursday, giving back the previous session's gains, weighed by weakness in banks on concerns over possible Dubai exposure, and with miners hit by a fall in metals prices.At 9:31 a.m., the FTSE 100 was off 88.69...]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:01:42 -0800 KAZ LSE RDSA SVT KAZ,LSE,RDSA,SVT Reuters UK) - The FTSE 100 index ended sharply higher on Monday, snapping a four-day losing streak, with commodity and banking stocks rallying after comments by a senior U.S. Federal Reserve official.The top share index finished up 104.09 points, or 2 percent, at 5,355.50 and recorded...]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:00:33 -0800 RDSA STAN RDSA,STAN 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) - 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