Huddersfield Examiner - Tag - ftse

Shares strengthen

Huddersfield Examiner — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

INDUSTRIAL giant Weir Group, which has operations in Huddersfield, was among the firms to benefit from strong gains on the London stock market.

Pre-Christmas rally for FTSE 100 shares

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

SHARES rallied to ensure the London stock exchange closed on a festive note yesterday.

Slide for top shares

Huddersfield Examiner — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

FEARS for global growth prompted a rout for top-rated shares.

Russian mining groups join top shares listing

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

THE number of foreign firms listed on London’s top shares index is set to increase after two Russian mining companies and an Irish construction group were promoted to the higher tier.

FTSE finishes volatile week deep in the red

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT

LONDON’S leading index ended another rollercoaster week deep in the red again as Britain’s biggest banks wobbled ahead of a key report on sector reform.

Monday market opening: Debt fear puts FTSE on back foot

Huddersfield Examiner — Mon, 23 May 2011 08:11:00 GMT

Fears over the US economic recovery and ongoing worries about Europe’s debt crisis put world markets on the back foot today.

Shares finish well in a rollercoaster year

Huddersfield Examiner — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A STRONG performance by top UK shares meant investors ended the year in a cheerful mood.

Asia growth buoys FTSE 100 in 2010

Huddersfield Examiner — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:10:00 GMT

THE FTSE 100 Index cheered investors in 2010 with better-than-expected growth, but there are fears that next year could be much more difficult for the market.

Investors rattled

Huddersfield Examiner — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE FTSE 100 Index plunged by nearly 2% yesterday as Irish bailout fears and Korean military tensions rattled investors’ confidence.

Rensburg Sheppards reviews the eurozone crisis

Huddersfield Examiner — Mon, 31 May 2010 23:00:00 GMT

IT’S Friday afternoon, the FTSE100 index has just fallen through the 5000 level and the widely watched American Dow Jones index has breached 10,000 to the downside.