01:55 : Market Report: Rio Tinto gains in flight from eurozone stocks -
As the eurozone-inspired sell-off finally paused for breath yesterday, there was a rare chance for the Footsie to regain some ground. Yet while the benchmark index attempted a recovery of sorts after having lost more than 300 points last ...
00:46 : Market Report: Sage eases up despite fears of difficult year -
While the Footsie closed deep in the red last night, Sage was kept afloat on hopes that the business software group will avoid the woes of its peers. The consensus in the City may be that the sector is facing a difficult year ahead as firms ...
00:49 : Market Report: City fans power Aggreko to top spot on the Footsie -
It will be powering the Olympics next year, but last night it was Aggreko which ended up with the gold medal. The temporary power supplier finished in pole position on the blue-chip index, moving up 122p to 1,970p, as voices ...
00:20 : Market Report: Deal-hungry Xstrata beats the sliding ftse -
Although its fellow heavyweight diggers fell to earth with a bang, Xstrata managed to avoid a large part of the sell-off across the Footsie last night. Amid vague rumours that it could be casting an acquisitive eye across ...
09:17 : FTSE LIVE: Footsie follows Asian shares lower after news of IMF deal -
10.00: The Footsie has clawed its way back to parity after the heavy falls early on - it is down just 2.13 points now (0.04 per cent) at 5,072. Asian shares fell as investors reacted cautiously to reports that European leaders were working ...
09:15 : FTSE LIVE: Banks dip on Greece and U.S. default threat but mass sell-off ... -
The Footsie was 9.78 points lower at 5,925.2 after an hour this morning. Futures markets had predicted a heavier sell off after no sign of progress in Washington on talks to agree a rise the United States' debt ceiling.
23:30 : MARKET REPORT by GEOFF FOSTER: Meggitt set for Footsie landing -
Its shares edged up 2.1p to 371.30p and look destined to breach the £4 level before too long because tracker funds will soon be piling in ahead of its expected promotion to the Footsie in early September.
15:36 : Wolseley top riser amid talk of unit sales -
Wolseley was the top riser on the Footsie today, amid talk that the plumbing supplies firm has put three of its UK businesses - Build Center, Electric Center and Encon - up for sale. Markets are also expecting a positive ...