FTSE 100 clings on to triple-digit gain
The Footsie looked destined to finish well off the top but still sporting a handsome gain following a weekend of deals at the G20 and Opec meetings
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Anglo American PLC
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Anglo American is a leading global mining company focused on the responsible production of copper, premium iron ore and crop nutrients – future-enabling products that are essential for decarbonising the global economy, improving living standards, and food security. The company's portfolio of world-class operations and outstanding resource endowments offers value-accretive growth potential across all three businesses, positioning it to deliver into structurally attractive major demand growth trends.
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FTSE 100 closes lower as G20 summit begins and trade worries continue; housebuilders fall
The premier index of UK shares finished down nearly 59 points at 6,980. Mid-cap cousin FTSE 250 shed over 128 points at 18,480.
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Proactive news snapshot: Mporium Group, Goldplat, Bluebird Merchant Ventures …
A glance at some of the day's highlights from the Proactive Investors newswire
Totally PLC shares jump before financial results; IAG shares travel higher on outlook
A look at some winners and losers in the UK equity market during Friday's trading session
FTSE 100 can't hold onto gains and closes in red as Wall Street shares drag
The FTSE 250 fared much better though, adding almost 154 points on the day to close at 19,325
Anglo American's quarterlies a mixed picture, with copper equivalent production down, Minas Rio still on hold
Anglo is still struggling to get Minas Rio back into production
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Whitbread’s interims to be overshadowed by August’s £3.9bn sale of Costa coffee business to Coca-Cola
Aside from Whitbead's interim results, the day ahead will also bring updates from the likes of St James's Place, Travis Perkins, Anglo American, and Bunzl
FTSE 100 finishes lower as trade worries rear their head again
The UK's premier index of leading shares closed down seven points, or 0.10% at 7,042
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Third-quarter updates from Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, and RBS all due in coming week
Aside from the banking trio, updates are also due in the week ahead from the likes of WPP, Whitbread, International Airlines Group, Ryanair, Glencore and Antofagasta
Envirosuite Ltd grows Carbones del Cerrejon coal account to include water and blasting monitoring
The mine is owned in a joint venture of major miners and has been deploying Envirosuite’s environmental compliance and risk management solutions for two years.
BlueRock Diamonds achieves record quarterly production at Kareevlei as it unveils plans to further increase output
Subject to funding, bosses want to invest in the upscaling of the mining operation, plant and the necessary personnel at Kareevlei
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FTSE 100 closes firmly in red as Italy causes jitters
In the currency markets, sterling is around flat against the Euro and down 0.43% against the US dollar.
PolarX’s efforts may update resources at ‘open-pittable’ Alaska Range Copper-Gold Project
The project includes the “smoking gun” deposit Zackly which contains an inferred resource of 41,200 tonnes of copper, 213,000 ounces of gold and 1.5 million ounces of silver, with mineralisation continuing 100 metres below the bounty.
Glencore shares jump as Morgan Stanley upgrades stock to 'overweight'
Morgan Stanley raised its rating on Glencore to ‘overweight’ from ‘equal-weight’ and cut its target price to 390p from 400p
FTSE 100 closes in the red as trade tariffs kick in
The UK blue-chip index lost almost 32 points at 7,458
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FTSE 100 closes higher as trade fears ebb; Kingfisher leads the laggards
The FTSE 100 closed nearly 31 points higher at 7,331, while FTSE 250 added over 42 at 20,500
FTSE 100 closes lower after lacklustre day; trade fears weigh
FTSE 100 closed down nearly two points on the day at 7,302
FTSE 100 finishes lower as BoE keeps rates on hold; sterling gains
The UK benchmark index of leading shares finished down nearly 32 points at 7,281
FTSE 100 ends in positive territory as Barnier now sees potential Brexit deal in weeks
The UK's index of leading shares added 1.6 points, or 0.02% , to finish at 7,279, while sterling was up 0.80% against the US dollar
Orion Minerals’ shares ride higher on initial high-grade nickel-copper hits at Rok Optel
Drilling returned 15% nickel and 4% copper indicating that the target massive sulphide may be of premium quality.
FTSE 100 closes in red and at four month-low amid trade worries
The pound added 0.03% against the Euro and was up 0.40% against the US dollar..
FTSE 100 holds gains; Crypto storage firm granted insurance through Lloyd’s of London
The move by Lloyd's marks a change from a previous reluctance by insurance companies to cover the often volatile digital currency sector
PolarX derisks Alaska Range Copper-Gold Project with exploration
The project includes the “smoking gun” deposit Zackly which contains 41,200 tonnes of copper, 213,000 ounces of gold and 1.5 million ounces of silver.
FTSE 100 closes higher as hopes grow for US, China trade talks
FTSE 100 closed ahead as the new trading week began, but off the 7,600 level, adding over 32 points to 7,591
Dominant dollar drives all before it as China’s growth falters
US dollar strength is having a wide and varied impact on the global economy
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FTSE 100 closes firmly higher as investors fret less on China/US relations
The UK blue-chip benchmark closed up over 58 points at 7,556, while its mid-cap cousin FTSE 250 added almost 142 points
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Lloyds and HSBC go ex-div, but has the BBQ summer saved Kingfisher’s first half?
Investors in the B&Q owner will be hoping for a BBQ boost sufficient to offset the springtime freeze.
Orion Minerals progresses South African assets with $19 million in the bank
The company has a joint venture with Nova-Bollinger owner Independence Group that could allow the bigger company to snap up its prospective nickel projects in South Africa.
FTSE 100 closes slightly in red as traders sit on hands ahead of central bank updates
FTSE 100 closed down 0.46 points, or 0.01% at 7,700 on Monday
Anglo American gives go-ahead to Quellaveco copper project as first-half profits fall
Anglo American said Quellaveco is expected to produce about 300,000 tonnes of copper per year in the first 10 years
FTSE 100 keeps head above water at close: Facebook in focus
The Nasdaq on Wall Street is down over 88 points at the time of writing, at 7,420.
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Blue-chip deluge on Thursday with Royal Dutch Shell, AstraZeneca and Diageo (and more) set to report
Three of the 10 largest London-listed companies (by capitalisation) are updating the market on Thursday. A dozen or more other household names are also expected to report.
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Apres moi le deluge: Flood of blue chip results to dominate in coming week, including BT Group
Over the five sessions in the Week Ahead, around 20% of the FTSE 100 index will report results or issue a trading update, with about half that number due on Thursday alone
Anglo American ups full-year platinum guidance but trims iron ore forecasts
The FTSE 100 mining giant posted a 6% rise in total production in the second quarter of 2018
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FTSE 100 closes marginally higher but European peers and US stocks lag
Footsie closed up around seven points, or 0.10% at 7,683 on Thursday
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Sports Direct to deliver improved annual results as investors hope for World Cup boost
The day ahead includes full year results from Sports Direct, a first quarter trading update from SSE and UK retail sales data
FTSE 100 closes higher as pound crashes amid Brexit worries
Footsie added nearly 26 points to stand at 7,626, while FTSE 250 also finished higher - up almost 71 points at 20,871
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Week ahead: Investors hope Royal Mail delivers the goods and Unilever meets targets
The week ahead includes updates from Royal Mail, Unilever, Sports Direct, Rio Tinto and Anglo American along with official UK data on jobs, inflation and retail sales
FTSE 100 tumbles 1.3% lower as trade worries grip markets
The UK blue chip index dropped 100 points after the US said it was ready to impose tariffs on an extra US$200bn worth of Chinese goods
FTSE 100 closes firmly higher as market shrugs off UK political chaos
Fiona Cincotta, senior market analyst at City Index, said the UK was now at a crossroads..
Centaurus Metals intersects strong nickel-cobalt grades at Brazilian project
There is potential to rapidly move towards mineral resource definition at Itapitanga.
FTSE 100 closes Friday in positive territory but loses ground on the week
FTSE 100 closed around 21 points higher on Friday at 7,636, the FTSE 250 added nearly 147 points at 20,830.
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FTSE 100 closes in red for second day this week as Trump trade threats turn real
The market has been seeming complacent on Trump’s tough protectionist rhetoric..until now
JPMorgan juggles ratings in mining sector review, upgrading Randgold, downgrading KAZ Minerals
The US bank said it has upgraded its stance on Randgold to ‘overweight’ from ‘neutral’ after a 15% share price fall in the year-to-date
Golden opportunities among the small-cap miners
There are a number of junior miners and near-production companies whose efforts probably aren't being recognised by the market
FTSE 100 joins European and US indices to head north after strong US jobs number
The UK blue-chip index finished at 7,701 - up 0.31%, but was down on the week, off around 0.46%. .
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FTSE 100 has late flurry to close firmly higher
The UK blue-chip index had a surge near the close of play and added nearly 57 points
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FTSE 100 closes firmly in red as resource stocks suffer
Global markets are in the red after Donald Trump said he was not happy with the progress of talks with China.
Gem Diamonds recovers another diamond of over 100 carats from the Letšeng mine in Lesotho
The FTSE small cap group said the 115 carat, top white colour Type IIa diamond is the ninth stone of over 100 carats recovered in 2018
Thunderstruck Resources provides an update on its Fiji field operations
The Canadian mining exploration company is knee-deep in multiple mining exploration activities in Fiji
Morgan Stanley upgrades UK equities to ‘overweight’ despite Brexit uncertainty
Equities should benefit from higher commodity prices and rising corporate activity, Morgan Stanley said.
Maxtech Ventures eyeing high grade manganese as it files for exploration licences in Zambia
The licences have detailed exploration and production outlines for up to four years, covering rights for various commodities
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FTSE 100 rises for fifth session a row, buoyed by miners
The FTSE 100 continued higher on Wednesday, extending the week's winning streak.
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Small caps slide: Andalas, Velocity Composites and Ten Lifestyle
A look at some of the biggest risers and fallers in London on Monday.
Stellar Diamonds shares leap as court approves its acquisition by NWF
A look at some of the biggest risers and fallers in London on Wednesday
FTSE 100 extends gains in the final sessions
Stocks consolidated gains at the death with bid stock Shire the best performing blue-chip
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Market volatility expected to give boost to London Stock Exchange revenues
Day ahead includes latest trading updates from bourses operator London Stock Exchange and blue chip wealth manager St James' Place
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Lloyds, Barclays, RBS, GSK and Shire kick off earnings season for banks and pharmas
The week ahead in includes updates from Lloyds, Barclays, RBS, Shire, GSK, Whitbread, Persimmon and Shell
HSBC upgrades Rio Tinto amid spate of valuation changes in mining sector
The London-based bank also upgraded South32 to Buy from Hold while upping its target prices for Anglo American and BHP Billiton
Anglo American reports weaker rough diamond sales
The De Beers subsidiary reports that sales are down but it expects demand for rough diamonds to pick up
Maxtech Ventures bolsters Brazilian manganese aims with new joint venture for Goias state
The state is reportedly due to receive foreign investments of US$730mln during 2017-2018
FTSE 100 joins global equity rally and ends higher with miners helping
Soothing comments from China's leader Xi Jinping seem to have gone down well with equities traders, particularly those in the US
Glencore and Anglo American the ‘two cheapest diversified miners’ in London, says JP Morgan
Based on a couple of metrics, JP Morgan reckons Glencore and Anglo American are cheap compared to their peers, and both companies top the investment bank’s list of “preferred diversified exposures”
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FTSE 100 finishes lower as mining stocks retreat on Chinese tariff fears
Investors remain nervous over the prospect of an escalating trade war between the US and China but were somewhat placated by anaemic jobs growth in March in the US, which has made four rate rises this year less likely
FTSE 100 closes firmly higher despite disappointing service sector stats
The UK bluechip-benchmark closed over 165 points higher at 7,199, while the FTSE 250 added over 311 points at 19,576
FTSE 100 closes positively, just, but miners weigh
The blue-chip benchmark closed up around three points at 7,034, with the big cap miners lagging
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FTSE 100 closes higher ending an "ugly quarter"; GKN top riser after Melrose succeeds in bid
Turnaround group Melrose received valid acceptances for its offer for GKN representing around 52.43% of the voting rights
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FTSE 100 closes higher as Dow Jones climbs after host of data
Britain's blue chip index closed up around seven points, or 0.10%, at 7,139..
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Cineworld and Savills financial results in the spotlight for Thursday
Investors will be looking to Cineworld for news of asset integration, whereas for Savills results the attention will be on its battle for market share.
Goldman Sachs upgrades miners to ‘attractive’ from ‘neutral’, concluding sector on “strongest footing for many years”
The US investment bank gave a boost to blue-chip miners, upgrading ratings for Anglo American PLC, Antofagasta PLC, and BHP Billiton
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FTSE 100 closes in red as Wall Street suffers, but miners show support
FTSE 100 closed down around six points at 7,132 but big cap miners were up
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Chancellor's Spring Statement unlikely to include big spending plans, says think-tank
The week ahead includes the UK's budget statement and earnings from Morrisons, Prudential, Cairn Energy, Cineworld, Savills, Wetherspoons, Balfour Beatty and Fevertree
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FTSE 100 closes in positive territory despite Trump trade war fears
Around 3.50pm, the FTSE 100 index was up 13 points at 7,160
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FTSE 100 suffers triple-digit fall as investors fret over a trade war coinciding with Brexit
Fears of a trade war have rattled investors, with minerals companies particularly hard hit
Galileo Resources shares higher as it lifts stake in Star Zinc project to 85%
Galileo has now spent more than US$250,000 on exploration, including geochemical soil sampling, permitting, and evaluation
Anglo American sees underlying earnings jump by 45%, as free cashflow surges, net debt halved
For the year ended 31 December 2017, the FTSE 100-listed miner reported adjusted underlying earnings (EBITDA) of US$8.823bn, up 45% on the previous year
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FTSE 100 closes in red, despite US market turnaround
In London, the FTSE 100 closed down around 29 points at 7,252
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Another day, another bank reporting results - Barclays the next up to the oche
Day ahead includes a swathe of FTSE 100 results, including from the likes of Barclays PLC, British American Tobacco PLC, BAE Systems PLC, and Centrica PLC
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FTSE 100 ends in positive territory, bolstered by miners and weaker pound
The premier UK share index closed up around 24 points at 7,281.
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Banks to feature strongly in deluge of blue chip earnings, including Lloyds, RBS, Barclays
Week ahead includes a deluge of blue chip results, notably from the banking sector, including numbers from HSBC PLC, Barclays PLC, Lloyds Banking Group PLC, and Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
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FTSE 100 heats up as defensives are given the cold shoulder
The index of blue-chip shares eased off a little in the final half-hour
FTSE 100 slides as dollar rallies on expectations of a March rate hike by the Fed
US workers' pay increased 2.9% year-on-year, compared to expectations of a 2.6% increase.
FTSE 100 finishes sharply lower as financial stocks weigh
FTSE 100, which has been hitting record highs over the past weeks, hit a five week low
FTSE 100 closes higher, just, with miners in support
The FTSE 100, dragged higher by the miners, got off to a strong start today, but closed juts about six points higher
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FTSE 100 closes lower as Euro gains ground
Britain's blue-chip benchmark finished around 27 points lower at 7,615.
Investors to look for clarity on Fox takeover in Sky’s trading update on Thursday
The proposed £11.7bn takeover of Sky from Fox is all becoming a bit messy, so investors will be hoping the UK broadcaster can shed some light on whether a takeover from anyone is likely
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FTSE 100 finishes higher but miners weigh
The pound is down 0.21% against the Euro and off 0.04% against the US dollar at the time of writing
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Margin improvements the focus for interims from drinks group Diageo in coming week
Week ahead includes updates from Diageo PLC, easyJet PLC, Dixons Carphone PLC, ASOS PLC, Sky PLC, JD Wetherspoon PLC, plus UK labour market and GDP data
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FTSE 100 closes lower for third day in a row
The fall-out from the Carillion collapse continued, the US market saw more volatility, meanwhile, Bitcoin continued to slump testing US$10,000.
De Beers pilots blockchain scheme to track provenance of diamonds
The South African mining giant is using the technology behind the cryptocurrency boom to create a virtual ledger of diamond sales .
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FTSE 100 closes lower as miners prove a drag
London’s blue-chip benchmark closed around 13 points lower on the day at 7,755
Anglo American higher as Morgan Stanley upgrades mining giant's rating to ‘overweight’ from ‘equal-weight’
The FTSE 100 listed group’s shares were up 1.4%, or 24.4p at 1,724.8p, with Morgan Stanley also raising its target price for the stock to 1,900p from 1,600p
FTSE 100 closes at third successive new high but retailers lag
FTSE 100 closed in London around 14 points higher at 7,762
FTSE 100 reaches new closing high with supermarkets in support
London's top tier index reached a new record high on Tuesday, led by supermarket shares
Anglo American rises as Jefferies International upgrades rating to ‘buy’ from ‘hold'
The US broker also increased its target price for Anglo American to 2,000p from 1,500p, with the FTSE-100 listed shares changing hands at 1,624p each in late morning trade
FTSE 100 closes in red as UK manufacturing growth slows more than expected
The FTSE 100 gave up some of the gains made on its recent record-breaking run, with the pound's rise partially to blame