FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 set new record highs on first trading day after Christmas
For the 29th year in the past 34, the blue chips have closed up on the first trading day after Christmas...
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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 higher as US tax reform hopes cheer global traders
The UK blue chip index closed up 46.44 points at 7,537
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FTSE 100 closes in red as market awaits US jobs report
UK stocks could do with a catalyst and tomorrow's US jobs numbers might provide it
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FTSE 100 closes in red as big miners weigh
FTSE 100 closed around 11 points down, while the FTSE 250 dropped almost 65 points
Rio Tinto appoints new chairman as it announces new free cash flow targets
Rio Tinto is targeting US$1.5bn of annual additional free cash flow from 2021
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FTSE 100 slides as Trump impeachment fears resurface
The Teflon president faced another test of his lucky rabbit's foot's effectiveness
MGX Minerals poised to explore potential in Chile as it opens Santiago office
It has hired leading consultancy Kura Minerals to lead in-country asset development, it revealed.
FTSE 100 edges higher as "Spreadsheet Phil" sings 'This old house'
Lloyds's shares were changing hands at a rate of knots, while the house-builders saw some of their recent handsome gains creamed off
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FTSE 100 joins global sell-off to close lower
Data out yesterday suggested Chinese industrial production growth is starting to slow, which is bad news for miners, but Fresnillo topped Footsie today
Anglo American boosts overall production by 6%
Diamond production increased markedly, while platinum guidance has been lowered
FTSE 100 closes near flat as traders look for direction; Dow Jones surges
The UK blue chip index closed its account on Tuesday up 2.09 at 7,526.
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Strong coffee needed to fuel Whitbread's first half performance after Costa's first quarter dip
Day ahead includes first half results from leisure giant Whitbread PLC, and third quarter updates from miner Anglo American PLC and wealth manager St James' Place Capital PLC
Lloyds, Barclays and RBS under the microscope with release of third quarter earnings
The week ahead includes third quarter earnings from Lloyds, Barclays and RBS along with trading updates from Shire, IAG and GSK
FTSE 100 unchanged as pound jumps on Brexit hopes
The FTSE 100 index was less than a point higher at 7,523, well below the session peak of 7,560.04.
Aldermore Group jumps as South Africa's FirstRand Ltd confirms its £1.08bn bid
A look at some of the biggest risers and fallers today in London
FTSE 100 ends week on a dull note
After looking like it might regain par, the Footsie faded in the final 15 minutes of trade
FTSE 100 closes firmly in positive territory as sterling slides
The FTSE 100 rose to within a couple of points of 7,500 after US markets opened higher
FTSE 100 closes higher, boosted by weak sterling and Ferguson
The pound's weakness is the source of the Footsie's late strength
MGX Minerals names mining executive as new vice-president of operations
Graham has over 20 years' international experience exploring and developing mineral deposits
Glencore aided by Deutsche Bank upgrade, but Anglo American PLC sees reverse move
The German bank’s analysts hiked their stance on the FTSE 100-listed firm to ‘buy’ from ‘hold’, while upping their target price to 420p from 300p
Anglo American up as family trust of Vedanta Resources chairman looks to increase its stake to around 20%
Volcan Investments said it is to acquire shares in Anglo American worth between £1.25bn and £1.5bn, equivalent to 7.5%-9.0% of the company, in addition to the £2bn it spent on acquiring a 12.43% holding in March
FTSE 100 stays weak, but off lows as US stocks rally
At 3.15pm, the UK benchmark index was down 64 points at 7,325, above the session low of 7,296.49 but still set for its worst week in nine months having dropped nearly 250 points in the last three sessions of the week
FTSE 100 plunges on North Korea fears
The FTSE 100 finished 108 points lower at 7,390, about 13 points above its intra-day low
FTSE 100 closes at 7,531 as new highs come in to view
The FTSE 100 index closed up 20.23 at 7,531, below the session peak of 7,533.74 and well above the day’s low of 7,511.71
FTSE 100 manages to hold onto gains; Severn Trent top gainer
With an hour and a half of trading to go in London, the FTSE 100 index was 36 points higher at 7,404, albeit remaining below an early peak of 7,425.52
Acacia Mining’s Tanzania tax battle was in the spotlight
Just days after the Tanzanian authorities slapped the miner with a S$190bn bill for unpaid taxes and penalties, on Friday it emerged that a senior Acacia Mining employee was arrested at the airport.
Anglo American returns to dividend list six months earlier than expected as net debt falls, earnings jump
The FTSE 100-listed miner posted a 68% jump in underlying earnings (EBITDA) for the six months to June 30 to US$4.1bn, up from US$2.5bn a year earlier and in line with forecasts
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FTSE 100 closes nine points lower as AstraZeneca weighs
It's been a busy day here in London; 15% of FTSE 100-listed companies have had some sort of meaningful news out...
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Lloyds to report strong quarterly figures in first results since government sold remaining stake
Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Dutch Shell are among a slew of companies reporting earnings on Thursday
Anglo American says platinum arm to contribute substantially less to first half results
The blue-chip multi-commodity miner, which holds a controlling 78% stake in Anglo American Platinum Limited, said that it will report underlying earnings in respect of Anglo American Platinum of US$37mln for the six months ended 30 June 201
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Lloyds and Barclays to dominate manic week of corporate earnings
Week ahead: Lloyds, Barclays, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Sky, Reckitt Benckiser
Anglo American on track to hit most production targets in 2017
Full-year production guidance was largely left unchanged, but there was a small bump to the expected output of iron ore
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Unilever results to illustrate strategy review boosts; investors looking for Vodafone improvements
Week Ahead: Unilever PLC, Vodafone PLC, easyJet PLC, Sports Direct PLC, Royal Mail Group PLC ...
FTSE 100 fades despite demand for miners
The Footsie closed down on the day but up on the week
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FTSE 100 closes higher with miners in support, but FTSE 250 lower
The UK blue chip index closed up 64 at 7,377 on Monday with miners higher
FTSE 100 finishes close to its intra-day low after BoE poliy-makers turn hawkish
The FTSE 100 has fallen 14 points to 7,373.66, reversing an earlier rally
FTSE 100 closes lower as cyber-attack hits global firms; Brexit worries
The FTSE 100 closed down over 12 points at 7,434 on Tuesday
Anglo American names Stuart Chambers as its next chairman, replacing Sir John Parker from November
Chambers will join the FTSE 100-listed miner’s board as a non-executive director and chairman designate on September 1and will become chairman two months later
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FTSE 100 closes below 7,500 ahead of UK election
FTSE 100 closed below the 7,500 level as traders sit and wait it out..
FTSE 100 closes in red despite Wall Street gains
The FTSE 100 was subdued in early trade and after the weekend's horrors
FTSE 100 closes lower as election worries dent sentiment
The FTSE 100 closed down 6.56, or 0.09% to 7,519...
FTSE 100 trades sideways as big oilers dented by OPEC decision
FTSE 100 closed at 7,517 - up 2.81. points, or 0.04% and failed to make a record close
FTSE 100 closes below 7,500; Marks & Spencer top riser
The pound has given up some of its recent gains, which has helped the internationally-focused firms on the FTSE 100
Footsie ends the week in profit as US stocks extend rally
Concerns over "the Donald" appear to be easing, and investors took the opportunity to return to equity markets
FTSE 100 closes lower as Trump fears grow; Dow Jones crashes
The UK blue chip index closed down 18.56 points at 7,503
FTSE 100 closes at record high; miners in support
The UK blue chip index closed at 7,454, below the new intra-day peak of 7,460.20, but above the previous high of 7,447 hit in March
FTSE 100 firm but off highs as New York makes dull early progress
With around an hour and a half of trading to go in London, the FTSE 100 was up about 11 points at 7,308, holding off the day’s peak of 7,322
FTSE 100 closes higher as Fed meeting in focus
The FTSE 100 closed up 46 at 7,250 on the day with Intertek the biggest gainer
FTSE 100 closes higher but Whitbread shares lose 7%
The FTSE 100 closed 10.96 up at 7,275 but Whitbread shares slumped
Anglo American maintains full-year production guidance for all metals, aside from nickel
The FTSE 100-listed firm said its copper production decreased by 3% to 142,600 tonne in the first quarter as a continued strong performance at its Collahuasi project was offset by expected lower grades and increased ore hardness at Los Bron
Fundamentals returning to the fore in mining, at long last
The bear market recovery is now unwinding in the mining sector and fundamentals are once more coming to the fore.
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BHP Billiton and banks dominate big week for blue chips
Week ahead: Huge for blue chip announcements with four high street banks, the UK’s two pharma giants, mining titans Anglo and BHP and restaurant to coffee chain Whitbread just a few of those updating.
FTSE 100 down 164 points on snap election news; pound hits 10-week high
The UK prime minister has announced a snap general election for 8 June
Anglo American sells thermal coal assets in South Africa
Anglo American has offloaded its South African coal operations as part of divestment plans in the country
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FTSE 100 gains as investors turn to havens in the wake of US strike on Syria
Neither the US air strikes or the underwhelming US jobs data could prevent the Footsie from finishing the day in the blue
FTSE 100 finished higher as miners support; supermarkets weigh
FTSE set to rise by fifteen points when the market opens
Miners wobble, but Trump dump yet to have serious impact
Donald Trumps healthcare bill is in Congress, his first big test as President
Gold's rally after Federal Reserve decision may be short-lived, warns Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs has warned today's rally in gold prices may be short-lived, citing a uncertain outlook.
Indian magnate's £2bn investment in Anglo American fuels takeover speculation
An Indian billionaire has fuelled speculation at a second merger attempt of Anglo American with Hindustan Zinc after buying £2bn worth of shares
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FTSE 100, 250 and smallcaps all mark record highs after Fed rate hike and cap
FTSE 100 stocks ended solidly higher on Thursday after chalking a fresh record high as investors reacted to a tempered rate hike outlook in the US and relief at the defeat of the anti-immigration Freedom party in the Dutch election
Liberum “cautious” on mining sector
The City broker says demand for things like coal and iron ore will pick up in the second quarter of this year, but so will supply
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FTSE up with copper, FTSE 250 marks record 19,000 as Scots want referendum
Around 3.30pm, the FTSE 100 index was up almost 28 points at 7,371, just below the day’s best level of 7,376, having only hit a low of 7,342
FTSE 100 stocks endure a refund as supermarket Morrison falls
FTSE 100 stocks bagged a net loss on Thursday after supermarket chain WM Morrison fell on an uncertain outlook
FTSE 100 stocks dragged lower by miners and copper price drop shock
The FTSE 100 was down 32 points to 7,342 shortly after 3.15pm on Monday
FTSE stocks mark record highs with Wall St as Trump boosts construction, commodity stocks
FTSE 100 stocks, just like Wall Street, defied soothsayers’ prognoses that investors didn’t much like a threadbare speech to Congress from US President Donald Trump overnight, and pledged their vote to his spending ambitions as record heigh
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FTSE 100 shares end higher as Unilever seeks more shareholder value
FTSE 100 shares ended higher on Wednesday, as Unilever talked up a review to show more shareholder value and Lloyds Banking posted its highest profit in a decade
No dividend from Anglo, but bigger share price gains than higher yielding BHP Billiton
Anglo kept its dividend on hold till the end of the year, but even so its shares have outperformed its higher yielding peer BHP Billiton over the past 12-14 months
Anglo American plans to resume dividends by end of 2017 as 2016 earnings rise 25%
The FTSE 100-listed firm saw its group underlying earnings (EBITDA) increase to US$6.075bn for the full-year to December 31, up from US$4.854bn in 2015.
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FTSE shares fall led by HSBC earnings disappointment
FTSE 100 shares were dragged lower by banks such as HSBC and RBS on Tuesday
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HSBC faces questions over plan to replace chairman as it reports full year results
HSBC's succession plan will be the key focus when the bank reports its full year earnings tomorrow.
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Proactive weekly mining report - Thor, European Metals, Landore Resources and others
A recap of the week just gone in the mining sector
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Week ahead: Housebuilders and banks dominate agenda with slew of earnings
Housebuilders and banks will take centre stage with a slew of London-listed corporate earnings to be published.
Metal Tiger strongly extends yesterday's leap; Laura Ashley drops
The main risers and fallers around 2.45pm included Metal Tiger, CloudTag, Laura Ashley ...
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FTSE shares ease with lower Wall St and ex-dividend stocks
FTSE 100 shares closed lower, dragged down by weaker US stocks and a flurry of ex-dividend stocks in London
Anglo American sells stake in Union mine after delay
Anglo American Platinum has agreed to sell stakes in its Union mine and Masa Chrome Company to Siyanda Resources.
FTSE 100 shares slid despite high-flying Tui
The FTSE 100 just didn’t travel on Tuesday as the blue-chip ticker gave up light gains to end lower despite bumper results from travel firm Tui
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FTSE 100 closes higher as mining stocks lap up higher copper prices
FTSE 100 shares closed higher on Monday as buoyant mining stocks responded to a strike in Chile which boosted copper prices
FTSE 100 ends up, miners buoyed by China, UK companies buy US firms
FTSE 100 shares closed higher on Friday, led by miners buoyed by strong trade data from China while several UK companies were snapping up US stocks in a role reversal from that seen in the days after the June Brexit poll when UK companies w
Why small cap miners can be far better bets than their larger peers
What conclusions can we draw from the flurry of commentary that followed Glencore’s production results this week.