Shares in easyJet were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the budget airline said it is the first commercial airline to trial "revolutionary nano-technology coating" on its aircraft.
Shares in British banks were mixed on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as concerns about the long term future of banking were raised again yesterday.
Shares in Rolls Royce were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the engine manufacturer said it had been awarded a $2.2 billion TotalCare deal from Emirates Airline.
Shares in Carillion were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the construction company said it had agreed terms to acquire green outsourcing company Eaga.
Shares in Smith & Nephew were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the medical device maker reported a rise in revenue and trading profit in the full year ended 31 December 2010.
Shares in Rolls Royce were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the engine manufacturer reported a rise in revenue and pre-tax profit in the full year 2010.
Shares in Rio Tinto were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading despite the mining group reporting record underlying earnings and a slashing of its net debt in the full year ended 31 December 2010.
Shares in British banks were broadly down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading ahead of the Bank of England's next announcement on interest rates.
Shares in Diageo were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading despite the brewer reporting a rise in net sales and operating profit in the half year ended 31 December 2010.
Shares in Daily Mail and General Trust were up in afternoon trading after the publisher reported a rise in revenue in the first quarter ended 2 January 2011.
Shares in Rolls Royce were up on the FTSE 100 ahead of the engine maker's full year results, expected tomorrow.
The London Stock Exchange announced today that it would be joining with Canadian firm TMX Group Inc in an "all share merger of equals".
Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading, despite the government yesterday raising its banking levy.
Shares in Reckitt Benckiser were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading despite the consumer goods company reporting a rise in revenue and net income in the full year 2010.
Shares in Reckitt Benckiser were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading ahead of the consumer goods company's full year results, expected tomorrow.
Shares in Premier Foods were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the group said it would be selling its East Anglian canned grocery operations to Princes Limited for £182 million.
Shares in Thomas Cook were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the travel agent reported a rise in revenue and a fall in losses in the first quarter.
Shares in Bellway were up on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading after the housebuilder issued a trading statement on the six months ended 31 January 2011.
Last week, at the beginning of February, the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced the closure of its renowned European Research & Development Headquarters in Sandwich, Kent, with the loss of some 2,400 jobs, many highly skilled and well-paid.
Shares in 888 Holdings were up on the FTSE All Share in morning trading after the gambling company reported a strong rise in income in the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2010.
Shares in St. Modwen Properties were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the company said it had returned to profitability in the full year ended 30 November 2010.
A recent report on economic activity in Britain was stunningly anemic. It showed the U.K. economy actually contracted in the fourth quarter of 2010 by 0.5 percent. The troubling aspect was not just that it underwhelmed expectations, but that it comes at a time when inflation is rising to an uncomfortable level. Increasing prices have prompted discussions of a tightening in monetary policy by U.K. central bankers. Inflation rose to 3.7% in December, well above the official target of 2%, and s...
Shares in Dairy Crest were down on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading after the group gave an unexciting update for the nine month period ended 31 December 2010.
Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading as investors appeared to be more confident about the state of the global economic recovery.
Shares in easyJet were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the budget airline said it had reached an "important milestone" in passenger numbers.
Shares in Compass Group were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the catering company said it had had a "good start to the year".
Shares in TUI Travel were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the group said that unrest in Tunisia and Egypt could cost it £30 million in the second quarter.
Shares in Unilever were up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the consumer goods group reported a rise in turnover and net profit in the fourth quarter and full year 2010.
Shares in British banks were broadly up on the FTSE 100 in morning trading.
Shares in Royal Dutch Shell were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading despite the energy giant reported a near-doubling of full year earnings.
