The FTSE 100 finished on 6,985.95, with news that Lloyds will pay a dividend boosting its prospects.

BAT's first-quarter revenue rose 1.7% at constant exchange rates, trailing the 3.5% median growth estimate forecast.

FTSE 100 climbed after Europe's biggest bank HSBC said it was considering relocating from the UK.

Mining companies bounced back on 14 April as metals prices held steady.

The FTSE 100 finished on 7,089.77.

BG Group shares rose by 0.15% to finish on 1,154.72.

Chancellor to announce plans to give Conservatives five more years in power.

Russian and Brazilian stock indices posted a 4.2% drop in 2014, while that of India and China surged by 40%.

Sale of PrimeCredit unit could fetch between $500m and $700m to Standard Chartered.

RBS, Standard Life and Lloyds among gainers after Scotland rejects independence.

FTSE100 set to open up by 1.2% as trading begins in aftermath of 'No' Scottish referendum win.

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Court hears Robert Palmer was sleep-deprived and sending texts at wheel

Commercial property firm Land Securities also acquires full management rights to Bluewater mall in Kent

Lloyds has already bolstered its balance sheet by selling off a range of assets

Aberdeen Asset Management buys Scottish Widows from Lloyds in £550m deal.

The MSCI emerging markets gauge has shed 5.2% this year.

Fink specifically asks investors to buy Indonesian stocks.

FTSE 100 up 0.3% to 6,572.54 points just before noon.

Scottish Widows chairman Norman Blackwell will take over from Bischoff in April 2014.

Fed Chief Ben Bernanke will speak on 19 December.

Embattled part-state owned bank agrees to sell fund management arm to Aberdeen Asset Management

Lloyds Banking Group has sold its fund management arm Scottish Widows Investment Partnership to Aberdeen Asset Management for £660m as it looks to shore up cash ahead of its planned privatisation.

The Australian investment bank will make an all-cash offer for SWIP in the next two weeks.

Aberdeen Asset Management's portfolio nears £185bn as group ups dividend by 4.4 percent

Driven by the recovery in investor confidence and risk appetite, Aberdeen Asset Management reported net new inflows of £1.4 billion during the first two months of 2012. The group is scheduled to release its interim results for the six months ended March 31 on Monday, April 30.

Concerns over broadcaster’s independence in watershed year for F1.

Shares in Aberdeen Asset Management were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the group reported a rise in pre-tax profit in the six months ended 31 March 2011.

Shares in Aberdeen Asset Management were up on the FTSE 250 in morning trading after the company more than doubled its profits in the full year ended 30 September.

Koreans are going hostile after Dana Petroleum, a British FTSE 250 company that has refused a bid for its oil and gas exploration in the North Sea and Africa.