U.K. Markets

FTSE up 1.2 pct as bid talk buzzes, oils power on 7:40am EDT

LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Britain's blue-chip index rose 1.2 percent at midday on Friday, as bid activity powered British Energy and crude price stormed past $125 a barrel to inject zest into heavyweight oil shares.  Full Article

 
FTSE 100
6,322.20 +70.40 +1.13%
FTSE ALL SHARE
3,216.69 +35.60 +1.12%
TECHMARK
1,595.79 +1.91 +0.12%

Markets

Symb Last Change Chg %
AVE.L 26.00 +2.75 +11.83
LSE.L 1,176.00 +88.00 +8.09
MONY.L 127.25 +8.25 +6.93
Data as of Fri May 16, 2008 8:18am EDT.
Symb Last Change Chg %
CCC.L 181.00 -20.00 -9.95
TIG.L 26.75 -2.00 -6.96
VEC.L 58.25 -3.75 -6.05
Data as of Fri May 16, 2008 8:18am EDT.
Symb 4 wk rating
change
Current mean
rating
IINq.L 4.00 to 1.00 Buy
ATPT.L 3.00 to 1.00 Buy
DOPL.L 3.50 to 1.67 Outperform
Symb 4 wk rating
change
Current mean
rating
JRVS.L 1.00 to 3.00 Hold
SISGM.L 1.00 to 3.00 Hold
BEST.L 1.00 to 3.00 Hold
Currency
UK £ inUSD =1.9476
Euro inUSD =1.5494
¥en inUSD =0.0095
Symbol Bid Ask
BRENT CRUDE $125.53 $125.58
MINI GOLD $896.20 $896.30
MINI SILVER $16.96 $16.98

News

FTSE up 0.6% as results boost; commodities rise
Thursday, 15 May 2008 12:29pm EDT 
BT, Cadbury lift FTSE, but Barclays hits banks
Thursday, 15 May 2008 07:27am EDT 
MARKETS-BRITAIN-STOCKS =2
Thursday, 15 May 2008 04:26am EDT 

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Events Dates
Baker Hughes Inc BHI.PH Quarterly dividend for the period to 2008-06-30
Declaration:
Apr 23
Ex-Date:
Apr 30
Record:
May 04
Payable:
May 15
National City Corp NCC Quarterly dividend for the period to 2008-06-30
Declaration:
Apr 20
Ex-Date:
Apr 28
Record:
Apr 30
Payable:
May 15
Noble Corp NE Dividend with no set frequency for the period to 2008-12-31
Declaration:
Apr 16
Ex-Date:
Apr 27
Record:
Apr 29
Payable:
May 15
Ameriprise Financial Inc AMP.W Quarterly dividend for the period to 2008-06-30
Declaration:
Apr 21
Ex-Date:
Apr 29
Record:
May 01
Payable:
May 15
National City Corp NCC.MW Quarterly dividend for the period to 2008-06-30
Declaration:
Apr 20
Ex-Date:
Apr 28
Record:
Apr 30
Payable:
May 15