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26-Aug-2008
        
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By Dominic Lau LONDON (Reuters) - The top share index slid 1.9 percent by midday on Tuesday as commodity stocks tracked weaker metal and crude prices on concerns over global growth, while lingering credit worries hurt banks. By 11:29 a.m., the FTSE 100 was down 102.5 points at 5,403.1, underperforming other major European indexes after the UK market was closed for a holiday on Monday, when the other benchmarks... [read full story]                    

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By Atul Prakash LONDON (Reuters) - The top share index ticked higher early on Friday as a rise in commodity shares on the back of firmer oil and metal prices and positive banks nullified the impact of weaker telecoms and...

                   

FTSE ticks higher early as commodity stocks gain

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By Atul Prakash LONDON (Reuters) - The top share index ticked higher early on Friday as a rise in commodity shares on the back of firmer oil and metal prices and positive banks nullified the impact of weaker telecoms and...

                   

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By Dominic Lau LONDON (Reuters) - The leading share index edged up by midday on Thursday as gains in banks offset weaker energy stocks, which fell on concerns over a tropical storm hitting production. By 11:28 a.m. the...

                   

FTSE ticks up as gains in banks eclipse weaker oils

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By Michael Taylor LONDON (Reuters) - The blue-chip index reversed initial losses to rise more than 1 percent on Wednesday as commodities tracked energy and metal prices higher, while banks also rose as strong U.S. data...

                   

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LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The UK benchmark is down 15 percent for the year on fears of a recession fears, concerns over rising commodity prices and the impact of a global credit crunch on financial firms. Energy stocks...

                   

Commodities drag FTSE lower

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26-Aug-2008
        

By Dominic Lau LONDON (Reuters) - The top share index slid 1.9 percent by midday on Tuesday as commodity stocks tracked weaker metal and crude prices on concerns over global growth, while lingering credit worries hurt...

                   

FTSE ends lower, weighed down by commodity shares

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LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 .FTSE lost 34.9 points to 5,470.7, but recovered from the day's low of 5,369.3, as the U.S. Conference Board reported better-than-expected consumer confidence numbers. This boosted...

                   
mirror.co.uk: Commodities and banks lead FTSE down 1.9 percent mirror.co.uk

FTSE ends lower

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26-Aug-2008
        

By Dominic Lau, LONDON (Reuters) 26/08/2008 The top share index slid 1.9 percent by midday on Tuesday as commodity stocks tracked weaker metal and crude prices on concerns over global growth, while lingering credit worries...

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