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These extracts are from the Stockmarket Report section of
United Kingdom's Briefings.
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 03/03/2005-18/04/2005
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| Last British Car Maker Collapses
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| The first half of April was a roller coaster period for UK shares. Following falls in March, the market regained its position in the first week of April on news that oil prices had started to retreat ...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 20/01/2005-02/03/2005
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| Bid Speculation Fuels Stock Market
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| Possible takeovers at retailers Somerfield, Woolworths and car hire firm Avis spurred the market, and on 9 February the FTSE-100 broke through the 5,000 barrier, the first time for 2 ½ years. The mark...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 03/12/2004-19/01/2005
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| Retailers Suffer Poor Christmas
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| The New Year has seen the market remaining rather subdued. In general the FTSE indices have followed the US markets, but flat Christmas sales figures from the high street retailers have depressed the ...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 14/11/2004-04/12/2004
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| Prospects for 2005
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| Markets around the world responded positively to the removal of the uncertainty that had led up to the US presidential election. The FTSE-100 index hit a high for the year on November 18th at 4805.30....
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 31/08/2004-13/10/2004
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| What If the Oil Price Stays High ?
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| Given that the price of Brent Crude rose US$9 during the month of September, it is perhaps remarkable that the FTSE-100 rose 2.5% during the month, as did most major markets apart from Japan.
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 19/07/2004-30/08/2004
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| End of Rate Rises in Sight
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| Over recent days the FTSE-100 has been approaching a two-month high, helped by a drop in the oil price to under US$41 a barrel over recent days from its peak of US$49.90 on 19th August. However, with ...
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 05/06/2004-18/07/2004
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| Butler Report Gets Blair Off Hook
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| The FTSE-100 month-to-date is down 2.79% as investors worry about higher oil prices, concerns in the US over conflicting data, and weak news from some of the technology majors.
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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 23/04/2004-04/06/2004
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| Labour Party Expected to Suffer in Local Elections
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| In May, in common with all major stockmarkets around the world, the UK market as measured by the FTSE-100 index was down slightly as at May 1st and was down by just over one percent since the beginnin...
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