Research Centre

This page tells you at a glance what is happening in the market.

FTSE 100 | 4579.64 | +17.85
FTSE 100 Chart
FTSE 250 | 6745.17 | +118.00
FTSE 250 Chart
Dow Jones I.A. | 8952.89 | -81.80
Dow Jones I.A. Chart
Xetra DAX | 4974.37 | +10.92
Xetra DAX Chart
CAC 40 | 3351.21 | +10.23
CAC 40 Chart

Indices

Name Value Today Change %
FTSE 100 4580 0.39
FTSE 250 6745 1.78
FTSE 350 2349 0.54
FTSE Small Cap 1922 1.76
FTSE All-Share 2288 0.56
FTSE Fledgling 2384 1.41
techMARK 100 1288 2.56
FTSE AIM All-Share 412 1.61
FTSE AIM 50 1808 3.54
FTSE AIM 100 1937 1.96
CAC 40 3351 0.31
Milan MIB Gen 20949 1.58
Xetra DAX 4974 0.22
AEX Index 261 1.37
BEL 20 1992 1.19
S&P 500 927 -0.47
Dow Jones I.A. 8953 -0.91
Nasdaq 100 1263 -0.09

Risers

Name Price %
Cattles 24.75p +23.75
Elementis 45.00p +12.50
Debenhams 28.50p +11.76
Salamander En ... 147.75p +10.47
Talvivaara Mi ... 141.00p +9.51
Hays 79.75p +9.25

Fallers

Name Price %
Punch Taverns 55.00p -5.98
Domino Printi ... 195.50p -7.46
Tate & Lyle 386.25p -8.47
HBOS 65.80p -9.24
Randgold Reso ... 2,778.00p -9.30
Old Mutual 54.30p -9.95

News

British Energy bid goes unconditional

French utility EDF’s bid vehicle Lake Acquisitions has declared its offer for British Energy wholly unconditional.

Tuesday preview: Debenhams, Next

It’s a busy week on the retail front with some big names issuing Christmas trading statements.

Ryanair slams Aer Lingus CEO's "failure bonus"

Irish no-frills airline Ryanair has criticised Aer Lingus for granting its chief executive officer, Dermot Mannion, a €2.8m bonus should Ryanair’s hostile bid for its fellow Irish airline prove successful.

DCC expands fuel card business in Britain

Irish business support services group DCC is expanding its fuel card business in Britain with the acquisition of fuel card sales and marketing firm Cooke Holding for €10.1m.

Anxious wait for retailers' Xmas sales updates

The favourite song of retailers may be ‘I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day’ but this year even the annual spending extravaganza may not be enough to save some hard pressed shopping chains, with credit checking firm Experian predicting 440 retail businesses will go bust by the end of April.

Innovation chairman Squire steps down

Innovation Group confirmed that Geoff Squire has stepped down as chairman of the insurance software company.

Festive sales flat at John Lewis

Department store chain and retail bellwether John Lewis has reported flat like for like sales for the five weeks to 3 January, outperforming rivals on the hard-hit High Street.

Blooming Marvellous and Mosaic in trouble

The credit crunch and the downturn in consumer spending has pushed two more retailers into trouble as the carnage on the high streets continues into the new year.