Britain's FTSE slips on profit-taking at 13-year highs

The blue-chips jumped to their best level since December 1999, when it set a record. On what was another buoyant day for London's stock market, which saw the FTSE 100 hit its highest since December 1999 and the FTSE 250 (FTSE: ^FTMC - news) reach a ...

(4-traders.com) LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 endured early weakness on Wednesday, having hit 13-year highs in the previous session, as investors trade cautiously awaiting further clues from the U.S. Federal Reserve over its the outlook for its ...

LONDON: Europe's main stock markets eased slightly in opening deals on Wednesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index falling 0.17 percent to 6,792.58 points.Frankfurt's DAX 30 inched down 0.05 percent to 8,467.56 points and in Paris the CAC 40 ...

LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening flat on Tuesday, with June futures on the index trading down 3.5 points ahead of the cash market open at 0628 GMT. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on * The UK ...

The FTSE 100 Index rose almost 33 points to close on Monday at 6755The FTSE 100 Index has surged to its highest close for more than 12 years as free-spending central banks continue to send investors flocking to shares.The London market closed up ...

The UK's leading index rose on Monday to its best closing level since late 2000, helped by rising bank stocks, and analysts said there was little holding it back from its all-time highs. Interest rate cuts and injections of liquidity by central ...

London's FTSE 100, Frankfurt's DAX and Paris's CAC-40 were between 0.1 percent lower and 0.2 percent higher.

The FTSE 100 was up 3.76 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 6,525.22 by 0707 GMT as traders returned to their desks after a Monday public holiday.

Britain currently offers a dividend yield of 3.4 per cent, beating Germany's 3.0 per cent and the United States' 2.2 per cent.