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Ashtead

April 2016

  • Anglo boosted by positive sales of rough diamonds

    Market Forces blog
    FTSE falters on inflation but miners lifted by Anglo American and Chinese hopes

    Burberry down on disappointing LVMH figures while Costa departure hits Whitbread

March 2016

  • Aviva leads FTSE 100 risers

    Market Forces blog
    FTSE dips ahead of ECB meeting but Aviva gains after results

  • Uncut diamonds at De Beers in Botswana.

    Market Forces blog
    FTSE rises but miners mixed, with Anglo American sparkling but Fresnillo falling

December 2015

  • City still wary as markets dip again.

    Market Forces blog
    FTSE slips again but Ashtead climbs after positive update

    Investors remain concerned about commodity rout, but hire group leads risers

September 2015

  • A worker cleans the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after US markets fall.

    Market forces
    FTSE 100 loses early gains on China fears as oil price slides again

    Ashtead lifted by positive results while Hikma gains after Barclays note

June 2015

  • Shanghai Composite falls 13% over the past five trading sessions.

    Market Forces blog
    FTSE edges higher awaiting Greek news, with Hikma higher after upgrade

    Investors cautious but calm despite continuing eurozone crisis
  • Ashtead benefiting from construction growth.

    Market Forces blog
    Ashtead reports record profits but shares fall

    Equipment rental business hit by profit taking, but Ladbrokes rises on upgrade
  • Oil slips ahead of Opec meeting.

    Market Forces blog
    FTSE falls amid mixed data as oil slips ahead of Opec meeting

    Leading shares begin month on a downbeat note after bright start

May 2015

  • Goldman upbeat on Primark prospects.

    Market Forces blog
    FTSE falters on Greece worries but Associated British Foods jumps 3%

    Sugar and Primark group lifted as Goldman moves from sell to buy on US hopes

December 2014

  • An Airbus A350 in final assembly. Photo: Reuters/ Regis Duvignau

    Market Forces blog
    FTSE loses early gains as oil companies fall on new crude price drop

  • Main pipeline network for the QCLNG project in Queensland, Australia. Photo: BG.

    Market Forces blog
    BG sells Australian pipelines for £3bn but shares dip on weak oil price

September 2014

  • Market Forces blog
    FTSE 100 finishes marginally higher as Scottish vote boost runs out of steam

  • Construction on a building site in Hatfield.

    Ashtead raises profit forecast after construction boom in the UK and US

June 2014

  • Market Forces blog
    FTSE 100 lifted by Federal Reserve as pound jumps

  • Market Forces blog
    Shire leads FTSE 100 higher on renewed takeover talk

December 2013

  • Market Forces blog
    FTSE 100 heads for best annual performance since 2009

  • Market Forces blog
    Royal Mail slips as it joins FTSE 100 but Arm gains on Apple's China deal

June 2013

  • Market Forces blog
    Mining shares lead slump as FTSE 100 falls nearly 3%

    Ben Bernanke's talk of slowdown in US Federal Reserve's bond buying programme spooks global markets

September 2012

  • Market Forces blog
    Vodafone falls on downgrade as market suffers from US manufacturing blues

  • Market Forces blog
    Equipment hire group Ashtead jumps 10% after "stunning" results

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