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BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... BOE. The UK stock market appears to be confident that Mark would be able to navigate the UK economy away from deflation. The FTSE-100 index broke above 7,000 points for the first time last week - the highest on record. But as with any good news, there's ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... eurozone stocks have hovered as investors awaited an EU summit for fresh news on the Greek debt crisis. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index soared to a record-high of 6,982.79 points, building on gains won the previous day after the British government's ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... statement by the British government, but Europe's other markets were muted before a US interest rate decision. The benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies closed 1.57 per cent higher at 6,945.20 points after British finance minister George Osborne ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... cent to a new record close at 12,167.72 points. The DAX has gained 24 per cent since the beginning of the year. London's FTSE 100 index rose 0.94 per cent to close at 6,804.08 points, and the CAC 40 in Paris climbed 1.01 per cent to 5,061.16 points. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... 11,901.61 points, while in Paris the CAC 40 climbed 0.46 per cent to 5,010.46 points. Bucking the trend, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index slipped 0.30 per cent to 6,740.58 points due to slumping energy shares. The euro dipped, keeping it on course to ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... Frankfurt's DAX 30 index slipped 0.06 per cent to 11,799.39 points from Wednesday's record close. On the upside, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index gained 0.59 per cent to close at 6,761.07 points led by mining shares. HONG KONG - The US dollar edged ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... 4,997.75 points, its highest level since May 2008, after having briefly pushed higher than 5,000 points. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index added 0.28 per cent to 6,721.51 points. The euro slumped to $US1.0557 - the lowest level since March 2003. It later ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... Brussels in order to secure a further financial lifeline and the ECB started its bond-buying program. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading companies dropped 0.51 per cent to 6,876.47 points, while in Paris the CAC 40 index lost 0.55 per cent ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... intra-day record high of 11,600, while in Paris the CAC 40 rose 0.02 per cent to 4,964.35 points. On the downside, London's FTSE 100 index ended the day down 0.71 per cent to 6,911.80 points, having posted a record closing high on Thursday after the ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... the bank will start buying government debt in its new quantitative easing program on Monday. At closing, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index climbed 0.61 per cent to 6,961.14 points, as the Bank of England decided to hold interest rates at record lows. ...