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Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
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Shell Plc | LSE:SHEL | London | Ordinary Share | GB00BP6MXD84 | ORD EUR0.07 |
Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
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11.00 | 0.42% | 2,624.00 | 2,623.00 | 2,623.50 | 2,630.50 | 2,618.00 | 2,624.00 | 894,384 | 09:29:42 |
Industry Sector | Turnover | Profit | EPS - Basic | PE Ratio | Market Cap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crude Petroleum & Natural Gs | 316.62B | 19.36B | 2.9804 | 8.79 | 170.25B |
By Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.K.'s benchmark stock index posted the biggest gain since June 6 on Thursday, with shares of Rolls-Royce leading the pack after news of a 1-billion-pound share buyback.
The FTSE 100 index climbed 0.4% to close at 6,808.11, marking a third straight day in black.
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC leapt 8.1% after the engine maker announced a GBP1 billion ($1.7 billion) stock-buyback program and ruled out any major takeovers.
Miners also gained as metals prices were boosted by a weaker dollar. The greenback lost ground on Wednesday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen signaled the central bank is in no hurry to raise interest rates, saying there could be "considerable time" between when the bond taper ends and hikes begin. On Thursday, the dollar continued to weaken, with the ICE dollar index (DXY) down to 80.26 from 80.38 late Wednesday.
Shares of Anglo American PLC , BHP Billiton PLC (BHP) and Antofagasta PLC all picked up 1%.
Oil firms were also higher as oil futures edged higher amid continued concern over violence in Iraq. Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB) put on 0.3% and BP PLC (BP) gained 0.3%.
Retailers were further in focus in London after the Office for National Statistics said sales fell 0.5% on the month in May and rose 3.9% compared with May 2013. Sales related the World Cup in Brazil rose 2.2% on the month in May, helping limit the overall drop.
Chris Williamson, chief economist for Markit, said in a note that despite the decline in May, retail sales are still growing at an impressive pace so far this year.
"With sales up some 4.3% on last year during the first five months of 2014, retailers [are] enjoying the best start to a year for a decade," he said.
Shares of do-it-yourself retailer Kingfisher PLC moved 1.3% higher and Next PLC added 1%.
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