London open: BP heads advance
27th Oct 2009 08:35
BP has helped investors get over last night's three-figure dive on Wall Street, leading London higher in early deals. Index heavyweight BP kicked off the oil majors results season with third quarter figures that showed a smaller than feared drop in profits. Profit attributable to shareholders came
Read moreLondon pre-open: Modest rise seen for Footsie
27th Oct 2009 07:40
London is refusing to dance to Wall Street's tune and looks set to open higher, despite the triple digit fall on the Dow yesterday. Index heavyweight BP kicked off the oil majors results season with third quarter figures that showed a smaller than feared drop in profits. Profit attributable to shar
Read moreGetech swings to loss
27th Oct 2009 07:25
Getech swung to a full-year loss and scrapped its final dividend as the fall in crude prices hurt the oil data analysis specialist. The group reported a loss before tax of £627,901 in the 12 month ended 31 July compared with a profit of £900,000. Revenue was down 20% at £3.31m. In view of the trad
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