US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's 2-day meeting with the
central bankers in Jackson Hole is holding up share trading volumes
in United Kingdom. Benchmark index FTSE traded flat on Friday
awaiting the final verdict from Fed which will affect investors'
sentiment towards the market.
FTSE 100 Index closed at
6,756.71 falling 0.31 percent on Friday after opening flat at
6,777.66 level. On a weekly analysis FTSE lowered 0.43 percent from
18 August 2014 to 22 August 2014.
Top gaining stocks in the UK
market highlighted Ashtead Group PLC surging with more than 0.74
percent, Vodafone Group PLC expanding at 0.62 percent, Tesco PLC
climbing at 0.59 percent, HSBC Holdings PLC adding 0.51 percent, and
Lloyds Banking Group PLC growing at 0.29 percent.
Petrofac Ltd
lost 1.87 percent, Kingfisher PLC fell 1.40 percent, BHP
Billiton PLC dropped 1.32 percent, easyJet PLC and Smith & Nephew
PLC shed 1.13 percent ending the lowest in the trade today.
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