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British American Tobacco and Market Latest NewsYahoo! Finance: BATS.L NewsFTSE lower as weak banks offset upbeat UK results (Reuters MOLT) FTSE 100 movers: Results push market higher (ShareCast) A raft of good results has boosted Footsie today.
BREAKINGVIEWS-Thanks for the profits. Now where's the growth? (Other)Upbeat UK corporate earnings lift FTSE 100 (Reuters MOLT) FTSE rises as investors cheer corporate results (Reuters MOLT) London mid-morning: Updates cheer investors (ShareCast) The stream of second quarter company updates has picked up pace today giving traders plenty to ponder. The reception has been mostly positive and Footsie sits in the blue.
BAT profit rises as markets recover (Other)British American Tobacco, the maker of Lucky Strike and Dunhill cigarettes, reported a 7.3pc rise in first-half profit as sales in some of its key markets stabilised with the recovery in the world economy.
London close: Thumbs down for company updates (ShareCast)Company updates gave traders plenty to mull over and after an uncertain start to the day, shares closed firmly in the red.
London afternoon: US durable goods blow for equities (ShareCast)With US markets opening on a weak note leading stocks in London have continued their downward drift. US stocks fell back after US durable goods orders in June fell for a second successive month. June's 1% fall was in contrast to expectations of a rise of similar magnitude.
UPDATE 4-BAT H1 earnings rise as recovery hopes grow (Other)GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks rise as earnings please (Other) London midday: Shares turn south (ShareCast) Mining stocks are doing their bit to shore up the Footsie but the majority of leading shares are now in retreat, including most of the big names that issued corporate updates today.
London mid-morning: Footsie higher after results stream (ShareCast)Today's stream of company updates has been given a mixed reception, but strength in the mining and banking sectors keeps the FTSE 100 higher.
BAT lifted by purchase of Indonesia's Bentoel (FT Times)British American Tobacco said on Wednesday that price rises and its acquisition last year of Indonesia's Bentoel helped push up revenues for the first half of the year, in spite of people buying fewer of its cigarettes in every region of the world but Asia.
BAT first-half earnings rise as recovery hopes grow (Reuters MOLT)UPDATE 3-BAT H1 earnings rise as recovery hopes grow (Other) London open: Footsie higher after results flood (ShareCast) London's blue chips have opened despite a mixed reception to some of the announcements on another busy day for company results.
GLOBAL MARKETS-Earnings boost stocks, euro rises (Other)BAT first-half earnings per share up 13 percent (Reuters MOLT) CORRECTED - BAT first-half earnings per share up 13 percent (Reuters MOLT) Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
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British American Tobacco: Financial Spread Betting vs CFD vs Share DealingTable below compares Financial Spread Betting, Contract For Difference and Share Dealing trading. For simplicity we use the average brokerage fees to calculate the profit/loss if £1,000 available for investment in British American Tobacco shares (British American Tobacco share price is 1700p). Supposedly, you think that British American Tobacco shares will go up by 10% in one month.
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British American Tobacco: Financial Spread Betting and Contracts For Difference (CFDs) are margined (or leveraged) products and let you go long (buy) or short (sell) with British American Tobacco shares, they are more suitable for short and medium term investments and cover a wide range of markets, including shares, indices, commodities and currencies. Share investing, on the other hand, is a conservative and old way of gaining financial independence and preserving capital. Even though some stockbrokers offer credit facilities it is very rare and not popular amongst private investors.
Risk Warning: Financial Spread Betting and Contracts For Difference (CFDs) are leveraged products and carry a high level of risk to your capital. You may lose more than your initial investment. Share price can go down as well as up and returns on investments are not guaranteed.