May 27 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks dropped for a third day, led by BP Plc, Europe second-largest oil producer, and Rio Tinto Group as oil and metal prices declined.
May 27 (Bloomberg) -- Most U.K. stocks rose. SABMiller Plc advanced after the Financial Times newspaper reported InBev NV is weighing up a merger between the companies. British Airways Plc climbed as crude oil retreated more than $2 a barrel in New York.
May 27 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks dropped for a third day, led by Vodafone Group Plc after Morgan Stanley said it expects earnings per share growth at the world's largest mobile-phone company to be ``very limited.''
May 27 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks rose, led by SABMiller Plc after the Financial Times newspaper reported InBev NV is weighing up a merger between the companies.
May 27 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks pared gains. Imperial Tobacco Group Plc and Persimmon Plc led declining shares, while Vodafone Group Plc advanced. The benchmark FTSE 100 Index added 2.7, or less than 0.1 percent, to 6,090, at 10:47 a.m. in London, having risen as much as 0.9 percent.
May 27 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks rose for the first time in three days, led by Vodafone Group Plc after the world's largest mobile-phone company reported profit which topped analysts' estimates and said Chief Executive Officer Arun Sarin will step down.
May 27 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. mortgage approvals fell in April as sliding home values and tighter loan terms dimmed the appeal of borrowing to buy property, a report by the British Bankers' Association showed.
May 27 (Bloomberg) -- The U.K.'s benchmark stock index, the FTSE 100, rose 0.74 percent at 8:05 a.m. The index of 103 stocks traded on the London Stock Exchange rose 45.00 to 6,132.30. Among the stocks in the index, 79 rose, 19 fell and 5 were unchanged.
May 27 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. truck drivers plan to protest rising fuel prices today by joining convoys traveling to central London and in Wales, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported.
May 27 (Bloomberg) -- Prudential Plc , a British insurance and pension company, considered moving its tax base out of the U.K., Chief Executive Mark Tucker told the Daily Telegraph.