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Thursday 24 December 2015 12:58 pmLittle festive cheer for investors as FTSE 100 finishes flatBy: Emma HaslettShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleIt seems Santa didn t have much in his sack for equities investors this year, after the
polene FTSE finished the day s session flatat 6,254.64 points, just0.22per centhigher.It was a disappointing outcome, after the bluechipindex showed signs of a late Santa rally yesterday, closing 2.6per cent higher as mining stocks reb
stanley ca ounded.But trading during this morning s shortened session was more muted, with Anglo American leading the miners, rising1.45per centto 327.18p.Paper and packaging manufacturer Mondi led the risers, up 1.8per cent to 1,359p, whileMarks and Spencer rose1.43per centto449.5p, after broker AlphaValue reiterated its buy rating on the retailer. Although reports for two-hour queues at MS tills may also have got investors into the Christmas spirithellip; On the less encouraging side, housebuilderBerkeley Groupwas the biggest faller, dropping 1.77per cent to 3,633p. Investors are unlikely to be discouraged: the company sshare price has risen 46 per cent this year alone.With similarly uneventful trading expected between Christmas day and the New Year, the FTSE 100 is on course to end the year
owala flasche five per cent lower.Jasper Lawler, market analyst at CMC Markets, called the session a much-welcomed snooze fest . After a Dfmf Uncover sordid Soho with the National Trust
Thursday 29 April 2010 8:40 pmDebenhams lingerie sales lifted by Carrie BradshawBy: KCS-contentShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleSales of sultry lingerie among older women are booming in Britain thanks to the glamorous 40-somethings of Sex and the City 2 and Cougar Town, retail chain Debenhams reported yesterday.The hit television show, and forthcoming feature film, featuring the bedroom antics of women in their 40s and 50s and their much younger partn
stanley germany ers, is being credited with a rise in demand for lingerie from women of the same age, Debenhams said.The department store said a nationwide analysis of the most popular lingerie styles from October 2009 to April 2010, revealed that women over 40 have given the more seductive side of the lingerie industry a big boost.Positive female role models in this age group such as the women in the Sex and the City movies and Courteney Cox in TVrsquo Cougar Town are giving the women conf
stanley butelka idence to splash out on themselves, Debenhams head lingerie buyer Annette Warburton said in a statement.Women over 40 were rediscovering their figures, often after h
polene cyme aving children or getting divorced. Previously, women in their early 20s were the main purchasers of lingerie. Share this articleFacebookXLinkedInWhatsAppEmailSimilarly tagged content: SectionsNewsCategoriesBusinessRelated TopicsNULLTrendi