The FTSE 100 opens 17 points lower at 7,369.17, weighed down by weakness among utility and mining stocks.United Utilities (UU.) is the biggest faller among FTSE 100 stocks, down 3.4% to 806.25p. Severn Trent (SVT) drops 2% to £21.01.Media group Sky (SKY) is top riser on the FTSE 100 thanks to reports that two US companies want to buy 21st Century Fox's interest in the business.Reports suggest...

London shares hit the skids in early trade on Tuesday as investors take their cue from Asian markets and further concerns about Chinese growth. The benchmark FTSE 100 index drifts around 50 points lower to 6,321, mirroring declines being registered right across Europe.In corporate news, Pilsner Urquell-to-Grolsch maker SABMiller (SAB) soars 9% to £39.48 after agreeing 'in principle' to...

FTSE indices raced higher in early deals on Wednesday after positive sessions on Wall Street overnight and Asia this morning, while key European bourses leap. Blue-chip financials, leisure and retail stocks are enjoying heady gains. Shortly after the open, FTSE 100 is up 50-odd points, or 0.85%, at 6,190, while midcaps make similar gains. But Small cap stocks fail to match the progress of...

'Most people get interested in stocks when everyone else is. The time to get interested is when no one else is. You can't buy what is popular and do well.' Warren Buffett's famous quotation certainly resonates with gold mining equities. Five years ago you couldn't move for every Tom, Dick and Harry talking about the merits of the sector, giving you tips on hot prospects and everyone declaring...

News that Galantas Gold (GAL:AIM) has finally got planning permission to develop an underground mine in Northern Ireland has positive read-across to Dalradian Resources (DALR:AIM) which has a high-grade neighbouring asset called Curraghinalt.Planning was always seen as Dalradian's biggest hurdle to development alongside financing, so proof that the local authorities are amendable to new mining...