CURRENT NEWS ITEM: MARKET UPDATE - 18 NOVEMBER

TOP - 50 RELEVANT BREAKING NEWS

1. Market update - 3 November

   The FTSE 100 was up 16.19 points at 4393.53 and the FTSE 250 was up 166.84 points at 64489.42 at 12:30 pm. Mining stocks led the market higher as metals prices continued to rise. Kazakhmys was the strongest on the benchmark, up 15.94 per cent or 45.5p at 331p, while Vedanta Resources, at third place on the FTSE 100 leader board, gained 10 per cent or 85p to 935p.

2. Market update - 4 November

   The FTSE 100 was up 78.1 points at 4521.38 while the FTSE 250 climbed to 6686.27, up 242.56 points, at 11.46am today.

3. Market update - 11 November

   The FTSE 100 was down 104.61 points at 4299.31 while the FTSE 250 fell to 6519.95, down 136.61 points, at 12.15pm.

4. Market update - 12 November

   The FTSE 100 was up 45.7 points at 4292.39 while the FTSE 250 was down 49.02 points, but well clear of earlier lows, at 6355.49 at 12.35 pm.

5. Market update - 13 November

   The FTSE 100 was down 50.18 points at 4131.84 while the FTSE 250 fell to 6158.01, down 93.17 points at12.45pm.

6. Market update - 14 November

   The FTSE 100 was up 158.12 points at 4327.33 while the FTSE 250 climbed to 6315.66, up 158.81, at 12.22pm.

7. Market update - 17 November

   The FTSE 100 was down 80.61 points at 4152.36 while the FTSE 250 fell to 6034.42, down 93.34 points, at 12.20pm.

8. Market update - 18 November

   The FTSE 100 was down 68.68 points at 4063.48 while the FTSE 250 fell to 5844.13, down 132.9, at 12'47 pm.

9. Market update - 19 November

   The FTSE 100 was down 74.49 points at 4134.06 while the FTSE 250 fell to 5810.13, down 115.85 points, at 12.00 pm.

10. Market update - 24 November

    The FTSE 100 was up 190.11 points at 3971.07 while the FTSE 250 climbed to 5679.51, up 188.05 points, at 11.58 am this morning.

11. Market update - 25 November

    The FTSE 100 was up 71.74 points at 4224.7 while the FTSE 250 advanced to 5928.84, up 139.29 points, at 11.58am this morning.

12. Market update - 26 November

    The FTSE 100 was down 59.86 points at 4111.39 while the FTSE 250 climbed to 5885.93, up 52.94 points, at 12.05pm.

13. Market update - 27 November

    The FTSE 100 was up 62.83 points at 4215.52 and the FTSE 250 climbed to 5986.87, up 155.83 points, at 12:10 pm.

14. Market update - 28 November

    The FTSE 100 was up a slight 1.06 points at 4227.16 while the FTSE 250 edged up to 6050.31, up 13.67 points, at 11.57am this morning.

15. Boston Scientific says financial strength not impacted by market volatility; maintains stent market share in Q3 - Update

    Medical devices company Boston Scientific Corp. said Tuesday that its financial strength or ongoing financial performance has not been impacted by the volatility of the financial markets or the volatility of its stock price. The company added that it was able to prepay its debt obligations during the third quarter on account of strong cash flow generation. Separately, the company said that the aggregate U.S. market share of its two drug eluting stents for the third quarter was 45%, unchanged fro