The FTSE-100 grew by 16 percent in 2005, compared to housing market growth of 3 percent. But the FTSE still remains 10 percent below its 1999 level, whereas house prices are more than twice as high as than at the end of 1999.
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If you're deeply and irrevocably in love with oil, mining and utilities you're having a lovely time. The FTSE at this level without oil, mining and drugs is ridiculous.
It was obvious when Andy joined us that here was an outstandingly talented individual that many people thought could go all the way in terms of being a FTSE chief executive. But he has had to deliver, and he's delivered outstandingly well over the last six years for HBOS.
Crude is back above 61 a barrel -- something that will buoy the likes of Shell and BP -- and in turn give the FTSE some support in early trade, but once again the implications this news has on industry as a whole may yet weigh on broader stocks in the days ahead.
We conclude that the FTSE 100 could make it to a new high of 7000 by the end of 2007.
I'd be very wary of this sub-sector, ... If you are looking for exposure to the Internet, look beyond the obvious ones that FTSE has picked out, because they don't necessarily offer the greatest upside.
It's a combination of a lot of things dragging the market. The Bank of England left rates unchanged, the U. S. is down and so is the price of crude. The FTSE especially is very oil heavy.