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How Do You Read The Financial Papers? Share prices are listed in a number of financial papers and one of the main ones is in the Financial Times which is marked 'London share service' - but what does it all mean? Use our quick guide help you. 

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Notes - there are various symbols that are coded at the end of the listings e.g. "  indicates an interim dividend has been paid since the increase or decrease. Price - The price is in pence unless shown. The price is the mid-market price of the previous day. +or - - The increase or decrease on the previous days price. High and Low - The highest and lowest price for the last 52 weeks. Volume '000s - The number of shares traded (bought or sold) during the previous day. Yield - This is the income (dividend) from the share divided by the share price as a %. P/E - The price earnings ratio. Price of the share divided by the income (dividend) from it - in simple terms it is approximately the number of years it would take you to recoup your outlay to buy a share from the income generated. A high P/E may indicate the market expects profits (i.e. income to grow).

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