London midday: Markets rise as concerns over US budget ease
19th Nov 2012 11:35
Stocks advanced on Monday morning as optimistic comments by US lawmakers over the weekend regarding the budget lifted hopes that the government will come to an agreement to avert the impending 'fiscal cliff' by the January 1st deadline. "Today has very little in terms of economic data to be announc
Read moreLondon open: Stocks gain on optimism about 'fiscal cliff'
19th Nov 2012 08:23
Equity markets rose sharply on Monday morning as hopes about US lawmakers nearing a resolution to the 'fiscal cliff' sparked investors' appetites for riskers assets, such as mining stocks. Markus Huber, the head of German HNW trading at ETX Capital said this morning: "After Friday's heavy sell-off
Read moreLondon pre-open: Markets to rebound after hitting four-month lows
19th Nov 2012 07:24
City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open up 50 points from Friday's close of 5,606, boosted by decent performances in both the US and Asia over the weekend. US President Barack Obama met with Democratic and Republican congressional leaders on Friday to discuss a deal that would negotiate a redu
Read moreAggreko wins power contract in Côte d'Ivoire
19th Nov 2012 07:14
Temporary power and temperature control giant Aggreko has won a contract in Côte d'Ivoire to provide short-term power supply. The 10MW gas-fuelled temporary power contract, which will run for two years, is in addition to the 100MW the company installed in 2010. It is worth an estimated $75m and was
Read moreMonday broker round-up
5th Nov 2012 08:19
Aggreko: Goldman Sachs cuts target from 3,692p to 3,460p, conviction buy rating kept. Asian Citrus: Seymour Pierce keeps buy rating and 50p target; BG Group: Nomura keeps buy rating and 1,600p target. BP: HSBC cuts target from 550p to 530p, overweight rating kept. Brewin Dophin: RBC Capital Mark
Read moreBarclays Chairman boosts stake after results fail to impress
1st Nov 2012 16:01
Sir David Walker, the newly-installed Chairman of Barclays, has swelled his stake in the company with the addition of 50,000 shares just one day after the company delivered a rise in adjusted third-quarter pre-tax profit. Walker added 50,000 shares at 230.19p each, taking his share in the company
Read moreTuesday broker round-up - UPDATE
30th Oct 2012 08:23
African Barrick Gold: Nomura cuts target from 605p to 525p, buy rating kept. Aggreko: Seymour Pierce keeps buy rating and 2,500p target. Aquarius Platinum: Seymour Pierce keeps reduce rating and 34p target. ARM Holdings: Jefferies raises target from 485p to 693p, hold rating kept. ASOS: HSBC hik
Read moreWednesday broker round-up
24th Oct 2012 09:25
African Barrick Gold: Investec raises target from 485p to 530p, hold rating kept. Aggreko: Seymour Pierce maintains buy rating and 2,500p target. AstraZeneca: Panmure Gordon keeps hold rating and 3,000p target. British American Tobacco: Jefferies keeps buy rating and 3,730p target; Panmure Gordon
Read moreTuesday broker round-up
23rd Oct 2012 09:23
Aggreko: UBS cuts target from 2,750p to 2,550p, buy rating kept. ARM Holdings: Investec keeps buy rating and 800p target. Avacta: Panmure Gordon keeps buy rating and 1.75p target. AZ Electronic: Canaccord Genuity ups target from 360p to 376p, buy rating kept. Babcock: JPMorgan Cazenove ups targe
Read moreTuesday tips round-up: Aggreko, HICL, Senior
23rd Oct 2012 06:47
Tempus wonders if the market's long love affair with the Aggreko growth story is coming to an end. The company, which provides temporary power supplies both to emerging economies and to one-off events, such as t the Olympic Games rattled the markets on Friday. It increased the provision for bad de
Read moreLondon close: Stocks decline after Caterpillar earnings
22nd Oct 2012 16:28
- Caterpillar disappoints with guidance - Kenny-Merkel statement apparently overinterpreted -DPA - BP falls after confirming Rosneft deal After a brief stint in positive territory, UK stocks fell into the red by the close on Monday after some disappointing guidance for US economic bellwether Caterp
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Miners rise on improved Eurozone outlook
22nd Oct 2012 15:25
Mining and banking stocks were among the best performers on the improving outlook for the Eurozone, with Anglo American, Fresnillo, Antofagasta, Vedanta, and Glencore all rising higher. Barclays and Lloyds were also doing well, boosted by news of a decent outcome for Spanish Prime Minister Mariano
Read moreBroker tips: RBS, Weir, Aggreko...
22nd Oct 2012 12:45
Shares in part-nationalised lender Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) are trading at 0.6 times tangible net asset value (tNAV) and close to a new 17-month high, which has prompted broker Investec to downgrade its rating for the stock from 'hold' to 'sell'. Investec forecasts another "jaw-dropping statuto
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks push into the blue on Eurozone news
22nd Oct 2012 11:48
-Japanese exports disappoint -Merkel says Irish bank debt is a 'special case' -Miners and banks provide a lift After an earlier fall into the red, London's FTSE 100 was making slight gains by Monday lunchtime as improving news-flow from the Eurozone helped to offset some disappointing economic data
Read moreBroker snap: No slowdown expected for Aggreko, says Jefferies
22nd Oct 2012 09:35
Jefferies has cut its target price for Aggreko but maintained its 'buy' rating for the stock, saying that the negative surprises in the group's third-quarter trading update represent a 'speedbump, not a slowdown'. The temporary power and temperature controls company revealed that it had made a $12m
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