Monday broker round-up
2nd Jul 2012 09:28
Amlin: Jefferies keeps hold rating and 350p target. Avocet Mining: Numis downgrades to hold, target slashed from 230p to 130p; Westhouse Securities downgrades to neutral, target cut from 262p to 102p; JP Morgan Cazenove downgrades to neutral, target cut from 240p to 100p. Barclays: Investec mainta
Read moreRBS dismisses 10 traders, PA reports
2nd Jul 2012 09:07
Royal Bank of Scotland has dismissed 10 traders in connection with the alleged manipulation of Libor rates, the Press Association (PA) reports, citing unidentified sources. It is not known when the traders were let go, the news agency said. RBS has not commented, PA reported. As of 08:57 shares of
Read moreLondon open: Asian data lifts stocks early on
2nd Jul 2012 08:30
- Chinese, Japanese data comes in better than expected - RBS falls on Libor issues - Barclays Chairman resigns London's blue chips edged higher on Monday morning after manufacturing data in China and Japan boosted sentiment. China's purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell from 50.4 to 50.2 last mont
Read moreLondon pre-open: FTSE to track Asian stocks higher
2nd Jul 2012 07:30
City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open up six points from Friday's close of 5,571, tracking Asian stocks higher following a round of positive data in both China and Japan. Also boosting sentiment is the progress made at the EU summit held at the end of last week, at which a number of significan
Read moreBarclays Chairman quits following Libor scandal
2nd Jul 2012 07:04
Marcus Agius, the Chairman of UK banking group Barclays announced his resignation at the weekend, following the revelation last week that the bank had been found guilty of manipulating interbank lending rates. The bank is to pay a £290m fine to UK and US regulators after it was found attempting to
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Glencore, Referendum, RBS
1st Jul 2012 12:39
David Cameron has signalled his willingness to hold a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union in an abrupt change of tone towards Brussels. The Prime Minister had repeatedly rebuffed calls from Conservative Eurosceptics who want a legal commitment to holding a referendum. Two days a
Read moreLondon close: Global stocks surge after EU agreements
29th Jun 2012 16:30
- Major breakthrough at EU summit - Equity markets rocket across the globe - Another banking scandal hits Barclays London blue chips rallied on Friday on the back of developments at the EU summit overnight, as analysts hailed the agreements as a major breakthrough. The agreements include: the Euro
Read moreBanks to pay compensation after mis-selling scandal
29th Jun 2012 14:35
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) revealed on Friday that it had found 'serious failings' in the way lenders sold complicated interest rate protection products to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). "In order to provide as swift a solution to this problem as possible we have today confi
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Barclays wobbles after 'serious failings'
29th Jun 2012 13:45
Following Barclays's 16 per cent drop yesterday after it was found to have manipulated interbank lending rates, shares were swinging between gains and losses today after the Financial Services Authority (FSA) revealed it has found "serious failings" in the way lenders sold complicated interest rate
Read moreLondon midday: Summit developments catch markets by surprise
29th Jun 2012 12:01
- EU leaders announce measures to combat crisis - Spanish, Italian bond yields tumble - Banks involved in another scandal Markets across Europe celebrated this morning what most experts consider to have be surprising 'breakthrough' agreements from the first day of the European Council summit. The
Read moreFriday broker round-up
29th Jun 2012 09:13
Barclays: Oriel Securities downgrades to hold, target cut from 285p to 200p. Barratt Developments: JPMorgan Cazenove downgrades to neutral, target raised from 135p to 155p. BG Group: UBS cuts target from 1,785p to 1,730p. Corin: N+1 Brewin upgrades to add. Debenhams: HB Markets downgrades to sel
Read moreLondon open: Stocks jump on summit developments
29th Jun 2012 08:45
- EU leaders make break-through agreements - FSA reveals another banking scandal - Banks rise after yesterday's sell-off The FTSE 100 surged in early trading on Friday on the back of developments at the EU summit after European leaders issued a joint statement after the first day of discussions. L
Read moreFSA declares British Banks in yet another scandal
29th Jun 2012 07:19
British banks look to be at the centre of another yet another scandal as the Financial Services Authority (FSA) revealed it has found 'serious failings' in the way lenders sold complicated interest rate protection products to businesses. Some businesses claims they have been bankrupted by the liabi
Read moreFriday newspaper round-up: BSkyB, RBS, Eurozone
29th Jun 2012 07:11
Dividing News Corporation into two companies will not result in a fresh bid for BSkyB because the company has "moved on", Rupert Murdoch said yesterday. The News Corp chairman and chief executive said that he would be an "active chairman" of both companies, one focusing on entertainment and the othe
Read moreLondon close: Barclays limits late rally for Footsie
28th Jun 2012 16:51
- Losses pared but banks still weigh on market - Barclays and banks sold off on Libor issues - Ladbrokes drops after profit warning London's blue-chip index finished at 5,493 on Thursday, well above its intraday low of 5,438 but still firmly in the red, as banking stocks provided a drag on the back
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