FTSE 100 movers: Carnival, ARM Holdings
23rd Dec 2013 14:00
Cruise operator Carnival topped the FTSE 100 after last week reporting better-than-expected trading and saying it predicts the first quarter will beat market forecasts. Despite recent sharp gains, however, the stock is still stuck within a broad sideways trading range, technical analysts at Sharecas
Read moreLondon midday: Markets jump one per cent after Fed taper
19th Dec 2013 12:01
- Fed tapers monthly asset purchases by 10bn dollars - Markets rise, Wall Street hits record high - Annual growth of UK retail sales misses estimates techMARK 2,732.70 +1.31% FTSE 100 6,556.63 +0.99% FTSE 250 15,576.80 +1.37% UK markets had held on to their gains by Thursday lunchtime as investors
Read moreLondon open: Fed taper sparks 'Santa Rally' as stocks jump
19th Dec 2013 08:17
- Fed cuts monthly bond buying to 75bn dollars - Commits to near-zero rates, depending on inflation - Pharma peers AstraZeneca, GSK making gains techMARK 2,727.60 +1.12% FTSE 100 6,553.38 +0.94% FTSE 250 15,550.52 +1.20% UK markets opened around one per cent higher on Thursday morning in the after
Read moreLondon close: Stocks pull back as investors await Fed decision
17th Dec 2013 16:36
- US inflation data in focus ahead of Fed meeting - UK inflation falls, Eurozone inflation picks up - Supermarket fall on competition from discounters - Car insurance is too high, claims Competition Commission techMARK 2,684.75 -0.05% FTSE 100 6,486.19 -0.55% FTSE 250 15,348.56 -0.23% UK markets p
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Supermarkets drop, Admiral hit by car insurance concerns
17th Dec 2013 16:08
Supermarkets stocks were registering losses on Tuesday afternoon after a report from Kantar Worldpanel revealed that over half the UK shopped in either Aldi or Lidl during the 12 weeks to December 8th for the first time in history. The panel found that all of the Big Four grocers and with the Co-o
Read moreLondon midday: Markets pull back as investors prepare for Fed meeting
17th Dec 2013 11:24
- US inflation in focus ahead of Fed meeting - German sentiment rises; UK inflation eases - S&P downgrades RSA, Fitch lowers outlook - Cable & Wireless Comms gains on bid speculation techMARK 2,690.49 +0.16% FTSE 100 6,499.13 -0.35% FTSE 250 15,419.43 +0.23% Markets across Europe were trading in t
Read moreLondon open: Markets pull back as investors await Fed outcome
17th Dec 2013 08:22
- Markets pull back after 1.3 per cent surge on Monday - Investors await US inflation data ahead of Fed meeting - RSA hit by two credit ratings downgrades techMARK 2,680.51 -0.21% FTSE 100 6,489.08 -0.51% FTSE 250 15,329.78 -0.36% After a strong surge the day before, UK markets opened with moderat
Read moreBarclays moves to block US energy market fines
17th Dec 2013 08:09
Barclays has called for the US courts to block energy regulators from collecting 488m dollars of fines for electricity trading market manipulation. Lawyers from the UK bank have argued that the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) was wrong to order the fines as the actions of the Barcla
Read moreBroker tips: Barclays, Perform Group, Oil & gas stocks
13th Dec 2013 12:09
Numis Securities has upgraded its rating for UK banking group Barclays from 'reduce' to 'hold' and hiked its target price from 222p to 274p, saying that investment risks have already partially been priced in. Analysts Mike Trippitt said that while Barclays awaits announcements from regulators on le
Read moreBroker snap: Risks at Barclays already discounted, Numis upgrades
13th Dec 2013 09:42
Numis Securities has upgraded its rating for UK banking group Barclays from 'reduce' to 'hold' and hiked its target price from 222p to 274p, saying that investment risks have already partially been priced in. Analysts Mike Trippitt said that while Barclays awaits announcements from regulators on le
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
13th Dec 2013 09:36
African Barrick Gold: JP Morgan lowers target price from 180p to 170p leaving its neutral rating unaltered. Aggreko: Numis reduces target price from 1400p to 1234p downgrading from reduce to sell. Anglo American: Deutsche Bank reduces target price from 1780p to 1500p and downgrades to hold. JP Mor
Read moreLondon open: Markets flat on budget deal, taper speculation
11th Dec 2013 08:28
- US negotiators reach budget deal - Taper speculation ramps up ahead of Fed meeting - Imagination disappoints with poor H2 outlook - RBS Finance Director Bostock steps down techMARK 2,678.82 +0.23% FTSE 100 6,524.52 +0.02% FTSE 250 15,401.84 -0.06% Markets opened broadly flat on Wednesday in the
Read moreLondon open: FTSE 100 flat at seven-week low ahead of busy day
5th Dec 2013 08:23
- FTSE 100 at lowest level since October 14th - Central bank meetings, Autumn Statement in focus - Investors cautious ahead of jobs report tomorrow techMARK 2,644.71 +0.02% FTSE 100 6,509.08 -0.01% FTSE 250 15,152.45 +0.16% UK stocks opened broadly flat on Thursday morning with the FTSE 100 tradin
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Sage Group biggest riser after annual results
4th Dec 2013 14:16
Sage Group topped the FTSE 100 on Wednesday despite reporting a drop in annual operating profits. "The fall in profit was due to a charge of £188.2m relating to non-core disposals, therefore without this exceptional charge, the firm actually recorded a pretax profit of £360.5m," Spreadex trader Lee
Read moreRBS and other banks fined 1.7bn euro by EC for rate rigging - UPDATE
4th Dec 2013 13:15
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) was one of five major banks to be hit with a record-breaking 1.7bn euro fine from the European Commission for their part in rigging interest rates, while Barclays escaped a fine due to its whistleblowing role. RBS, 81% owned by the state, received a £325m fine, around
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