FTSE 100 movers: China concerns weigh heavily on miners
3rd Jul 2013 15:08
Mining stocks were once again bearing the brunt of a fall in risk appetite on Wednesday as concerns over demand for commodities were sparked by some disappointing economic data from China. Anglo American, Glencore Xstrata, BHP Billiton, Vedanta and Antofagasta were among the worst performers. Lead
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks hit by political uncertainty, economic data
3rd Jul 2013 11:26
Political uncertainty in Europe, disappointing economic figures from China and nervousness ahead of some key 'risk events' later this week prompted a sell-off on the FTSE 100 on Wednesday morning. Resignations of both the Portuguese Finance Minister and Foreign Minister over the last few days have
Read moreLondon open: Risk appetite sinks ahead of key economic data
3rd Jul 2013 08:25
The FTSE 100 dropped sharply in early trading on Wednesday as economic data from China continues to disappoint, while nerves were setting in ahead of some key risk events later on in the week. Activity in China's services sector remained sluggish in June with the official non-manufacturing purchasi
Read moreS&P downgrades three European banks, including Barclays
3rd Jul 2013 08:07
Ratings agency Standard&Poor's (S&P) overnight cut its long-term counterparty credit ratings on three European banks - Barclays, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse - by one notch, to A from A+. The outlook on all of the ratings is 'stable' at the moment. In its analysis the agency highlights the nox
Read moreBoE to implement bank leverage rule
2nd Jul 2013 14:52
Bank of England (BoE) is set to go ahead with a new rule to crackdown on banks' capital to lending ratio despite lobbying against the plan. Policymakers said on Tuesday the central bank would introduce a new curb on banks' risk exposure based on their leverage. BoE's Andrew Bailey believes the ne
Read moreLondon close: Stocks rise on first day of Carney's mandate
1st Jul 2013 17:24
Equities began the third quarter on a strong note, buoyed in part by a bullish note from strategists at JP Morgan on commodity prices. Alongside a slightly better than expected reading on US manufacturing that helped to compensate for a somewhat weak reading on Chinese manufacturing overnight. Coinc
Read moreEU accuses Barclays and HSBC of anti-competitive practices
1st Jul 2013 14:22
The European Commission has accused 13 major international investment banks of abusing their power to stop rivals from offering alternative ways to trade lucrative credit derivatives. The banks, including Barclays and HSBC, are charged with trying to prevent competitors from trading profitable prod
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Barclays, Glaxo, Egypt
30th Jun 2013 21:49
The Bank of England is heading for a showdown with Barclays this week over threats from the high street giant to rein in its lending. Antony Jenkins, Chief Executive of Barclays, warned on Friday that if the Bank presses ahead with a new capital rule it could be forced to "restrict" loans to househo
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
28th Jun 2013 08:32
BAE Systems: Deutsche Bank increases target price from 375p to 400p, while downgrading to hold. Barclays: Bank of America moves target price from 430p to 410p, while its buy recommendation remains unaltered. Booker Group: Investec shifts target price from 140p to 141p and keeps its buy recommendat
Read moreTuesday newspaper round-up: Virgin Atalantic, Repsol, Barclays
25th Jun 2013 06:42
Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines have announced a code-sharing agreement on 108 routes, including flights between Britain and the US, The Times reported. The airlines are working together to compete more effectively with the dominant carriers out of Heathrow, British Airways and American Airlines
Read moreLondon close: Markets suffer another sell-off as sentiment remains fragile
24th Jun 2013 16:41
Markets suffered another heavy sell-off on Monday, sending the FTSE 100 to levels not seen since the start of the year, as concerns over a slowdown in China and last week's Federal Reserve policy meeting continuing to hit markets across the globe. London's FTSE 100 finished the day down 87 points,
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Miners fall on concerns over Chinese slowdown
24th Jun 2013 14:13
Mining stocks were again bearing the brunt of the market-wide sell-off on Monday on concerns over slowing growth in China after Goldman Sachs cut its growth forecasts for the powerhouse for this year and the next. Vedanta, Antofagasta, Glencore Xstrata and Anglo American were all registering moderat
Read moreLondon midday: FTSE 100 nearly erases year-to-date gains
24th Jun 2013 11:38
After a bright start, the FTSE 100 had sunk sharply into the red by Monday lunchtime with the index having nearly erased all of the impressive gains made since the start of the year. The Footsie was trading 1.05% lower by midday at around 6,052, compared to an intraday high of 6,132 reached early o
Read moreBroker snap: Investec upgrades RBS after recent falls
24th Jun 2013 09:14
Investec has upped its recommendation for part-nationalised bank Royal Bank of Scotland from 'sell' to 'hold', saying that the stock is 'marginally oversold' after the steep sell-off over recent sessions. "Enough! The RBS share price has collapsed by 12% in two days, and by 20% in a month, reclaimi
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: ENRC, BIS, PBoC
23rd Jun 2013 23:51
The trio of Central Asian oligarchs who founded FTSE 100 listed miner ENRC are expected to return tomorrow to the markets with an even lower offer for the company. The new bid is expected by analysts to value the company at 240p per share, less even than the 260p initially tabled. While the firm´s
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