London open: Decent start for Footsie
17th Jul 2009 08:44
London's blue chips have opened brightly after the late rally on Wall St and better than expected numbers from IBM and Google. British Airways is an early riser despite a £300m convertible issue, shuffling of its pension guarantees to free up another £300m and a first quarter loss of £100m. That lo
Read moreTuesday tips round-up: Informa, Serco, Premier Foods
30th Jun 2009 06:42
FTSE 250-listed Informa has a solid business, whose publications tend to be in niche, subscription-based titles that do not suffer as badly as its more commercial counterparts in a downturn. Its Academic and Professional & Commercial divisions are still growing, and management has also kept a tigh
Read moreLondon close: Lacklustre Footsie in late fall
23rd Jun 2009 16:44
Footsie slipped into the red in late trading Tuesday having sat just above the zero mark for most of the day on a lacklustre day's trading. Information conglomerate Thomson-Reuters moved up after it confirmed it is to delist from the London Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, while retaining its listings on
Read moreLondon afternoon: Miners provide a lift
23rd Jun 2009 14:15
London remains moderately firmer, helped by expectations of a similarly gentle upward shift on Wall Street when the US market opens and the strength of mining stocks. Information conglomerate Thomson-Reuters is on the upturn after it confirmed it is to delist from the London Stock Exchange and NASD
Read moreLondon midday: Equities firmer on balance
23rd Jun 2009 12:01
London's leading shares continue to defy expectations and trade higher on balance, despite a weak showing overnight from Asian markets in the wake of yesterday's fall on Wall Street. Information conglomerate Thomson-Reuters leads the way. It has confirmed it is to delist from the London Stock Excha
Read moreLondon open: Footsie pushes ahead
23rd Jun 2009 08:50
London's blue chips have made early progress despite predictions they could open lower. Information conglomerate Thomson-Reuters leads the way. It has confirmed it is to delist from the London Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, while retaining its listings on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges. Holde
Read moreLondon pre-open: Dull start in prospect
23rd Jun 2009 07:30
London looks set to follow Wall Street and Asian markets lower at the outset, with dealers predicting the FTSE 100 will open around 20 points lower than the previous close of 4,234. Information conglomerate Thomson-Reuters has confirmed it is to delist from the London Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, whi
Read moreBunzl shrugs off weaker UK and Ireland
23rd Jun 2009 07:10
Distribution and outsource specialist Bunzl is on track this year so far despite a downturn at its UK and Irish operations. "Despite a more difficult first quarter, overall trading is in line with full year expectations," Bunzl said. Revenues for the half year to June rose by 17%. Underlying reven
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