London midday: Kazakhmys chairman sells 11%
5th Oct 2010 12:10
Footsie clung on to modest gains throughout the morning session but trading volumes have been light, with investors keeping their powder dry ahead of Thursday's announcement from the Bank of England about quantitative easing. Sentiment was given a boost by reports of growth in activity in the servi
Read moreLondon open: Early gains for blue chips
5th Oct 2010 08:51
Blue chips have moved up gently in the first hour helped by reassuring trading updates from Tesco and TUI Travel. Supermarket giant Tesco's first half profits surged 12% despite sluggish underlying sales in the UK. Pre-tax profits rose to £1.6bn in the half year to August on sales up 8.3% to £32.9b
Read moreSunday tips: Imperial Tobacco, Britvic, Cluff Gold
25th Jul 2010 11:51
Investing in tobacco companies is not to everybody's taste, but the valuation of Imperial Tobacco at the moment looks pretty compelling - especially for income-seekers says the Telegraph. Last week, the company tabled a third quarter update that disappointed the market - although the shares had bee
Read moreLondon close: Flat finish for Footsie
23rd Jul 2010 16:58
The day that was not without excitement, but shares were little changed overall amid uncertainty ahead of European banking stress tests due after the close. The best performing blue-chip was chip designer ARM Holdings . It was already higher, helped by strong results from US tech giant Microsoft ov
Read moreLondon afternoon: KNOC ups Dana bid terms
23rd Jul 2010 14:36
Leading blue-chips continue to drift lower with investors happy to bank the week's profits ahead of the week-end and the announcement of the results of the European banking stress tests at 5:00pm today. Not surprisingly, banks feature prominently among the losers with Standard Chartered, HSBC and L
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Britvic flat despite fizzing sales
23rd Jul 2010 12:42
Sales have been bubbling at Britvic, but the soft drinks firm's results have failed to impress the market. Group revenue, including a one month contribution from the recently constituted French division, totalled £289.5m in the April to June quarter, up 16.2% on the corresponding period of last yea
Read moreLondon midday: Equities in wait and see mode
23rd Jul 2010 12:13
Investors are keeping their powder dry ahead of the release of the European bank stress tests after the close of business today. Stocks are easier on balance, despite signs that the UK economy is picking up. Gross domestic product grew by 1.1% during the quarter according the Office of National St
Read moreLondon open: Footsie moves higher
23rd Jul 2010 08:55
London has shrugged off an early dip and is now making progress again following on Wall Street's rise last night on the back of good US company earnings. Banks are likely to be a focus for most of the day as the results of the European stress tests are unveiled. There is some confusion over exactly
Read moreCORRECT: =Britvic Confident For Year As Ireland Returns To Growth
23rd Jul 2010 08:12
("=Britvic Confident For Full Year As Ireland Returns To Growth" at 0613 GMT misstated the period being reported in the first paragraph. The error was repeated in an update at 0650 GMT and a headline at 0701 GMT. The correct version follows.) By Michael Carolan Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LO
Read moreUK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: SHARES LOSING
23rd Jul 2010 08:07
Stocks on the fall in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, [email protected] Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 [email protected] 0707 GMT [Dow Jones] Britvic (BVIC.LN) update is as expected, says Altium. U.K. has now seen the fourth consecutive quarte
Read moreMARKET TALK: Britvic 3Q As Expected, Consensus Seen Unchanged
23rd Jul 2010 08:07
0707 GMT [Dow Jones] Britvic (BVIC.LN) update is as expected, says Altium. U.K. has now seen the fourth consecutive quarter of growth, it says, though Britvic underperformed in the stills market, due to a lack of presence in the smoothie market, plain water and juice. Says Ireland is likely to remai
Read moreMARKET TALK: Britvic Reports A Robust Update - Shore
23rd Jul 2010 08:06
0706 GMT [Dow Jones] Britvic's (BVIC.LN) trading statement shows a resilient performance and is a robust update, says Shore Capital. Says underlying British, international and Irish businesses see revenue growth for the quarter of 6.9% against the prior year. Notes that management remains cautious a
Read moreSales bubbling at Britvic
23rd Jul 2010 07:37
Hemel Hempstead based soft drinks maker Britvic hailed robust top line growth in its third quarter. Group revenue, including a one month contribution from the recently constituted French division, totalled £289.5m in the April to June quarter, up 16.2% on the corresponding period of last year. Wit
Read moreFOCUS: Britvic Likely To Expand Further In Europe
18th Jun 2010 06:30
(This story was originally published Thursday.) By Michael Carolan Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--Britvic's (BVIC.LN) foray into Continental Europe with the acquisition of a French rival is unlikely to be its last. A deal to buy a bottler of PepsiCo Inc (PEP) brands in Northe
Read moreFOCUS: Britvic Likely To Expand Further In Europe
17th Jun 2010 16:24
By Michael Carolan Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--Britvic's (BVIC.LN) foray into Continental Europe with the acquisition of a French rival is unlikely to be its last. A deal to buy a bottler of PepsiCo Inc (PEP) brands in Northern Europe is likely to be next on the soft drinks gr
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