Friday broker round-up UPDATE
24th Jan 2014 08:35
Aberdeen Asset Management: Morgan Stanley reduces target price from 492p to 393p and downgrades from equal-weight to underweight. Afren: Morgan Stanley moves target price from 210p to 220p retaining an overweight rating. Ashmore Group: Morgan Stanley cuts target price from 410p to 365p and reitera
Read moreClose Brothers paints bright outlook for 2014
24th Jan 2014 07:24
- Growth expected in the first half - Banking arm loan book grows - AuM rises four per cent Financial services company Close Brothers Group said it expects a 'strong performance' in the first half of the financial year on the back of growth in its Banking business. In a trading update for the six
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
22nd Nov 2013 08:04
African Barrick Gold: Westhouse Securities upgrades to neutral with a target price of 170p. Antofagasta: Investec cuts target price from 737p to 716p and keeps a sell recommendation. Bank of Georgia: Numis raises target price from 2101p to 2662p and maintains a buy recommendation. Canaccord Genuit
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: QinetiQ rises on in-line results
21st Nov 2013 15:24
QinetiQ, the defence, security and aerospace company saw its share price rise strongly after it raised its interim dividend per share to 1.4p from 1.1p, due to its confidence that its Organic-Plus strategy will deliver value to shareholders over the medium term on the back of in-line first half resu
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
21st Nov 2013 09:14
Aggreko: Liberum Capital initiates with a target price of 1500p and a hold recommendation. Antofagasta: UBS reduces target price from 965p to 870p and downgrades from buy to neutral. APR Energy: Liberum Capital starts with a target price of 890p and a sell recommendation. Ashtead Group: Liberum C
Read moreClose Brothers confident for full-year
21st Nov 2013 07:52
- Positive start to the year - Loan book growth of three per cent - Confident in outlook for current financial year Financial services firm Close Brothers said it made a positive start to the year, with improved first quarter trading across its main divisions, and it remains confident in the outloo
Read moreSports Direct's Ashley sells 16m shares, YouGov founder trades in 3.35m
24th Oct 2013 16:03
Sports Direct's founder Mike Ashley has sold 16m shares in the retailer, representing a 2.7 per cent holding and netting the billionaire owner of Newcastle United 106m pounds. An announcement to the stock exchange revealed Ashley had sold the shares at a price of 662.5p, marking a 7.5% discount to
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
9th Oct 2013 07:57
Air Partner: Liberum Capital initiates with a target price of 555p and a buy recommendation. Alent: Credit Suisse moves target price from 420p to 430p and keeps an outperform rating. AZ Electronic Materials: Credit Suisse revises target price from 350p to 330p, while staying with its neutral ratin
Read morePrezzo founder and family slice off 3.9m shares
26th Sep 2013 15:53
Restaurant chain Prezzo, which has seen its share price double to around 120p in the past year, on Thursday announced that three of its directors, including its founder, had each sold a 1.3m share slice of the company. Jonathan Kaye, the group's Chief Executive Officer, only made a slight dent to
Read moreLondon close: Stocks up but gains limited on Fed uncertainty, mixed data
24th Sep 2013 16:31
Markets closed slightly higher on Tuesday afternoon after a choppy day though upside was limited as investors focused on mixed data and the uncertain future for Federal Reserve monetary policy. Last week's surprise decision by the Fed to maintain its stimulus programme is still fresh in investors'
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Euromoney rises on strong fourth quarter
24th Sep 2013 16:03
Continued growth in the US, and a return to growth for advertising revenues and acquisitions enabled publisher Euromoney Institutional Investor to issue a strong trading update for the fourth quarter. With improved year-on-year performance in the fourth quarter, the group said it expected to annou
Read moreLondon midday: Market flat after German data comes in mixed
24th Sep 2013 11:30
Stocks were trading broadly flat on Tuesday morning with markets lacking direction after mixed economic data from Germany and concerns about the US economy. The German IFO business climate indicator for the month of September edged up only slightly, yet expectations for the next six months were sli
Read moreLondon open: Markets flat ahead of economic data
24th Sep 2013 08:30
Stocks opened flat on Tuesday morning as ongoing uncertainty over Federal Reserve monetary policy and concerns over the US debt ceiling continue to dominate market sentiment. Investors were also choosing a cautious approach ahead of business confidence data from Germany this morning, as well as Ame
Read moreLondon pre-open: FTSE to open with modest gains
24th Sep 2013 07:32
City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open up around five points from Monday's close of 6,557.37, a modest rise after yesterday's decline of 39 points. Monday saw heavy falls in the banking sector weigh on US markets as uncertainty over Federal Reserve monetary policy and an ongoing debate over t
Read moreClose Bros Asset Management returns to profit
24th Sep 2013 07:04
Finance house Close Bros reported a strong set of full year results as Asset Management returned to profit while Banking and Securities improved and underlined its confidence in future trading with an increased dividend. Adjusted operating income increased 10% to £582.9m for the year ended July 31
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