Friday tips round-up: Domino's Pizza, Britvic, Kingfisher...
3rd Dec 2010 06:45
The last two cold snaps boosted like-for-like sales at Domino's Pizza as peckish consumers, wary of slippery pavements, decided to phone for fast food. Domino's was ready to meet the challenge with its fleet of scooters, which made inroads in areas where larger vehicles were held back by the snow.
Read moreLondon close: Market jumps 125 points
2nd Dec 2010 16:33
Blue chips staged an impressive late rally to finish more than 100 points higher for the second day running. There was no big bond repurchase programme today from the European Central Bank, but a decision to extend the current one for three months was enough to get buyers in a lather again. "We ex
Read moreLondon afternoon: ECB inaction deflates market
2nd Dec 2010 14:28
The absence of any mention of plans to launch a bond purchase in the European Central Bank (ECB) press conference this afternoon has taken some of the glow off equities. "We expect the governments to follow what they are committed to, they all have their adjustment and stabilisation programmes," E
Read moreLondon midday: Shares stay strong as updates impress
2nd Dec 2010 12:02
Company announcements have mostly been well-received today, helping to keep the leading share index in positive territory. All eyes will be on European Central Bank President (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet at this afternoon's press conference following the interest rate decision for the eurozone, which
Read moreCharacter Group back in the black
2nd Dec 2010 08:16
Toys and giftware distributor Character Group returned to profit in the full year after strong demand for its brands and distributed lines. Following several years of a tough retail environment the group, whose brands include ZhuZhu Pets, Peppa Pig, Doctor Who and Postman Pat, posted a pre-tax prof
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Character, Advanced Computer, Titanium...
9th Sep 2010 14:57
Toy maker Character expects to make a "strong return to profitability" for the year to 31 August and reports second half and full-year sales ahead of forecasts. "Sales in the new year have started well and are likely to substantially out-perform our internal forecasts for September," the firm sai
Read moreCharacter: Confident, Sees FY In Line With Market Views
26th Jul 2010 07:48
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Character Group PLC (CCT.LN), said Monday that the group continues to develop its portfolio of branded products and build its market share in the U.K, and said it is confident that trading for the financial year ending Aug. 31 will at least meet market expectations. MAIN FACT
Read moreCharacter Group To Launch Michael Jackson Collectible Figures
15th Jul 2010 07:58
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Character Group PLC (CCT.LN), which designs, develops and distributes toys, games and giftware internationally, said Thursday its principal trading subsidiary Character Options Ltd plans to distribute a collection of official Michael Jackson dolls, adding that it expects to see s
Read moreCharacter Group Buys Back 393,683 Shares At 145.2 Pence
14th Jun 2010 07:57
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Character Group PLC (CCT.LN) said Monday it bought back for cancellation 393,683 ordinary shares at a price of 145.2 pence per share. MAIN FACTS: -This represents 1.48% of the current issued share capital of the Company shares held in treasury. -Shares closed at 141 p
Read moreCharacter Group Buys Back 198,000 Shares
9th Jun 2010 08:21
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Character Group PLC (CCT.LN) said Wednesday it bought back for cancellation 198,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 142.67 pence per share. MAIN FACTS: -At 0719 GMT shares down 0.5 pence, or 0.3%, at 149.5 pence. -By Elliott Ball, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-93
Read moreRPS boss cashes in
18th May 2010 16:51
Chief executive Dr Alan Hearne has raised nearly £1m by selling shares in environmental consultancy RPS. Dr Hearne has sold 470,000 shares at an average price of 209.588p each. That leaves him with 15,130 RPS shares and £985,000 in cash. In March, Dr Hearne raised £222,434 from a share disposal
Read moreCharacter returns to profit
27th Apr 2010 10:03
Shares in Character Group are in demand a better than expected Christmas helped the toy maker to a return to profits in the year to February 28. Pre-tax profits totalled £3.73m, compared with a loss of £3.47m the previous year, as revenues rose to £43.1m from £37.8m. The company also started paying
Read moreNew Tate boss buys
28th Jan 2010 16:39
Javed Ahmed, the new chief executive of sweeteners supplier Tate & Lyle, has bought 100,000 shares after the announcement of the company's interim management statement. Ahmed paid 390p each for the shares - a total investment of £390,000. Ahmed's appointment as chief executive was announced last
Read moreLondon close: Footsie snaps 4-day losing streak
26th Jan 2010 16:25
Top stocks staged a recovery late afternoon as Wall Street reacted well to US consumer confidence at a 16-month high. Standard Chartered was a bright spot after Nomura said the recent share price fall represents a buying opportunity. The Japanese broker upgraded the Far East focused bank to 'buy'
Read moreLondon afternoon: Losses pared
26th Jan 2010 14:19
Leading shares cut back their losses over the lunch time session but resource stocks remain under the cosh on fears that the Chinese authorities will step up its campaign to cool down its overheating economy and lift interest rates. Fresnillo, Xstrata and Kazakhmys lead the mining sector lower, wh
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