FTSE 100 movers: Tate & Lyle rises on positive update
27th Sep 2012 14:50
Sweeteners group Tate & Lyle rose after it said first half adjusted operating profit will be similar to last year's level, in line with expectations. The group said it saw an improved performance in the second quarter in its Speciality Food Ingredients business. Anglo American was also on the rise
Read moreLondon midday: Rally revives after GDP data
27th Sep 2012 11:53
Footsie was close to squandering the gains it won in a bright start until better than expected UK gross domestic product figures came to the market's rescue. Second quarter gross domestic product contracted at a 0.4% quarter-on-quarter rate of change, a revision to the previous estimate of a 0.5% d
Read moreLondon open: Chinese central bank lends a hand
27th Sep 2012 08:23
Miners are back in fashion today and driving Footsie higher, as investors venture back into the market following yesterday's shake-out. Reports that China's central bank has pumped record amounts of liquidity into the banking system sent the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock markets into overdrive overn
Read moreLondon pre-open: FTSE to edge higher ahead of GDP reading
27th Sep 2012 07:29
City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open up 29 points from yesterday's close of 5,768, regaining some of Wednesday's lost ground ahead of the latest UK GDP figure out today. Yesterday saw stock markets all over the world retreat as investors fretted about Spain's negotiations over bailout terms
Read moreCompass upbeat as strong US, emerging markets continue
27th Sep 2012 07:05
Contract caterer Compass said expectations for the full year remain unchanged after a strong performance in the fourth quarter as its US and emerging markets continue to underpin growth. In an update ahead of its annual results, Compass said constant currency revenue growth for the year to Septembe
Read moreThursday preview: UK GDP & trade, TUI, Compass
26th Sep 2012 11:51
Thursday is a busy day for company announcements but investors could be forgiven for keeping more than one eye out for news of the Spanish austerity budget and the 9:30 announcement of the Office for National Statistics' latest stab at estimating UK gross domestic product (GDP). The market is not e
Read moreWife of Admiral CEO buys 1.6m pounds-worth of shares
5th Sep 2012 16:16
The wife of Admiral's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) bought a staggering amount of shares in the car insurance giant on Tuesday, worth nearly 1.6m pounds. Diane Briere de l'Isle, the partner of CEO Henry Engelhardt, snapped up 144,348 shares in Admiral at average price of 1,107p - this cost her a to
Read moreSunday share tips: Compass, XP Power, Central Asia Metals
29th Jul 2012 16:20
Catering group Compass had a barnstorming third quarter, underscoring its defensive credentials in turbulent times. There was even an acceleration in organic growth to please investors, with like-for-like sales rising 5.7 per cent compared with 5 per cent in the first half of the year. Analysts had
Read moreLondon close: Markets surge on Draghi's euro pledge
26th Jul 2012 16:48
- Stocks surge on comments from ECB head - Peripheral bond yields drop - Rolls, ITV and Unilever lead gainers on Footsie Mario Draghi's pledge to do whatever it takes to save the euro saw stocks worldwide rocket toda,y as markets attempt to regain lost ground from the steep sell-off earlier this we
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: ITV leaps as Shell shares decline
26th Jul 2012 15:05
Broadcaster ITV surged after reporting double-digit revenues and profit growth in the first half, as its 'Transformation Plan' "continues to gain momentum", according to CEO Adam Crozier. Power systems group Rolls-Royce advanced after saying that underlying revenues and pre-tax profits rose 5% and
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks jump after Draghi comments
26th Jul 2012 11:43
- Draghi pledges to do whatever it takes - Greece still on investors' minds - Markets digest a ton of results After a pretty flat start on the back of a flurry of mixed corporate earnings in London, the Footsie rocketed in late morning after some comments from the European Central Bank (ECB) Presid
Read moreThursday broker round-up
26th Jul 2012 10:41
ARM: UBS ups target from 630p to 645p, buy rating kept. Bodycote: Investec cuts target from 410p to 355p, buy rating kept. BSkyB:Jefferies keeps hold rating and 700p target; Investec keeps hold rating and 680p target. Capita: Jefferies ups target from 750p to 795p, buy rating kept. Capital & Cou
Read moreCompass confident after strong quarter
26th Jul 2012 08:52
Shares in catering firm Compass rose after the firm said that following a good performance in its third quarter its expectations for the full year remain positive. In particular, North America and the Fast Growing & Emerging regions grew strongly, boosted by the commencement of several large new c
Read moreLondon open: Footsie opens flat after a flurry of results
26th Jul 2012 08:31
- Stocks mixed after a ton of results - Rolls and Reed Elsevier up; Shell and BG down - Eurozone concerns still weigh on sentiment The Footsie opened broadly flat on Thursday morning on the back of a mixed reception to a barrage of quarterly and half-year results from a mass of heavyweight blue chi
Read moreBig caps round-up: Shell, Lloyds, BG Group ...
26th Jul 2012 07:30
An extraordinary number of FTSE 100 companies released updates on Thursday morning. This is a round-up of the key points for each. AstraZeneca: Revenue for the second quarter was $6,660m, down 18% at constant exchange rates (CER). Core earnings per share (EPS) was $1.53 in the second quarter, a 6%
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