London midday: Stocks fall sharply on US concerns
27th Sep 2013 11:19
UK markets were registering heavy losses on Friday morning as investor scaled back risk ahead of the weekend, as concerns over monetary policy and budget talks in the US continued to dampen sentiment. "European markets have started the trading day as if it were already the weekend and the lethargy
Read moreRegenersis CFO tops up stake as results impress
24th Sep 2013 16:44
Jog Dhody, the Chief Financial Officer of Regenersis, on Tuesday acquired 39,000 ordinary shares in the outsourcing partner on the same day it posted "a strong financial performance and good growth" for the year ended June 30th. Dhody bought the shares a price of 255p per share, spending a total o
Read moreBroker tips: Diageo, WPP, Dixons
6th Sep 2013 11:25
Citigroup has upgraded its rating for Guinness and Smirnoff owner Diageo from 'neutral' to 'buy' after a slight pull-back in the shares over the last month. Citi said that the stock's current valuation "doesn't reflect the attractions of the investment case: (1) resilient growth in the current weak
Read moreBroker snap: Citi upgrades Diageo after recent falls
6th Sep 2013 09:21
Citigroup has upgraded its rating for Guinness and Smirnoff owner Diageo from 'neutral' to 'buy' after a slight pull-back in the shares over the last month. The bank pointed out that the stock has fallen by around 8% since early August and now trades at 16.9 times current-year (ending June 2014) ea
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
6th Sep 2013 08:01
Antofagasta: Canaccord Genuity lowers target price from 1035p to 1020p, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged. Ashmore Group: Canaccord Genuity downgrades from buy to hold with a target price of 380p. Associated British Foods: Societe Generale upgrades to hold with a target price of 1900p
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
29th Aug 2013 09:48
Afren: Westhouse Securities shifts target price from 160p to 165p and reiterates a buy recommendation. BAE Systems: Bank of America raises target price from 328p to 412p, while staying with its underperform rating. Cape: JP Morgan takes target price from 308p to 323p and stays with its overweight
Read moreLondon close: Markets lower despite better-than-expected Eurozone GDP
14th Aug 2013 17:27
A return to growth in the Eurozone wasn't enough to buoy markets today with the FTSE 100 finishing down 24.51 points at 6,587.43 after a choppy session. Eurozone gross domestic product (GDP) figures showed that the single-currency region exited a recession in the second quarter by expanding 0.3%, a
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: RBS leads banks higher after Fitch report
14th Aug 2013 14:54
Royal Bank of Scotland Group topped the risers on the FTSE 100 on Wednesday after ratings agency Fitch said that a break-up of the state-backed UK lender into a 'good' and 'bad' bank is increasing unlikely as the costs would outweigh the benefits. Part-nationalised counterpart Lloyds was also making
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks flat despite decent data from UK, Eurozone
14th Aug 2013 11:18
The FTSE 100 was continuing to trade more or less flat on Wednesday morning despite economic data from the UK and Eurozone coming in ahead of expectations. "The equity market continues to trade within its recent range this morning as volumes bounce along the bottom and traders struggle for motivati
Read moreLondon open: Subdued start as markets await influx of data
14th Aug 2013 08:23
Markets opened broadly flat on Wednesday as traders showed caution ahead of a barrage of economic reports, including the minutes of the latest Bank of England policy meeting. As well as the minutes, investors will look out for gross domestic product (GDP) figures from the Eurozone, unemployment da
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Prudential lifts H1 profits
12th Aug 2013 15:00
Higher income from the US and growth in Asia boosted first half operating profits at insurer Prudential by 22 per cent to 1.415bn pounds. The shares surged to the highest level since at least 1988 as the group raised its interim dividend 16 per cent to 9.73p per share. Silver miner Fresnillo and Ra
Read moreFormer Diageo CEO sells another big stake
7th Aug 2013 16:08
Paul Walsh, the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Diageo who now serves on the board as an advisor, sold over two million pounds-worth of shares in the beverages company on Wednesday.d Walsh, who was succeeded by new frontman Ivan Menezes at the start of July, exercised options over 100,000 s
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
7th Aug 2013 08:57
Antofagasta: Canaccord Genuity ups target price from 1000p to 1035p leaving its buy recommendation unchanged. BBA Aviation: JP Morgan increases target price from 289p to 343p retaining an overweight rating. UBS moves target price from 250p to 280p and reiterates a neutral rating. Liberum Capital ra
Read moreFormer Diageo CEO sells 3.9m-pound stake
1st Aug 2013 15:50
Paul Walsh, the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Diageo who now serves on the board as an advisor, sold nearly four million pounds of shares in the drinks giant on Thursday, just one day after the Guinness maker impressed the market with a solid increase in annual net sales. Walsh, who was
Read moreLondon close: Stocks rally on US data as eyes turn to Fed
31st Jul 2013 16:39
After a cautious start, the FTSE 100 rallied strongly in afternoon trade following some strong economic data from the US, though markets pulled back slightly from their intraday highs by the close as investors awaited a key policy announcement from the Federal Reserve. London's benchmark index fini
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