Mattioli Woods co-founder reduces stake with sale of 220,000 shares
4th Apr 2014 16:06
AIM-listed Mattioli Woods, a specialist wealth management and employee benefits business, announced on Friday that its Chairman and co-founder, Bob Woods, had sold 220,000 shares. At 445p per share, the deal raised £979,000. His stake in the group was reduced to 3.07m shares, equal to 15.42% of
Read moreLondon close: Markets may be underestimating deflation risks in euro area
2nd Apr 2014 17:15
- Stocks extend three-week high - ECB, US data ahead - Antofagasta unharmed by Chile quake techMARK 2,782.92 -0.04% FTSE 100 6,659.04 +0.10% FTSE 250 16,415.96 +0.05% The Footsie ended the day slightly in the blue after the release of largely in-line data on US manufacturing orders alongside a sli
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Rathbone Brothers up on AuM increase
2nd Apr 2014 16:11
Rathbone Brothers was higher on reports it has increased its assets under management (AuM) after acquiring private client businesses, including one from Jupiter Asset Management. Kazakhmys climbed after it completed the disposal of its 50% stake in Ekibastuz GRES-1 to Samruk-Energo. The group rece
Read moreLondon midday: Markets edge higher but gains limited
2nd Apr 2014 11:48
- Stocks extend three-week high - ECB, US data ahead - Antofagasta unharmed by Chile quake - Sports Direct extends gains on expansion potential techMARK 2,795.73 +0.42% FTSE 100 6,666.62 +0.21% FTSE 250 16,470.77 +0.39% The FTSE 100 had pushed into positive territory by Wednesday lunchtime, but ga
Read moreLondon open: Markets hold at three-week high
2nd Apr 2014 08:59
- Markets flat ahead of ECB, US data - Antofagasta operations unaffected by Chile quake - Domino's, ASOS impress with results techMARK 2,788.47 +0.16% FTSE 100 6,650.51 -0.03% FTSE 250 16,413.15 +0.03% UK stocks were flat at a three-week high on Wednesday morning as investors paused for breath ahe
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
2nd Apr 2014 08:48
Aberdeen Asset Management: Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 540p to 460p, while its buy recommendation is kept. Anglo American: JP Morgan ups target price from 1260p to 1300p, while leaving its underweight rating unchanged. Aviva: JP Morgan raises target price from 528p to 570p maintain
Read moreLondon pre-open: Stocks to slip marginally lower early on
2nd Apr 2014 07:39
UK stocks are expected to inch lower in early trading following yesterday's strong gains, ignoring a positive performance seen in both the US and Asia overnight. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open around five points lower than yesterday's close of 6,652.61. US stocks finished strongly on
Read moreDomino Pizza's UK sales grow in first quarter
2nd Apr 2014 07:01
Domino's Pizza reported a 10.8 per cent increase in like-for-like sales at its 725 UK stores in the first quarter, driven by improved weather and the success of its Winter Survival meal deal. Last year, the company was affected by snow when sales rose 6.6% at its 670 UK stores but milder winter s
Read moreWednesday preview: Domino's Pizza and ASOS report
1st Apr 2014 15:10
Domino's Pizza is expected to deliver strong growth in like-for-like (LFL) sales for the first quarter in a trading update on Wednesday. The takeaway food chain's sales have been supported by improved consumer confidence in the UK, increased marketing and advertising activity and new product ranges
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks near one-month low on China, Ukraine fears
12th Mar 2014 12:00
- Chinese concerns hammer copper prices - Ex-div stocks falls - Prudential gains, G4S slumps - Poundland, Pets at Home in focus techMARK 2,825.81 -0.90% FTSE 100 6,629.89 -0.83% FTSE 250 16,372.49 -0.66% Fears surrounding a slowdown in China and ongoing concerns about Ukraine weighed heavily on st
Read moreLondon open: Markets fall on China concerns, ex-div stocks weigh
12th Mar 2014 08:29
- Chinese concerns hammer copper prices - Ex-div stocks weigh on markets - Poundland, Pets at Home in focus - Prudential gains, G4S slumps techMARK 2,837.07 -0.51% FTSE 100 6,637.18 -0.72% FTSE 250 16,390.10 -0.55% UK stocks opened with heavy losses on Wednesday as ongoing concerns surrounding Chi
Read moreDomino's customers get taste for online orders, profits up 12 per cent
27th Feb 2014 11:43
Hungry Europeans gobbled up 65.5m Domino's pizzas in 2013 helping the company deliver a tasty 11.6 per cent rise in pre-tax profits to 55.6m pounds. However, the takeaway food company had to digest pre-tax exceptional costs of £27.5m of which £26.5m relates to impairments and other exceptional char
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
27th Feb 2014 09:55
Balfour Beatty: Berenberg moves target price from 340p to 350p and stays with a buy recommendation. Bodycote: FinnCap places both its target price (prev.: 620p) and its hold recommendation under review. Investec raises target price from 770p to 810p and keeps a buy recommendation. Numis upgrades fr
Read moreLondon close: FTSE 100 lower after choppy session, ends January down 3.5 per cent
31st Jan 2014 16:30
- FTSE 100 bounces off lows but still firmly lower - Index at six-week low, finishes January down 3.5 per cent - Eurozone CPI ramps up pressure on ECB - BT leads risers on upbeat guidance techMARK 2,774.88 -0.20% FTSE 100 6,510.44 -0.43% FTSE 250 15,674.37 -0.17% The UK stock market finished the w
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Serco recovers after profit warning slump
31st Jan 2014 15:16
Serco regained some of yesterday's losses, which saw shares dive as investors reacted to a profit warning in which the company predicted that 2014 profits would fall as much as 20 per cent short of the 277m pounds that the market had expected. Domino's Pizza was another high riser after saying tha
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