Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE
19th Feb 2014 08:33
Anite: Panmure Gordon lowers target price from 146p to 139p, while leaving its buy recommendation unaltered. Bank of Georgia: Canaccord Genuity increases target price from 2100p to 2400p, while leaving its hold recommendation unchanged. BHP Billiton: Investec raises target price from 1926p to 1985
Read moreWednesday newspaper round-up: Ukraine, Floats, M&S...
19th Feb 2014 07:13
Violent clashes in Kiev continued for a second day on Wednesday as Ukrainian riot police battled anti-government protesters occupying a central square in the capital amid the worst crisis the country has faced since independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. More than 20 people were reported killed
Read moreDrax pre-tax profits hit by rising carbon costs
18th Feb 2014 10:36
Full-year pre-tax profits at power-station owner Drax group fell to 32m pounds from 190.2m pounds on the back of rising carbon costs. Drax said earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) fell to £230m in the year to December 31, 2013 from $298.4m. The dividend was also cu
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
6th Feb 2014 09:23
ARM Holdings: HSBC reduces target price from 1120p to 1080p and stays with its overweight rating. Avon Rubber: WH Ireland raises target price from 650p to 765p and stays with its buy recommendation. Balfour Beatty: Liberum Capital ups target price from 300p to 350p retaining its buy recommendation
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
5th Feb 2014 09:04
Afren: Westhouse Securities ups target price from 165p to 180p retaining a buy recommendation. Amlin: Nomura lowers target price from 467p to 442p maintaining a neutral rating. ARM Holdings: Jefferies reduces target price from 1300p to 1140p, while keeping a buy recommendation. Deutsche Bank cuts
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
19th Dec 2013 08:27
AstraZeneca: Alphavalue lowers target price from 3169p to 3087.7p and downgrades from reduce to sell. British American Tabacco: Panmure Gordon reduces target price from 3800p to 3200p and downgrades from buy to hold. Britvic: Investec ups target price from 600p to 672p and maintains a hold recomme
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
16th Dec 2013 08:16
Admiral Group: Deutsche Bank moves target price from 1300p to 1330p and maintains a hold recommendation. Allocate Software: N+1 Singer raises target price from 98p to 108p keeping a buy recommendation. Amlin: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 465p to 484p reiterating its hold recommendation. Ca
Read moreLondon midday: Markets edge higher after three straight losses
13th Dec 2013 11:15
- Taper speculation picks up after budget deal - RSA drops on profit warning, CEO exit - FTSE 100 rebounds from two-month low techMARK 2,662.49 +0.37% FTSE 100 6,457.75 +0.19% FTSE 250 15,251.18 +0.26% The FTSE 100 snapped three straight days of losses on Friday morning but was trading within a na
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
13th Dec 2013 09:36
African Barrick Gold: JP Morgan lowers target price from 180p to 170p leaving its neutral rating unaltered. Aggreko: Numis reduces target price from 1400p to 1234p downgrading from reduce to sell. Anglo American: Deutsche Bank reduces target price from 1780p to 1500p and downgrades to hold. JP Mor
Read moreLondon open: Markets flat at two-month low, RSA plummets
13th Dec 2013 08:26
- FTSE 100 flat after three straight losses - House passes budget deal at wide margin - Risk appetite still subdued ahead of Fed meeting - RSA plummets after profit warning, CEO exit techMARK 2,661.33 +0.33% FTSE 100 6,446.47 +0.02% FTSE 250 15,234.70 +0.15% UK markets opened more or less flat on
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
5th Dec 2013 08:15
AMEC: Canaccord Genuity raises target price from 1125p to 1300p upgrading from hold to buy. AZ Electronic Materials: Canaccord Genuity increases target price from 354p to 404p, while downgrading from buy to hold. BAE Systems: Deutsche Bank takes target price from 415p to 425p keeping a hold recomm
Read moreFTSE 250: Drax Group, Interserve, Balfour Beatty, Ashmore
4th Dec 2013 15:07
British electrical power company Drax Group rose after the UK government confirmed that two of its units converted to burn sustainable biomass to meet the eligibility and minimum evaluation criteria for investment contracts. Construction and infrastructure services stocks including Interserve and
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
18th Nov 2013 08:10
AGA Rangemaster: N+1 Singer raises its target price from 150p to 175p and keeps a buy recommendation. APR Energy: Jefferies cuts target price from 1300p to 1260p retaining a buy recommendation. Atkins (WS): LIberum Capital increases target price from 1300p to 1400p maintaining a buy recommendation
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
14th Nov 2013 09:21
Afren: Goldman Sachs moves target price from 260p to 270p and retains its strong buy recommendation. APR Energy: Citi raises target price from 1250p to 1350p reiterating a buy recommendation. Atkins: Investec places both its target price (prev.: 1025p) and its reduce rating under review. Babcock
Read moreLondon close: FTSE 100 at four-week low on policy concerns
13th Nov 2013 16:36
- FTSE 100 sinks to lowest level since mid-October - Rate-hike speculation follows BoE Inflation Report - Sainsbury up after strong first half techMARK 2,625.69 -0.83% FTSE 100 6,630.00 -1.44% FTSE 250 15,179.84 -1.23% UK stocks declined sharply on Wednesday as investor risk appetite was scaled ba
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