London close: Stocks finish up, China and Eurogroup in focus
12th Mar 2012 16:34
- Stocks jump into the blue late on - China records worse-than-expected trade deficit - Resource stocks fall on Chinese demand concerns London's blue chip index managed to finish the day in positive territory despite swinging between gains and losses for most of the session. Concerns over the globa
Read moreLondon midday: Financials provide a drag, Chinese data disappoints
12th Mar 2012 12:10
- Chinese deficit figures disappoint. - Eurogroup meet in Brussels to sign off on Greek bailout. - Former RBS directors sued. Some disappointing economic data from China took the shine off a better-than-expected US jobs report on Friday, as the Footsie opened the week on a dull note with stocks sli
Read moreMonday broker round-up
12th Mar 2012 09:51
Aggreko: UBS ups target from 2,400p to 2,500p, buy rating unchanged. AMEC: Societe Generale upgrades from hold to buy, target hiked from 950p to 1,320p. Antofagasta: Oriel Securities downgrades from add to hold, target cut from 1,294p to 1,258p. Ark Therapeutics: Collins Stewart keeps buy recomme
Read moreLondon open: Stocks flat after Chinese data
12th Mar 2012 08:34
- China in net deficit in January and February combined - Glencore eyeing up Viterra - Temenos drops out of the running for Misys The Footsie opened flat on Monday after some disappointing economic data from China was weighing on financials and resource stocks. Chinese economic indicators out over
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Int'l Power up on Indonesian agreement
2nd Mar 2012 14:02
Electricity group International Power (IPR) raced into the top spot after itself and French utilities firm GDF SUEZ (which owns 70 percent of IPR) announced that IPR-GDF SUEZ Asia has signed 30-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) for two 220MW geothermal projects with the Indonesia state-owned uti
Read moreFriday broker round-up - UPDATE
2nd Mar 2012 09:28
Man Group: UBS raises target from 160p to 165p, buy rating unchanged. WPP: UBS ups target from 840p to 920p, buy rating kept. Standard Chartered: AlphaValue downgrades from reduce to sell, price target upped from 1,413.8p to 1,425.9p. IMI: Panmure Gordon keeps buy rating and 1,020p target. Cairn
Read moreFriday tips round up: Bunzl, Man, Xchanging, Psion
2nd Mar 2012 06:50
Questor, in The Telegraph, ponders Bunzl, which supplies things like food packaging and paper plates. It has an odd history, beginning life in modern day Slovakia back in the 1850s as a haberdashery. It's now in the FTSE 100 and going well, up 29% since February last year. Questor says hold as the f
Read moreLondon close: Stocks rise on euro optimism
1st Mar 2012 17:00
- Greek CDSs will not be triggered, ISDA says. - Merkel may be willing to consider bailout fund increase. - Man Group surges after shaking up divi policy. - Tata weighing up a bid for Cable and Wireless Worldwide. It was a bullish start to March, with London's blue chips finishing close their hi
Read moreSector movers: Financial stocks lifted by Man
1st Mar 2012 15:58
A 10 percent rise in Man Group's share price pushed the financial services sector to the top the pile today after the hedge fund manager reported a more generous dividend policy and a slow-down in the net outflow of funds. The group said funds under management (FUM) at the end of February clocked i
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Going overboard on Man
1st Mar 2012 12:29
Investors were going overboard on Man Group following the announcement of a more generous dividend policy and a slow-down in the net outflow of funds at the hedge fund manager. The group said funds under management (FUM) at the end of February clocked in at around $59.5bn, up from the end of 2011
Read moreBroker tips: Man Group, Weir, WPP
1st Mar 2012 12:24
Credit Suisse has reiterated its outperform rating for hedge fund manager Man Group after the firm adjusted its dividend policy and announced a positive start to trading in the current calendar year. While the broker notes that the results were as expected, it highlights the revised dividend policy
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks rise with Eurozone in focus
1st Mar 2012 11:45
- Merkel willing to consider bailout fund increase. - Man Group surges after shaking up divi policy. - Tata weighing up a bid for Cable and Wireless Worldwide. -Italian and Spanish long-term bond yields fall below 5%. London's FTSE 100 index was trading at its highest levels of the day by lunchtime
Read moreBroker snap: Steady start to 2012 for Man, says Credit Suisse
1st Mar 2012 10:10
Credit Suisse has reiterated its outperform rating for hedge fund manager Man Group after the firm adjusted its dividend policy and announced a positive start to trading in the current calendar year. The group reported an adjusted pre-tax profit of $262m for the nine months ending December 31st, sl
Read moreThursday broker round-up - UPDATE
1st Mar 2012 09:33
RBS: Berenberg downgrades to sell from buy. Randgold Resources: Nomura maintains buy rating and 9,850p target. BG Group: Nomura maintains buy rating and 1,865p target. WPP: Nomura maintains buy rating and 990p target. BAE Systems: UBS ups target from 320p to 360p, buy rating unchanged. Capita:
Read moreThe ascent of Man
1st Mar 2012 09:33
A more generous dividend policy and a slow-down in the net outflow of funds led to the ascent of Man, the hedge fund manager, on Thursday morning. The group said funds under management (FUM) at the end of February clocked in at around $59.5bn, up from the end of 2011 figure of $58.4bn, on the back
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