London open: Stocks dented by Japanese export figures
22nd Oct 2012 08:42
- Japanese export data misses forecasts - US corporate earnings in focus - Aggreko extends losses US corporate earnings and some disappointing economic data from Japan were weighing on stocks in London on Monday morning. Japanese exports declined 10.3% last month, worse than the 5.8% decrease in A
Read moreMonday broker round-up - UPDATE
22nd Oct 2012 08:19
888 Holdings: Morgan Stanley ups target from 125p to 130p, overweight rating kept. Aggreko: Jefferies cuts target from 2,800p to 2,535p, buy rating kept; HSBC downgrades to underweight, target cut from 2,350p to 1,750p; JPMorgan Cazenove cuts target from 2,360p to 2,165p, neutral rating kept; Barcl
Read moreFidessa eyes flat year as slowdown persists
22nd Oct 2012 07:09
Trading systems developer Fidessa warned persistent challenges in the financial markets has weighed on third quarter equity market volumes and the on-going pressure means that full year 2012 revenue is likely to be unchanged from the year before. "In the short-term, the impact of continued adverse
Read moreWednesday broker round-up - UPDATE
3rd Oct 2012 09:06
African Barrick Gold: Westhouse Secuirites raises target from 464p to 495p. AG Barr: Panmure Gordon keeps hold rating and 440p target. AstraZeneca: Panmure Gordon downgrades from buy to hold, target cut from 3,100p to 3,000p. Barclays: UBS downgrades from buy to neutral, 235p target unchanged. B
Read moreNorth Atlantic CEO tops up his stake
13th Aug 2012 17:26
Christopher Harwood Bernard Mills, the Chief Executive Officer of North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust increased his stake in the firm last week with the purchase of 10,000 shares. Mills bought the additional shares on August 9th for a price of 1,017.5p per share. The £101,750 transact
Read moreFidessa Chairman increases holding by 10,000 shares
31st Jul 2012 16:39
The Chairman of trading systems developer Fidessa Group, John Hamer, topped up his holding in the firm with the purchase of 10,000 shares on the same day the company reported that its top line growth for the first half came in below forecasts. Hamer, who joined the firm in 1983, purchased the shar
Read moreTuesday broker round-up
31st Jul 2012 09:19
Dignity: N+1 Brewin upgrades to add, target raised from 880p to 950p. Diploma: Jefferies reiterates buy rating and 510p target. Elementis: N+1 Brewin upgrades to buy, target upped from 220p to 230p. EnQuest: HSBC upgrades to overweight, target lifted from 135p to 143p. Faroe Petroleum: Nomura ra
Read moreLondon close: Stocks jump on central bank hopes; IAG surges
30th Jul 2012 17:05
- IAG leads Footsie higher; banks, miners follow suit - ECB expected to act soon - QE3 hopes in the US drive gains UK stocks started the week well as risk appetite increased on hopes that European policy-makers will announce measures this week to stem the crisis and the US central bank will act to
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Diploma dives as growth slows
30th Jul 2012 14:32
Specialised technical products and services provider Diploma was out of favour after saying that underlying revenue growth was just five per cent against a strong prior-year comparative. Trading systems developer Fidessa was also a heavy faller after top line growth was below forecasts in the firs
Read moreLondon midday: Stimulus hopes drive risk appetite
30th Jul 2012 12:03
- Juncker says leaders have 'no time to lose' - Markets await policy decisions by ECB and Fed - Yields fall at Italian bond auction European stock markets were making moderate gains on Monday morning as risk appetite increased on the back of hopes of central bank action this week in Europe and the
Read moreMonday broker round-up
30th Jul 2012 09:03
Anglo American: Jefferies cuts target from 2,950p to 2,200p, buy rating kept. Barclays: Nomura reiterates reduce rating and 210p target. Fidessa: Jefferies keeps hold recommendation and 1,510p target; Merchant Securities maintains buy rating; Investec puts target under review, sell rating kept. G
Read moreLondon open: Central bank hopes drive gains early on
30th Jul 2012 08:26
- Leaders have 'no time to lose', says Juncker - Markets await ECB decision on Thursday - QE3 hopes drive gains UK stocks rose in early trading on Monday on the back of hopes that the European Central Bank (ECB) will act this week to stem the Eurozone crisis. Eurogroup head Jean-Claude Juncker sai
Read moreFidessa misses forecasts due to tough European conditions
30th Jul 2012 07:46
Top line growth at trading systems developer Fidessa was below forecasts in the first half, as falling sales in Europe dampened revenues at the group level. Revenues rose 3% during the six months to June 30th from £137m to £141.3m, short of Peel Hunt's £144m estimate. At constant currency, growth w
Read moreFidessa Chairman tops up after share price tumble
14th Jun 2012 16:11
Shares in Fidessa Group have fallen by almost a pound from 1540p at the end of May, prompting Chairman John Hamer to have a little nibble. Hamer spent £15,631 buying 1,078 shares at 1,450p each, a day after FMR LLC, a part of fund management group Fidelity Investments, said it had reduced its stake
Read moreFriday broker round-up -UPDATE
25th May 2012 09:16
Aggreko: HSBC upgrades from neutral to overweight. Bumi: Nomura slashes target to 860p from 1,000p, stays at neutral. British Petroleum: Credit Suisse retains outperform, cuts target to 540p from 550p. ARM Holdings: UBS upgrades from neutral to buy, target lifted from 620p to 630p. BAE Systems
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