London pre-open: Orders lined up for opening time
11th Jun 2010 07:37
There is a bit of a beer theme ahead of opening time for London markets, with cask ale brewers Greene King and Fuller's both making a splash. Pub group and brewer Fuller's posted record profits last year as its managed pubs and hotels pushed forward with its brewing business also going well. Profi
Read moreFuller,Smith & Turner FY10 Pft Nearly Doubles; Sales Up In FY11
11th Jun 2010 07:29
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Pub and brewery group Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC (FSTA.LN) Friday posted a near-doubling of full-year pretax profit, flattered by fewer charges than a year earlier, and said while it remains cautious about consumer spending sales growth has strengthened going in to the current fi
Read moreFuller's cruises past forecasts
11th Jun 2010 07:13
Pub group and brewer Fuller's posted record profits last year as its managed pubs and hotels pushed forward with its brewing business also going well. Profits in the year to March jumped 86% to £26.8m, with underlying profits 17% ahead at £26.6m - well ahead of market forecsats. Revenues rose by 18
Read moreFriday preview: Fuller's, Factory gate prices
10th Jun 2010 17:37
Football takes over completely tomorrow with the start of the World Cup and perhaps with that in mind there are few companies reporting. Pub group Fuller, Smith & Turner should do a roaring trade in its London pubs when England play. In the meantime, brokers expect profits of about £25.8m. INTERIM
Read moreQueens Speech contains few surprises
25th May 2010 15:24
The coalition government's legislative programme was outlined in the Queen's Speech in the House of Lords on Tuesday, and there was good news for disgruntled Equitable Life policy holders. The government intends to introduce The Equitable Life Bill, which will seek to ensure that "fair and transpar
Read moreStandard Life executives add to holdings
11th Mar 2010 17:08
Life insurer Standard Life's executive directors have added to their shareholdings following Wednesday's full year results. Chief executive David Nish's wife Caroline has bought 75,000 shares at 206.05p each. This investment of nearly £155,000 takes the Nish family stake to 261,981 shares. Nish
Read moreNorthumbrian chairman buys after bid talks end
23rd Feb 2010 16:45
Northumbrian Water chairman Sir Derek Wanless has more than doubled his stake in the water utility four days after a bid approach was ended. Last Friday, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board said it does not intend to bid for Northumbrian but it is retaining its 26.7% stake. There was talk of
Read more1st Dental share buy
22nd Jan 2010 16:32
Grahame Sewell, who was appointed non-executive chairman of AIM-quoted 1st Dental Laboratories on 23 September 2009, has acquired more than 2% of the company. Sewell bought 938,333 shares at 2.5p each. That cost £23,458. Sewell's stake increases to 1.05m shares, or 2.49% of 1st Dental. It is par
Read moreThursday newspaper round-up: Fullers, Foxtons, Mama
24th Dec 2009 06:40
Foxtons is to appeal against a High Court ruling that millions of pounds of fees it has charged landlords are unfair, after the banks' overdraft charges victory gave the estate agent hope that it could win a renewed legal battle against the Office of Fair Trading. The decision to appeal means that
Read moreCosmen continues to add to National Express stake
23rd Nov 2009 16:54
Director dealings continue to be dominated by coach and bus operator National Express. Deputy chairman Jorge Cosmen has further increased his stake in National Express to nearly 20% as he continues to argue against the planned rights issue. The latest £2.7m investment means that Cosmen has spent £
Read moreLondon afternoon: Equities drift lower
20th Nov 2009 22:49
Around two thirds of the Footsie's constituents are in the red today as the blue-chip index looks set to finish the week lower than it started it. US bank Morgan Stanley has rained on the parade of package tour operators Thomas Cook and TUI Travel. The bank has cut its rating on both stocks, prompt
Read moreBroker tips: Travel companies, Intertek, Fuller's
20th Nov 2009 21:21
Package tour giants Thomas Cook and TUI Travel were the two worst performing blue-chip stocks on Friday morning after Morgan Stanley downgraded both stocks. Thomas Cook has been cut to 'underweight' from 'equal weight' and its price target chopped to 230p from 270p, while TUI Travel has been downgr
Read moreBroker snap: London focus a positive for Fuller's
20th Nov 2009 21:20
Pre-tax profits at London Pride brewer Fuller, Smith & Turner were higher than KBC Peel Hunt had expected, prompting the broker to upgrade the pub chain owner to 'buy'. 'Fullers is making the most of its Punch acquisitions as well as its excellent beer branding,' KBC Peel Hunt analyst Paul Hickman
Read moreLondon close: Volatile Footsie closes lower
20th Nov 2009 16:34
Footsie ended slightly in the red after a topsy-turvy day which saw UK shares at the mercy of the US dollar. Shares in miner Antofagasta resumed their position near the top of the leaderboard after a brief dip into negative territory that came as commodity prices slipped in line with strength in th
Read moreLondon midday: Holiday firms in the shade
20th Nov 2009 12:11
Leading shares lack direction, with Footsie's early advance turning into a retreat, as early gains on mining stocks are pared. The outlook for package tour operators Thomas Cook and TUI Travel is as miserable as London's weather, according to US bank Morgan Stanley, which has cut its rating on both
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