Sunday tips round-up: Genus, IG Group, Titan Europe...
12th Sep 2010 10:48
Genus provides animals which have better genes compared with current livestock in terms of yield, health and hardiness. It produces the sperm (in the case of bulls) or animals (in the case of pigs) that provides these traits. Animals with better genes produce more meat, live longer and are cheaper
Read moreLondon close: Winning streak ends
7th Sep 2010 16:48
London's leading share index gave up a winning streak that lasted all last week and continued yesterday. The day started sluggishly and continued in that vein after a lower start on Wall Street. Takeover talk provided much of the excitement, with bid speculation about engineering group Invensys an
Read moreLondon afternoon: Bid rumours relieve the gloom
7th Sep 2010 14:02
It's a case of 'another day, another bid rumour' for London, with bid speculation about engineering group Invensys and oil explorer Tullow Oil providing a bit of cheer to a subdued market. The rumour-mongers are suggesting that the UK engineering conglomerate could be the subject of a 350p per sh
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: De La Rue falls after taking £35m hit
7th Sep 2010 12:23
Shares in banknote printer De La Rue fell after it said that some of its employees had been deliberately falsifying paper specification test certificates for banknotes. The problems will impact pre-tax profits by at least £35m for the first half of the year, the company said. Shipment of affected b
Read moreLondon midday: Winning streak in danger
7th Sep 2010 12:02
Footsie ended the morning making its second attempt of the day at a rally but the blue-chip index remains in negative territory and in danger of seeing its winning streak in September come to an end. Expectations of a lower start on Wall Street as the US returns to work after the Labour Day holiday
Read moreNew chairman unveiled at Genus
7th Sep 2010 07:32
Animal genetics company Genus edged up earnings last year despite tough times for farmers and the agricultural sector. Underlying profit before tax rose 3% to £32.9m in the year to 30 June from £32.0m a year earlier, although on a constant exchange rates (CER) basis profits were flat. Statutory pr
Read moreBroker tips: Genus, NCC, T Clarke
5th Jul 2010 13:24
The second half was better than the first at Genus and with currencies also moving in the company's favour KBC Peel Hunt thinks the animal breeding firm is set for a stronger performance in the current fiscal year. "Global agriculture is starting to recover as pricing and demand is improving in a n
Read moreBroker snap: Market share growth to drive Genus
5th Jul 2010 13:07
The second half was better than the first at Genus and with currencies also moving in the company's favour KBC Peel Hunt thinks the animal breeding firm is set for a stronger performance in the current fiscal year. "Global agriculture is starting to recover as pricing and demand is improving in a n
Read moreGenus on track
5th Jul 2010 07:47
Genus, the animal breeding specialist, reports trading has continued to improve in the second half aided by beneficial exchange rate movements. Genus "remains on course to deliver an improved underlying performance in the second half of the year. In addition, there has been a benefit from exchange
Read moreGenus Trading In Line With Board's Expectations
5th Jul 2010 07:22
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Genus PLC (GNS.LN), a global animal genetics company, said Monday, for the six months ended June 30, trading in the final two months of the financial year since the May 12 interim management statement has been in line with the board's expectations. MAIN FACTS: -Group rema
Read morePRESS RELEASE: AgFeed Industries, Inc. Announces Stocking Agreement for Xinyu Production Pod
15th Jun 2010 11:55
NEW YORK, June 15 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- AgFeed Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: FEED, NYSE Alternext: ALHOG), one of the largest independent hog production and animal nutrient companies in China, today announced an agreement on terms for the stocking of the first phase of the Xinyu production pod starting i
Read moreThursday tips round-up: Barratt, Genus, Centrica
13th May 2010 06:05
Competition for land in the South ? towards which Barratt Developments has tilted its axis ? is getting fierce, and the impact of deficit-reduction measures in a country in which one in five works for the State is unclear. At 123¼p, up 6¾p, there should be better times to buy, according to the Times
Read moreLondon close: Shares rise as government takes shape
12th May 2010 16:45
Markets started indecisively with attention focused on the trickle of news of cabinet appointments followed by the first performance of the Cameron-Clegg double act in the garden of 10 Downing Street, but shares later picked up and closed with good gains. Cameron and Clegg were given an indication
Read moreLondon afternoon: Coalition hopes lift Footsie
12th May 2010 15:07
Investors' attention remains firmly focused on the assembly of prime minister David Cameron's new government and his first press conference with new partner Nick Clegg. The pair seemed indistinguishable as they stood on the lawns of No 10 Downing St, but they were given an indication of the econom
Read moreLondon midday: Shares seeking direction
12th May 2010 12:04
With much of traders' attention focused on the assembly of prime minister David Cameron's new government, shares are little changed. Cameron, the country's youngest prime minister for almost 200 years, will head a coalition government of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Lib Dem leader Nick
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