London pre-open: Shares to win back some losses
30th Nov 2010 07:34
Footsie is expected to recover some of yesterday's losses in early dealings. In company news, Birmingham City Council has extended and expanded its existing contract with outsourcing titan Capita in a deal worth about £300m to Capita. The original contract to provide ICT (information and communicat
Read moreHalma says visibility still limited
30th Nov 2010 07:10
Sensor technology group Halma saw increased revenue and profit in all three of its divisions in the 26 weeks to 2 October. Group revenue rose 12% to £249.1m from £222.1m at the interim stage last year. Organic revenue growth on a constant currency basis was 10%. Adjusted profit before taxation, wh
Read moreLondon close: Company news stream fails to budge Footsie
3rd Nov 2010 16:37
There was plenty of company news for traders to digest but also uncertainty ahead of the US Federal Reserve's decision on whether to embark on more quantitative easing, resulting in a flat performance from Footsie. The leading share index slipped in line with the US ahead of the close and finished
Read moreHalma kicks off £100m acquisition programme
3rd Nov 2010 14:38
Safety equipment group Halma has acquired US firm Alicat Scientific for a cash consideration of $25.2m. Alicat, a privately-owned business in Tucson, Arizona, designs and manufactures mass flow meters and controllers. For the financial year ended September 2010, Alicat made an operating profit of
Read moreLondon afternoon: Footsie treads water
3rd Nov 2010 14:13
London is not short of corporate newsflow to generate share price movements among the blue-chips but the net effect has been to leave the Footsie little changed. Car insurer Admiral said not much has changed since August's interim results, but that simple affirmation of recent trends was enough to
Read moreLondon close: US gloom offsets company cheer
29th Jul 2010 16:33
Footsie closed slightly in the red, despite starting well on the back of well-received company updates, as weakness in the US spread across the Atlantic. AstraZeneca closed sharply higher. The group's potential blockbuster heart drug Brilinta has received the backing of a US advisory panel just as
Read moreLondon afternoon: Footsie off the top
29th Jul 2010 14:28
The Footsie drifted lower over the lunch time session though still remained in positive territory, thanks in large part to enthusiastic responses to results from heavy hitters AstraZeneca, BT and Reed Elsevier. AstraZeneca is sharply higher. The group's potential blockbuster heart drug Brilinta has
Read moreLondon midday: PartyGaming jumps on bwin merger
29th Jul 2010 11:57
Company results have given traders plenty to ponder and shares are broadly higher, but online betting group PartyGaming is the star performer after announcing a merger with Austrian rival bwin. PartyGaming said the merger would create the world's largest listed online gaming business. Elsewhere i
Read moreLondon open: Astra leads advance
29th Jul 2010 08:49
London's blue chips are cautiously higher in early dealings on Thursday as investors consider a bunch of corporate figures. AstraZeneca is the best performer in early dealings. The group's potential blockbuster heart drug Brilinta has received the backing of a US advisory panel just as the drug gia
Read moreHalma on track
29th Jul 2010 08:39
Electronic sensors firm Halma says trading since the start of the financial year has been strong and is in line with expectations. In the first quarter, revenue was 8% ahead of last year and included a positive benefit of less than 1% from currency translation. Order intake was comfortably ahead o
Read moreHalma 1Q Trading In Line With Views, Rev Up 8%
29th Jul 2010 07:27
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Halma PLC (HLMA.LN), a safety, health and sensor technology group said Thursday trading since the start of the financial year has been strong and is in line with the board's expectations, and said the first quarter, revenue was 8% ahead of last year and included a positive benefi
Read moreLancashire non-exec sells all his shares
7th Jul 2010 17:06
Lancashire Holdings non-executive director Barry Volpert's private equity firm Crestview has sold all of its common shares in the property, aviation and marine insurer. The latest disposal generated £22m and takes the amount raised by Crestview in the past fortnight to more than £29m. Crestview s
Read moreHalma Buys Back 586,572 Shares
7th Jul 2010 09:50
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Halma PLC (HLMA.LN) said Wednesday it has purchased 586,572 of its ordinary shares on July 6 at an average price of 271.034 pence per share. MAIN FACTS: -The purchased shares will be held as treasury; Halma holds 1.1 million shares as treasury shares. -Shares at 0848
Read moreSunday tips round-up: Resolution, Halma, Berkeley
27th Jun 2010 12:37
It's fair to say that Resolution brings a little bit of glamour to an industry best known for grey-suited number crunchers. The insurance buy-out vehicle first emerged in 2008 and was set up to drive consolidation in the UK life industry. The company, which was founded by the colourful entrepreneur
Read moreUK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: BROKERS COMMENTS
23rd Jun 2010 09:54
Broker comments in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, [email protected] Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 [email protected] 0854 GMT [Dow Jones] UBS raises Halma (HLMA.LN) price target to 280p from 260p, saying it views the company's new margin rang
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