Friday broker round-up - UPDATE
13th Jan 2012 11:19
Vodafone: Nomura upgrades to buy. Bunzl: UBS cuts to neutral from buy. RSA Insurance: Citi cuts to neutral from buy. BT Group: Nomura upgrades to buy from reduce. RBS: Seymour Price upgrades to buy from reduce. BG Group: JP Morgan raises price target to 1,900p from 1,455p. Tesco: Credit Suiss
Read moreInternational Greetings sells over 2bn ft of wrapping paper
13th Jan 2012 07:55
International Greetings, a gift wrap and stationery supplier, performed in line with management's expectations during the Christmas trading period and the third quarter. During the Christmas period the firm's annual gift wrap sales exceeded 2 billion feet for the first time. Paul Fineman, Chief
Read moreInternational Greetings shrugs off challenging markets
6th Dec 2011 07:57
Gift wrap and stationery supplier International Greetings reported a 6%increase in half year sales and said significant opportunities across its markets gives makes it optimistic for the future. Sales in the half-year to 30 September rose to £110.3m from £104.5m in 2010. Profit from continuing ope
Read moreLondon close: Footsie slips back on sluggish day
8th Dec 2010 16:56
Shares struggled to snap out of their earlier sluggishness all day, closing just a few points in the red. Bid-related activity was the main source of excitement. Medical devices group Smith & Nephew was swept more than 9% higher by talk of a possible acquisition. US private equity firms are though
Read moreLondon afternoon: Footsie loses grip
8th Dec 2010 15:19
The 5,800 level is under pressure as a weak start on Wall Street begins to drag London back into negative territory. Insurers Prudential, Aviva and Resolution are doing their best to keep the market's head above water, but losses in the mining sector - Rio Tinto, Randgold and Anglo American have fa
Read moreLondon midday: Retail stocks take centre stage
8th Dec 2010 12:08
Footsie is in sluggish mode today although there is some excitement among retail-related stocks. Figures from the British Retail Council show shop price inflation fell for the first time in five months in November as nervous retailers slashed prices to make sure shoppers splash out in the run-up to
Read moreLondon open: Blue chips head lower
8th Dec 2010 08:57
London has opened lower as a bullish mood in the US following a two-year extension to tax cuts faded by the close last night. Smith & Nephew is the best performer by some distance, while Royal Dutch Shell is also higher after an upgrade to equal-weight from underweight from Morgan Stanley. The dea
Read moreInternational Greetings wraps up strong H1
8th Dec 2010 08:37
Gift wrap and stationery supplier International Greetings more than doubled half year profit while sales rose 13% as it moves confidently into the key Christmas period. Trading has continued in line with expectations since the period end, the group said in a company statement. "We expect condition
Read moreStrong first half for International Greetings
28th Oct 2010 14:40
Gift wrap and stationery supplier International Greetings says that sales have grown in line with expectations in the first half, although the second half is the most important period for the company. The six months to September 2010 have benefited from Toy Story 3 licensed products. There has als
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP:Dividend Chance For International Greetings
14th Jul 2010 16:00
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps INTERNATIONAL GREETINGS PLC (IGR.LN) Wednesday said it isn't ruling out introducing its first dividend payment at the end of the current fiscal year.
Read moreUPDATE: International Greetings Eyes New Mkts After Pft Swing
14th Jul 2010 14:42
(Adds CEO comment, detail.) By Hannah Benjamin Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--Gift wrap and cards designer and manufacturer International Greetings PLC (IGR.LN) Wednesday swung to a small full-year pretax profit, adding while market conditions remain tough it plans to continu
Read moreSmall caps: Silence Therapeutics, Eros, Interquest,...
14th Jul 2010 14:01
Silence Therapeutics has agreed a one-year extension of its ongoing research and development collaboration with AstraZeneca. The pair are working on five therapeutic molecules addressing respiratory and oncology indications. Film distributor Eros traded well in the second half of the financial year
Read moreINTERVIEW: International Greetings Not Ruling Out FY11 Div
14th Jul 2010 13:49
By Hannah Benjamin Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--Gift wrap and cards maker International Greetings PLC (IGR.LN) Wednesday said it isn't ruling out introducing its first dividend payment at the end of the current fiscal year. Analysts expect the firm, which swung to a small f
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: ASOS Revenue Boosted By Overseas Sales
14th Jul 2010 09:30
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps ASOS PLC (ASC.LN), an online fashion retailer, Wednesday posted a 48% jump in first-quarter group revenue, helped by a more than doubling of overseas sal
Read moreInternational Greetings Swings To FY10 Pft; Eyes Profit Growth
14th Jul 2010 08:04
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Gift wrap and cards designer and maker International Greetings PLC (IGR.LN) Wednesday swung to a small full-year pretax profit and said that although market conditions remain tough, its order book is encouraging and it is well-placed to increase profit. The firm made a GBP525
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