UK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: BROKERS COMMENTS
5th Jul 2010 07:38
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] 0638 GMT [Dow Jones] Credit Suisse upgrades International Personal Finance (IPF.LN) to outperform from neutral, given around
Read moreThursday's tips round-up: Theo Fennell, SVG, IPF
24th Jun 2010 07:05
Theo Fennell is on 16.2 times Seymour Pierce's forecast earnings for 2011. That falls - yes, falls - to 11.3 times on the numbers for the year after. These metrics leave Theo Fennell undervalued compared with similar luxury goods makers, so buy, says the Independent. The broader appeal is that SVG'
Read moreLondon close: US housing data hits shares
23rd Jun 2010 17:03
Disappointing housing data from the US endured that London's leading share index finished firmly in the red. Shares were already sluggish, but turned sharply lower after new home sales in the US dropped 32.7% in May to 300,000 annual rate, the lowest level since recordkeeping began. In the mining
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Mariana Resources Raises GB6.75 Million
23rd Jun 2010 16:00
Dow Jones smallcap news is on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps MARIANA RESOURCES LTD. (MARL.LN), a gold, silver and copper explorer, Wednesday said it agreed to raise GBP6.75 million in a share sale to fund drilling at i
Read moreLondon afternoon: Stocks dip in quiet trading
23rd Jun 2010 14:24
London had an up and down lunch time session with the Footsie ending the period more or less where it started it, in the red. Trading is a bit sluggish, however, and the suspicion is that traders are more interested in this afternoon's crunch World Cup match between Slovenia and England than in th
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: IPF ahead of plan, shares jump
23rd Jun 2010 13:21
Central Europe focused lender International Personal Finance said trading has been ahead of plan so far in 2010, sending the shares higher. Credit issued is growing steadily and credit quality in all markets is good, the company said. Retail stocks are mixed following yesterday's Budget, which inc
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: ILX Group Eyes Increasing Overseas Sales
23rd Jun 2010 12:30
Dow Jones smallcap news is on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps ILX GROUP PLC (ILX.LN) expects the proportion of its revenue coming from international operations to equal or even exceed the U.K. in the next three years, C
Read moreLondon midday:Attempted rally falters
23rd Jun 2010 11:58
Mining stocks are weighing the Footsie down as London follows Wall Street's lead and heads south. American investors took flight following weak housing data and Asian markets followed suit this morning. Reflecting that, miners are down with recently floated FTSE 100 new boy African Barrick Gold lea
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Polar Capital Sees Assets Rise In 2H
23rd Jun 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 POLAR CAPITAL HOLDINGS PLC (POLR.LN), an asset manager, Wednesday posted a 74% decline in fiscal 2010 pretax profit, but recovered the loss recorded at t
Read moreLondon open: Dull start after US dip
23rd Jun 2010 08:52
Last night's late sell-off in the US has hit London this morning though selling has been selective rather than widespread American investors took flight following weak housing data and Asian markets followed suit this morning. Reflecting that, miners are down across the board led by heavyweights Xs
Read moreInternational Personal Finance: Trading To Date Ahead Of Plan
23rd Jun 2010 07:37
LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K. lender International Personal Finance PLC (IPF.LN) Wednesday said trading in April, May, and for the year to date has been ahead of plan after its second quarter performance benefited from the reversal of impairment charges taken during the weather-stricken first quarter.
Read moreLondon pre-open: Sell-off enters second day
23rd Jun 2010 07:37
Last night's late sell-off in the US will have repercussions for London early Wednesday, erasing more of the hard-earned gains off the past two weeks. American investors took flight following weak housing data and Asian markets have followed suit this morning. Futures prices indicate a 59-point di
Read moreIntl.Personal Finance ahead of plan
23rd Jun 2010 07:02
Central Europe focused lender International Personal Finance said trading has been ahead of plan so far in 2010. Credit issued is growing steadily and credit quality in all markets is good, the company said. After taking impairment charges in the first quarter because of the effects of the bad we
Read moreThursday's tips round-up: Fresnillo, JD Sports, JP Morgan Indian Investment Trust
15th Apr 2010 06:43
Fresnillo is well managed, boasts a world-class asset base and its ambitious growth plans seem well within its reach. The gearing of silver prices to economic recovery ? about half of consumption is accounted for by industrial applications ? is also persuasive, says the Times But it adds that, at 8
Read moreLondon close: Footsie moves past 5,800
14th Apr 2010 16:35
Positive sentiment as the US first quarter earnings season gets under way helped inject a bit of life into Footsie following recent sluggishness, sending it past the 5,800 point mark, though it settled slightly lower. Forecast-topping results from computer chip maker Intel yesterday were interprete
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