FTSE 250 movers: Kaz Minerals drops, Intu climbs
23rd Sep 2019 14:50
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 250 was down 1.04% at 20,112.56 in afternoon trade on Monday, with Kaz Minerals leading the index lower.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Metro Bank chugs higher, Provident Financial sinks
20th Sep 2019 14:17
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 250 was 0.11% higher at 20,112.56 in afternoon trade on Friday, with Metro Bank leading the index higher.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Merlin loses its magic, Aston Martin accelerates
20th May 2019 15:04
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 250 was down 0.81% at 19,341.00 in afternoon trade on Monday, with Merlin Entertainments leading the index lower.
Read moreUS Justice Department to interview London forex traders over rigging
25th Nov 2014 09:11
US Department of Justice prosecutors are stepping up their major investigation into banks' rigging of the forex markets, conducting interviews with London traders in the coming weeks. Officials from the US Department of Justice will interview current and former bank staff at several UK banks as part
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Dixons Retail trumps ahead of results
3rd Sep 2013 14:00
Consumer electronics company Dixons Retail was the top riser as analysts said they expect the owner of PC World and Currys to deliver solid first quarter results on Thursday. Spirent Communications rallied as the telecommunications testing company said its Chief Executive Officer Bill Burns will st
Read moreOphir Energy directors continue to top up stakes post results - UPDATE
22nd Aug 2013 16:17
Alan Booth, an Independent Non-Executive Director at FTSE 250-listed oil and gas group Ophir Energy, raised his holding in the company just a week after the firm disappointed the market with its first-half report. Booth, who was appointed to the board in April, is now one of four directors at Afric
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: N Brown jumps after broker upgrade
21st Aug 2013 14:36
Internet shopping group N Brown was a high riser today after Credit Suisse raised its rating for the stock from 'neutral' to 'outperform' and lifted its target price from 455p to 620p. N Brown, whose brands include Simply Be, Jacamo and Figleaves, has seen its stock surge by around 50% so far this
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: JPMorgan, Thomas Cook rally
28th Jun 2013 13:52
India-focused companies JPMorgan Indian Investment Trust and Essar Energy edged higher as the country's government approved the a doubling of natural gas prices. Thomas Cook Group rallied after Fitch Ratings upgraded the travel company's long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'B'
Read moreSenior directors at ARM trade in shares following success of Q4
7th Feb 2013 15:57
The senior management board at ARM Holdings, the FTSE 100 chip designer, unveiled multiple share disposals on Thursday, with the transactions coming just one day after the group posted a 16 per cent rise in pre-tax profit for the fourth quarter. Warren East, the Chief Executive Officer of ARM sinc
Read moreView on banks pays off for JPMorgan Indian
22nd Dec 2010 17:21
FTSE 250 India-focused investment trust JPMorgan Indian Investment recovered from a slow start to bump up its net asset value (NAV) per share by just under one-third over the year, beating the performance of its benchmark index in the process. The diluted NAV per share rose by 32.4% to 504.0p in th
Read moreTuesday tips round-up: JP Morgan India, GlaxoSmithKline, YouGov
13th Oct 2009 06:41
Some economists have suggested that India's growth may outstrip that in China over the next few years, as major exporting countries are still hampered by the slowdown in global trade. JP Morgan India Investment Trust's latest net asset value per share, on a fully-diluted basis, is 387.17p a share a
Read moreWednesday's tips round-up: Mears, Fresnillo, James Fisher
19th Aug 2009 06:29
The experts say buy Mears, but put their target price at 260p, below its current level. With momentum strongly behind the equity markets as confidence slowly returns, The Independent suggests it is the wrong time to buy Mears. If the economy takes a turn for the worst, fill your boots, but if the s
Read moreTuesday tips round-up: Mitie, Cranswick, Big Yellow
19th May 2009 06:41
Mitie, the group which has, among others, the contract to clean the Tower of London reported stellar preliminary results yesterday, with revenues, profits and, most importantly, the dividend all up. Mitie is quite a bit smaller than Serco or Capita and the Independent urges urge investors to back a
Read moreLondon close: Footsie climbs higher
18th May 2009 16:50
Footsie closed with strong gains after steady advances throughout the afternoon, supported by a good showing on Wall Street. It was India that stole the show among world markets though in the wake of the Congress party's election victory. Vedanta, which mines for copper in the country, shrugged off
Read moreLondon afternoon: Momentum gathers pace
18th May 2009 14:33
A strong start on Wall Street has given renewed impetus to London's advance, with a strong showing by the Indian stock exchange also benefiting some India-focused stocks. Vedanta is a rare bright spot among miners, benefiting from the bounce Indian stocks received in the wake of the country's elect
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