Thursday broker round-up UPDATE
6th Jun 2013 07:37
Aggreko: Goldman Sachs cuts target price from 2425p to 2125p, while retaining its buy recommendation. Alliance Pharma: FinnCap shifts target price from 35p to 38.50p and stays with its hold recommendation. APR Energy: Goldman Sachs reduces target price from 990p to 945p keeping a buy recommendatio
Read morePrecious metal division weighs on Johnson Matthey
6th Jun 2013 07:07
Speciality chemicals company Johnson Matthey reported weaker annual results, in what it described as a challenging year, but said it remains well positioned to grow its business over the medium and long term. Underlying pre-tax profit declined to £389.2m for the year ended March 31st 2013 from £426
Read moreWalker named as next Executive Director at Johnson Matthey
5th Jun 2013 13:53
FTSE 100-listed speciality chemicals company Johnson Matthey has appointed John Walker as an Executive Director of the company with effect from October 9th 2013. He will succeed Bill Sandford who is to retire as an Executive Director of the company on October 9th 2013. Walker, who has worked at J
Read moreLondon close: Stocks pare gains after US data
1st May 2013 16:40
Disappointing economic from the States saw the FTSE 100 halve its earlier gains by the close on Wednesday as markets waited in anticipation of a policy decision from the Federal Reserve later this evening. The US central bank is widely expected to leave its current stimulus measures unchanged follo
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: BT leads the way after o2 deal
1st May 2013 14:52
BT Group shares were leading the risers on Wednesday after signing a 10-year deal with o2 to create a new 4G network worth in the region of 500m pounds. Speciality chemicals group Johnson Matthey has made strong gains after a positive update from Credit Suisse said that weaker platinum prices have
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
23rd Apr 2013 07:40
Associated British Foods: Panmure Gordon ups target price from 1750p to 1800p keeping a hold recommendation. Aveva Group: Sanlam Securities upgrades from sell to hold with an unchanged target price of 1980p. Bank of Georgia: Bank of America raises target price from 1443.60p to 1765p, but downgrade
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Johnson Matthey share lifted by Credit Suisse
12th Apr 2013 15:34
Johnson Matthey shares were lifted by Credit Suisse, in which it said the speciality chemical makers is in a better position than its peers in Europe in terms of its position within the industry. The broker reiterated its 'outperform' rating on the stock. Aggreko shares got a boost after Jefferies
Read moreLondon midday: FTSE 100 snaps four-day winning streak
12th Apr 2013 11:55
The FTSE 100 was pulling back on Friday morning after four consecutive days of gains as investors turned cautious ahead of a meeting of Eurozone finance ministers in Dublin. Results due out from US banking giants JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo later today were also making markets nervous, with stoc
Read moreLondon close: Stocks edge higher ahead of long Easter weekend
28th Mar 2013 16:43
Stocks finished moderately higher on Thursday, though gains were trimmed in afternoon trade as traders scaled back risk appetite ahead of a long four-day weekend for the Easter holidays. Meanwhile, continuing concerns over the Eurozone kept markets on their toes today, as political uncertainty in I
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks advance as Cyprus re-opens banks
28th Mar 2013 11:42
After a shaky start, the FTSE 100 was making decent gains by Thursday lunchtime ahead of a raft of economic data from the States later on, as sentiment was lifted by the reopening of banks in Cyprus. Nevertheless, gains are expected to moderate as traders refrain from building big positions ahead o
Read moreLondon open: Markets open cautiously ahead of Easter weekend
28th Mar 2013 08:21
UK stocks opened tentatively on Thursday morning with the focus once again turns to Cyprus as banks re-open with capital controls in place to prevent worried depositors from clearing out their accounts. While markets have opened in a positive manner, gains are expected to moderate as traders refrai
Read moreJohnson Matthey buys Sweden's Formox
28th Mar 2013 07:09
Speciality chemicals group Johnson Matthey said it has completed the purchase of formaldehyde producer Formox for 107m pounds in cash from Perstorp Specialty Chemicals, a company owned by PAI Partners. Formox provides catalysts, plant designs and licences for the manufacture of chemical intermedia
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
22nd Feb 2013 07:12
Antofagasta: RBC upgrades from underperform to outperform. Ashmore Group: Citigroup raises target price from 330p to 355p upgrading to neutral. JP Morgan ups target price from 361p to 413p and maintains a neutral rating. Babcock International: Citigroup revises target price from 965p to 1185p and
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
18th Feb 2013 08:09
AMEC: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 1350p to 1250p and stays with its buy recommendation. HSBC lowers target price from 1225p to 1200p keeping an overweight rating. Anglo American: Deutsche Bank moves target price from 2260p to 2290p and maintains a buy recommendation. HSBC upgrades to overw
Read moreLondon close: Stocks flat as caution sets in ahead of G20 statement
15th Feb 2013 16:43
Better-than-expected economic data from the States helped the Footsie erase its earlier losses on Friday afternoon, though the mood on markets was still cautious ahead of an announcement from the Group of 20 meeting in Moscow. Market analyst Craig Erlam from Alpari said that "traders opt[ed] to wai
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