UK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Avanti Communications Raises GBP70M
12th 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 AVANTI COMMUNICATIONS GROUP PLC (AVN.LN), a broadband-by-satellite company, Monday said the launch of its first satellite will be delayed by up to six we
Read moreLondon afternoon: Resource stocks hog the action
12th Jul 2010 14:24
Footsie kicked on over the lunch time session despite mining stocks continuing to be a drag on the index. Expectations of a firm start on Wall Street boosted sentiment while speculative buying has seen BP add to the morning's gains. BP said the cost of the clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico has risen t
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Kier builds a lead
12th Jul 2010 13:34
Housebuilder and contractor Kier is ahead after saying full year underlying profit before tax will be towards the upper end of current market expectations and ahead of last year. The reduction in the Building Schools for the Future programme, announced by the new government, will not have a materia
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Beowulf's Kallak Ore Deeper Than Thought
12th Jul 2010 12:30
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 BEOWULF MINING PLC (BEM.LN), an iron ore explorer, said Monday the latest drilling results from its Kallak project in Sweden show ore is present at much
Read moreLondon midday: BP a bright spot in lacklustre Footsie
12th Jul 2010 12:01
Shares in BP have jumped on takeover talk and hopes that it is making progress as it caps the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, but Footsie is little changed overall. BP said the cost of the clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico has risen to $3.5bn from $3.12bn a week ago and $2.65bn at the end of June, alt
Read moreUPDATE: Kier Confident For FY11 Despite Public Spending Cuts
12th Jul 2010 10:24
(Adds analyst comment, detail) By Rachael Gormley Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K. construction firm Kier Group PLC (KIE.LN) said Monday it expects fiscal 2010 underlying pretax profit to be towards the upper end of current market expectations and ahead of last year, and r
Read moreUK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: SHARES GAINING
12th Jul 2010 09:29
Stocks on the rise in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, [email protected] Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 [email protected] 0829 GMT [Dow Jones] Kier Group's (KIE.LN) trading update suggests that FY profits will be at the upper end of expectation
Read moreMARKET TALK: Kier Update Suggests FY Profit At Upper End
12th Jul 2010 09:29
0829 GMT [Dow Jones] Kier Group's (KIE.LN) trading update suggests that FY profits will be at the upper end of expectations, says7 Panmure Gordon. Says the outlook remains challenging, as expected, but its track record helps the company to remain confident. Meanwhile, says the departure of finance
Read moreUK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: SHARES GAINING
12th Jul 2010 08:09
Stocks on the rise in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, [email protected] Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 [email protected] 0709 GMT [Dow Jones] Kier Group's (KIE.LN) year-end update confirms that trading is at the higher end of expectations, say
Read moreMARKET TALK: Kier Trading At The Top End Of Expectations
12th Jul 2010 08:09
0709 GMT [Dow Jones] Kier Group's (KIE.LN) year-end update confirms that trading is at the higher end of expectations, says KBC Peel Hunt. Says construction has done well on good order books and support services, including social housing repairs and maintenance and is benefiting from strong client r
Read moreKier not fazed by schools cutbacks
12th Jul 2010 07:30
Housebuilder and contractor Kier's full year underlying profit before tax will be towards the upper end of current market expectations and ahead of last year. The reduction in the Building Schools for the Future programme, announced by the new government, will not have a material impact its order b
Read moreKier Finance Director Deena Mattar To Leave, Balfour' Mursell Named
12th Jul 2010 07:12
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Construction firm Kier Group PLC (KIE.LN) said Monday that Deena Mattar, Finance Director since 2001, has informed the Board that she intends to leave the Group with effect from the close of the Annual General Meeting in November 2010 in order to pursue other opportunities. M
Read moreKier Group Sees FY Underlying Profit Ahead Of Last Year
12th Jul 2010 07:11
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Kier Group PLC (KIE.LN), an integrated construction and property services group, said Monday it expects to report full year underlying profit before tax towards the upper end of current market expectations and ahead of last year's result. MAIN FACTS: -Net cash balances du
Read moreKier wins Islington housing contracts
24th Jun 2010 13:58
Islington Council has handed contractor and housebuilder Kier two four-year contracts worth as much as £22m a year to repair and maintain 29,500 properties. Homes for Islington (HFI), the arms length management organisation for the council, will pay between £14m and £20m to Kier for housing repairs
Read moreKier Group Gets 2 Islington Council Contracts Worth GBP22M/Yr
24th Jun 2010 11:35
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Kier Group PLC (KIE.LN), a construction, development and service group, said Thursday it has been awarded two contracts, worth up to GBP22 million a year, for Homes for Islington, the arms length management organization for Islington Council. MAIN FACTS: -The contracts, t
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