Land Securities H1 underlying profit up; Brexit fears hitting rental values
15th Nov 2016 07:15
(ShareCast News) - First half revenue profits at property investment group Land Securities rose 4.5% to £192.5m despite "hesitant" demand for office space in London in the wake of the Brexit vote and a warning of weaker rental values. The company posted a pre-tax loss of £95m compared with a profit
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Burberry in fashion after London catwalk show
20th Sep 2016 12:46
(ShareCast News) - London's blue chip shares were in style on Tuesday, as reports from London Fashion Week proved a welcome diversion for investors who were bracing themselves for central bank announcements later in the week. Plenty of positive commentary surrounding Burberry's fashion show in Londo
Read moreTuesday broker round-up
6th Sep 2016 10:07
(ShareCast News) - Marks & Spencer: Goldman Sachs reiterates sell with a target price of 315p. Bunzl: RBC maintains underperf orm with a 1950p target. Mediclinic: UBS keeps at buy with a 1170p target. Ultra Electronic: Berenberg reiterat es buy with a 2000p target. Associated British Foods: Goldm
Read moreSector movers: Real estate stocks tumble
11th Aug 2016 16:19
(ShareCast News) - Defensive sectors had the edge on Thursday even as investors continued to bid the market higher, with tobacco stocks enjoying the strongest gains alongside the likes of Unilever, with the latter standing to gain from recent improved sentiment towards emerging markets. Heading the
Read moreLand Securities close to fully letting Paddington office building
10th Aug 2016 07:12
(ShareCast News) - Land Securities has signed up three new long-term tenants for its 20 Eastbourne Terrace office building next to London's Paddington station. With US software company Citrix taking two floors and another let to medical device manufacturer LivaNova, the building is now 90% let with
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Property stocks rally, miners slide
20th Jul 2016 16:42
(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 100 gained 0.47% to 6,728.99 points at the close, buoyed by a rally in real estate and housebuilder stocks. Real estate investors and housebuilders, including Land Securities and Persimmon, a day after a report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) cons
Read moreCiti sees opportunity in UK real estate correction
18th Jul 2016 16:17
(ShareCast News) - UK commercial real estate values were set to fall further, analysts at Citi said, but they believed the falls would only be a 'correction' - mostly cyclical in nature - and should be looked upon as a trading opportunity. Nonetheless, they admitted the risk of a more severe propert
Read moreLondon close: Banks, financials and property fly amid BoE rate-cut chatter
7th Jul 2016 16:38
(ShareCast News) - UK shares flew north with Associated British Foods leading blue chips on a chipper update and chased by a peloton of banking, financial and property stocks on rising expectations of a Bank of England rate-cut next week. "Today marks the first day since the (non-binding Brexit) ref
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: ABF ascends above rebounding real estate and housebuilders
7th Jul 2016 14:18
(ShareCast News) - London's blue chip index was boosted by a bevvy of rebounding financials and property stocks, though they were topped by a surging rise from Associated British Foods. AB Foods danced more than 10% higher after it said the significant weaking of the pound since the Brexit vote had
Read moreLondon-listed REITs slump as Liberum downgrades on Brexit risks
4th Jul 2016 12:36
(ShareCast News) - Liberum downgraded its ratings on British Land, Land Securities, Intu Properties and Hammerson as it pointed to greater occupier uncertainty in London City offices and retail following the UK's decision to leave the European Union. "Irrespective of economic stabilisers and low int
Read moreITV, Wolseley are Liberum's top-picks in case of Bremain, Brexit
20th Jun 2016 09:25
(ShareCast News) - Depending on whether the UK finally decided to 'Remain' or 'Leave' then different London-listed securities were likelier to 'outperform' their respective sectors, Liberum said. The broker's 'top-picks' under a 'Remain', 'Leave' and 'Either way' scenario were, ITV, Wolseley and Bal
Read moreBrexit poll support hits sterling and stocks
1st Jun 2016 11:42
(ShareCast News) - A new Brexit poll showing parity between the Remain and Leave votes saw sterling slip further to a two week low on Wednesday, also hitting equities as housebuilding stocks led the fallers. A YouGov poll for the Times found 41% support for Remain and the same for the Leave camp wit
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Financials, Big oil pace gains
25th May 2016 16:34
(ShareCast News) - Financials were again to be found near the top of the leaderboard on Wednesday with shares of 'big oil' firms nipping at their heels. According to an opinion poll conducted for the Evening Standard by Opinium, voters in London said they were overwhelmingly in favour of the UK stay
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Taylor Wimpey and Ashtead lead gains
17th May 2016 13:57
(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 100 was in positive territory on Tuesday afternoon, as a mixture of encouraging results and analyst optimism looked like extending the index's winning streak to a third day. Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey topped the leaderboard after it unveiled a significant upgrade to its m
Read moreTuesday newspaper share tips: British Land, Marks & Spencer
17th May 2016 12:36
(ShareCast News) - The relative under-performance of British Land's shares in recent months is arguably a tell for heightened risk aversion among investors, says the Financial Times' s Lex column. It pointed to the 23 June referendum that would decide whether the UK continued as part of the EU, and
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