UK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: SHARES GAINING
26th Jul 2010 12:32
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] 1132 GMT [Dow Jones] Credit Suisse raises its Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.LN) price target to 72p from 68p following the st
Read moreLondon midday: Updates fail to move Footsie
26th Jul 2010 12:13
Footsie is still seeking direction despite a stream of company news updates that have moved share prices Banks Lloyds, Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays are all strongly ahead after they sailed through the tests last week. BP is ahead after the oil giant confirmed it will t will hold a board me
Read moreAT A GLANCE: A Roundup Of Analyst Opinion On EU Stress Tests
26th Jul 2010 11:44
THE EVENT: The European Union's Committee of European Banking Supervisors, or CEBS, on Friday released results showing E.U. banks largely passed a round of government stress tests, with just a few institutions found to need further capital as a buffer against further economic and sovereign risks.
Read moreUK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: SHARES GAINING
26th Jul 2010 09:56
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] 0856 GMT [Dow Jones] Lloyds Banking (LYG) and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) could be biggest gainers among U.K. banks from
Read moreMARKET TALK: RBS, Lloyds May Be Biggest Stress-Test Gainers
26th Jul 2010 09:56
0856 GMT [Dow Jones] Lloyds Banking (LYG) and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) could be biggest gainers among U.K. banks from stress test results, which could provide a lift to debt markets, says Exane BNP Paribas. "The bigger issue for U.K. banks is the extent [if any] to which the CEBS stress test exe
Read moreLondon open: Solid start to week
26th Jul 2010 08:49
Relief at the relatively benign results of the European banking system stress test has encouraged buyers into the market. Lloyds, Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays are all strongly ahead after they sailed through the tests last week. Tony Hayward, the embattled BP chief executive, will collect
Read moreMARKET TALK: Selection Key In Banking Sector - Evolution
26th Jul 2010 08:46
0746 GMT [Dow Jones] The European bank stress tests should have been tougher, says Evolution Securities, and the whole exercise lacks credibility. "We don't see the Tests as a strong positive catalyst for equity investors, although we do expect them to help in the gradual normalisation process of fu
Read moreUK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: BROKERS COMMENTS
26th Jul 2010 08:46
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] 0746 GMT [Dow Jones] The European bank stress tests should have been tougher, says Evolution Securities, and the whole exerci
Read moreMARKET TALK: UK Banks Up; Stress Tests Provide Comfort -Shore
26th Jul 2010 08:16
0716 GMT [Dow Jones] All UK banks included in the EU-wide bank stress tests--Barclays (BCS), HSBC (HBC), Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.LN), Lloyds Banking Group (LYG)--passed, as expected, says Shore Capital, with tier 1 ratios comfortably above 6% under the adverse scenario. Takes comfort, in isolat
Read moreUK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: SHARES GAINING
26th Jul 2010 08:16
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] 0716 GMT [Dow Jones] All UK banks included in the EU-wide bank stress tests--Barclays (BCS), HSBC (HBC), Royal Bank of Sc
Read moreMARKET TALK: UK Banks Open Up After Passing EU Stress Tests
26th Jul 2010 08:11
0711 GMT [Dow Jones] UK banks all passed the EU-wide stress tests Friday. However, "the static balance sheet limitations along with the absence of important factors such as regulatory changes make the results less meaningful, especially for UK banks that will see significant restructuring," says JPM
Read moreUK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: SHARES GAINING
26th Jul 2010 08:11
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] 0711 GMT [Dow Jones] UK banks all passed the EU-wide stress tests Friday. However, "the static balance sheet limitations a
Read moreLloyds In Talks To Sell GBP140M Of Retail Assets - Report
25th Jul 2010 14:14
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LLOY.LN) is in talks to sell GBP140 million of retail assets, the Mail on Sunday reports, without citing sources. It adds that Legal & General Property may buy the assets, but says other parties have also held talks over the assets sale. The 'LXB
Read moreDubai World $23.5B Debt Talks End, No Deal In View
25th Jul 2010 04:47
(This item was originally published Thursday.) By Oliver Klaus, Summer Said and Tahani Karrar-Lewsley Of ZAWYA DOW JONES DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--A long awaited meeting between Dubai World and its creditors ended Thursday with little hope of an immediate agreement to restructure $23.5
Read moreDubai World $23.5B Debt Talks End, No Deal In View
24th Jul 2010 08:02
(This item was originally published Thursday.) By Oliver Klaus, Summer Said and Tahani Karrar-Lewsley Of ZAWYA DOW JONES DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--A long awaited meeting between Dubai World and its creditors ended Thursday with little hope of an immediate agreement to restructure $23.5
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