London close: Muted reaction to S&P as Footsie rises 0.4%
16th Jan 2012 16:29
The market reaction to S&P's mass downgrade of nine Eurozone nations was fairly muted on Monday, with the Footsie finishing at its highest levels of the day, as many argue that the downgrades of France and Austria (both rated AAA previously) were already priced in. Meanwhile, the results of the late
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Carnival falls after cruise ship crash
16th Jan 2012 14:22
Big news on the FTSE 100 today was cruise operator Carnival, which fell 17% after one of its ships grounded off the coast of Italy at the weekend. The company said that the cost of not having the Costa Concordia in service will be between $85m and $95m. The stock was not helped by a downgrade from M
Read moreLondon midday: Footsie flat as markets digest S&P move
16th Jan 2012 11:54
After a stint in the blue, and the red, the Footsie was trading flat by midday on Monday, as the markets digested the S&P move to downgrade nine Eurozone countries on Friday evening. Eyes are on France as the nation looks to issued €8.7bn in government debt today. Standard & Poor's (S&P) "finally"
Read moreBroker tips: Carnival, Meggitt, Rockhopper
16th Jan 2012 10:36
Credit Suisse has reassessed its view on cruise ship operator Carnival following the news that one of its luxury liners grounded off the coast of Italy at the weekend. The broker maintained its neutral rating on the stock but said that incident will be a "black mark on the cruise industry" as well
Read moreBroker snap: UBS upgrades Meggitt to neutral
16th Jan 2012 09:16
UBS has upgraded aerospace, defence and energy market engineer Meggitt from sell to neutral on the back of improving foreign exchange movements and a nascent business jet recovery in North America. The broker says that Meggitt should benefit from the US dollar strength versus both the sterling and
Read moreMonday broker round-up - UPDATE
16th Jan 2012 08:48
Capita: Bank of America-Merrill Lynch downgrades to neutral from buy. Carnival: Credit Suisse keeps neutral rating and 2,285p target; Morgan Stanley downgrades to neutral from outperform, target cut from 2,700p to 1,800p. Amec: Goldman Sachs upgrades to buy from neutral. Morrisons: Deutsche Bank
Read moreBroker Snap: Credit Suisse downgrades Meggitt to underperform
6th Dec 2011 17:13
Analysts at Credit Suisse have today cut their recommendation and price target on Meggitt, the global systems and components supplier for the aerospace industry. The broker holds that the company's strength in civil OE/energy is already largely priced-in, after a strong performance this year.
Read moreLondon close: Footsie finishes flat on euro concerns
6th Dec 2011 16:53
The Footsie finished flat on Tuesday, as some worrying comments on the Eurozone by ratings agency Standard & Poor's continued to weigh on sentiment. The index traded within a narrow range of just 51 points today, with investors likely to stay cautious ahead of a pivotal EU summit scheduled at the e
Read moreFTSE 100 Movers: Wolseley on the rise
6th Dec 2011 13:57
Wolseley, a distributor of plumbing and heating products, hit the top spot after reporting that it has seen like-for-like revenue growth of 5% in the three months to the end of October, compared to the same period of 2010. Total revenues were £3,641m. On a like-for-like basis Wolseley's biggest mar
Read moreLondon midday: Footsie in the blue despite S&P warning
6th Dec 2011 12:01
UK equities pushed into positive territory (albeit only slightly) by midday but trade was choppy in the morning session, as a Standard & Poor's warning over Eurozone ratings rattled markets' nerves. Nevertheless, US futures were pointing to a positive start on Wall Street, providing a lift here in
Read moreTuesday broker round-up - UPDATE
6th Dec 2011 09:27
Wolseley: Charles Stanley gives accumulate recommendation. Wolseley: Panmure Gordon keeps sell rating and 1,500p target. Meggitt: Credit Suisse downgrades to underperform from outperform; cuts target to 330p from 410p. Shire: Goldman Sachs reiterates buy. SABMiller: Nomura maintains buy recomme
Read moreBroker tips: Meggitt, Compass, DMGT
23rd Nov 2011 12:55
UBS has downgraded Meggitt from neutral to sell after cutting back its earnings forecasts for this year and the next. "Meggitt has also outperformed the European aftermarket stocks by 12% over the last three months and is within 7% of its all time high. Meggitt is on the UBS M&A watch list," the br
Read moreBroker snap: UBS downgrades Meggitt to sell
23rd Nov 2011 10:10
UBS has downgraded Meggitt from neutral to sell after cutting back its earnings forecasts for this year and the next. The firm, which describes itself as an engineering group specialising in "extreme environment components and smart sub-systems for aerospace, defence and energy markets", released i
Read moreWednesday broker round-up - UPDATE
23rd Nov 2011 09:22
Compass: Seymour Pierce reiterates buy rating and 650p target. Compass: Investec maintains buy and 630p target. Compass: Evolution Securities keeps buy rating and 640p target. Meggitt: UBS downgrades from neutral to sell, target cut from 340p to 330p. SABMiller: Investec upgrades from hold to bu
Read moreLondon close: Footsie extends losing streak
22nd Nov 2011 16:42
After spending almost all of the day in the blue and threatening to end a six-day losing streak, Footsie tumbled at the death to extend its miserable sequence. Disappointing third quarter gross domestic product data from the US played a part in London's late swoon. The second estimate for third qu
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