Thursday newspaper share tips: Marston's, Greene King, Monks
13th Oct 2016 14:41
(ShareCast News) - Investors' worries about the impact which inflation will have on Marston's and Greene King are overstated and the shares are cheap, The Times's Tempus said. They are well-positioned in the market, well-funded relative to their peers and their brewing operations are proving success
Read moreMonks Investment Trust posts negative return for the year
8th Jun 2016 07:44
(ShareCast News) - Monks Investment Trust posted a net asset value total return of -0.4% for its full financial year on Wednesday, trailing behind the total return of 0.5% for the FTSE World Index in sterling terms. The FTSE 250 trust said its share price total return in the same period - the 12 mon
Read moreMonks Investment Trust falls behind benchmark in last financial year
4th Jun 2015 08:10
The Monks Investment Trust said its performance in the last financial year lagged behind that of its comparative benchmark. The FTSE 250 group reported net asset value total return of 13% in the year to 30 April, while its share price total return was 18.8% compared against the 18.0% total return fo
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Homeserve higher on strong winter trading, oil stocks and miners lower
27th Mar 2015 13:13
Homeserve was trading higher after a reassuring trading statement that revealed trading in its busy winter period had been "good" and in line with its full-year targets. Management was also pleased with levels of customer growth across the international businesses, having reported good customer numb
Read moreVedanta Deputy Executive Chairman trades in 50,000 shares
20th Sep 2013 08:22
Navin Agarwal, the Deputy Executive Chairman, of mining group Vedanta, on Thursday disposed of 50,000 shares, reducing his stake to 167.53m. The director sold the stock at 1,174p a time, earning himself £587,000. This week the company welcomed Tom Albanese, the former Chief Executive of Rio Tint
Read moreMonks' net asset value per share reaches all-time high
5th Jun 2013 07:55
FTSE 250-listed Monks Investment Trust has reported that the net asset value per share closed at an all-time year-end high in its preliminary results for the year to April 30th 2013. The net asset value total return, with borrowings at fair value, was 7.8% and the share price total return was 6.2%.
Read moreMonks Investment Trust sees NAV decline
8th Jun 2012 07:22
Monks Investment Trust has been battered by the ill winds of the Eurozone crisis in the 12 months to the end of April. The trust, which is managed by Baillie Gifford & Co in Edinburgh, saw its net asset value (including capital and income) drop 4.5%. The share price total return fell 6.2% compared
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: CSR drops on Nokia concerns
2nd Jun 2011 16:03
CSR, the chipmaking firm, has taken a hit after Numis downgraded the group to 'add', from 'buy', on the back of worrying news from its major customer Nokia this week, which cut its second-quarter outlook. Heading the other way are the retailers, with Sports Direct, Carpetright and Dunelm posting im
Read moreMonks IT outperformed FTSE World Index last year
2nd Jun 2011 15:31
The Monks Investment Trust, which focuses on international growth stocks and is managed by Edinburgh based fund management group Baillie Gifford, outperformed its benchmark index last year. In the year to 30 April it achieved a net asset value total return of 11.2%. During the same period the share
Read moreMonks gives FTSE World index a pasting
2nd Dec 2010 07:29
The performance of Monks Investment Trust, which focuses on international growth stocks, left its benchmark index in its wake last year. Net asset value per share (NAV) rose 25% in the year to the end of October compared to a rise on the FTSE World Index of 15% over the same period. In the six mon
Read moreMonks Investment Trust FY Pretax Profit GBP305.21M Vs Loss
30th Jun 2010 10:53
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Monks Investment Trust PLC (MNKS.LN), said Wednesday it made a pretax profit of GBP305.21 million for the year ended April 30, compared with loss GBP331.26 million, adding that it halved full year dividend to 3 pence. MAIN FACTS: -Full year net asset value per share, with
Read moreLondon close: Miners lift Footsie
9th Jun 2010 16:55
Footsie closed with strong gains after a volatile day for the leading share index. Mining stocks dragged the market higher as metal prices bounced on reports of an exports surge in China. A news agency is reporting that China's exports in May were 50% higher than a year earlier. That news has boo
Read moreLondon afternoon: Miners drive Footsie higher
9th Jun 2010 14:45
Mining stocks are dragging the market higher as metal prices bounce on reports of an exports surge in China. A news agency is reporting that China's exports in May were 50% higher than a year earlier. That news has boosted demand for the likes of Fresnillo, Kazakhmys, Xstrata and Vedanta. While si
Read moreLondon midday: Oil stocks slow Footsie
9th Jun 2010 12:04
The blue-chip index has limped back into the blue despite the weakness of oil stocks. Around three quarters of the market-value weighted index's constituents are higher but with heavy hitters BP, Shell and BG in the red the Footsie is struggling to make headway. BP investors are concerned by the ve
Read moreMonks Investment Trust NAV At April 30 364.1P, Halves Dividend
9th Jun 2010 08:18
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Monks Investment Trust PLC (MKS.LN) said Wednesday its net asset value per share at April 30 appreciated 43% to 364.1 pence compared with a 32% rise in the FTSE World Index in sterling terms. MAIN FACTS: -EPS for year ended April 30 4.02 pence (2009: 6.97 pence) -Boar
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