CSC finance boss goes shopping
10th Aug 2010 16:21
Matthew Roberts, finance director of the property group Capital Shopping Centres (CSC), has opened his account in the company, spending more than £100,000 on shares. He took 30,000 shares at 335p a time, his first purchase of shares in CSC, which owns the Lakeside shopping centre in Essex as well
Read moreLondon close: Rally falls short
4th Aug 2010 16:50
The FTSE 100 briefly made it into positive territory in the afternoon session but that only lured out more sellers and the blue-chip index closed slightly down on the day. Shares in Next remained in the doghouse all day, not so much because of the performance in the first half of its financial yea
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks start to recover
4th Aug 2010 12:08
Leading share prices have come off the bottom but the FTSE 100 remains in arrears, following mixed news on the corporate front. Shares in Next are sharply lower. The fashion retailer has noticed a 'cooling' in consumers' demand in recent months, but still expects profits this year to rise by betwee
Read moreH1 profit rises at Moneysupermarket.com
4th Aug 2010 08:35
Price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com reported a jump in first half pre-tax profit and said it is well placed to make further progress going forward. Pre-tax profit in the six months to 30 June climbed to £2.9m from £1.9m a year earlier. Sales rose to £71.6m from £68.5m after a strong perfo
Read moreLondon close: Footsie rises again after strong week
9th Jul 2010 17:07
Footsie finished a very good week on the up again, helped by gains for the miners, life groups and Smith & Nephew. Antofagasta was the stand-out stock in the mining sector after Goldman Sachs issued a "buy" recommendation. Goldman Sach also advocates buying Anglo American ahead of an expected adv
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Revolymer Gum To Go On Sale In US
9th 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 REVOLYMER LTD., a U.K. company that developed a chewing gum that can be easily removed from the sidewalk said it completed the regulatory requirements to
Read moreLondon afternoon: Footsie condolidates gains
9th Jul 2010 14:39
Shares edged a little bit higher over the lunch time session with little sign yet of investors looking to bank the week's gains. Mining stocks are leading the advance. Antofagasta is the stand-out stock in the sector after Goldman Sachs issued a "buy" recommendation. Goldman Sach also advocates buy
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Bodycote 2010 Earnings To Top Market View
9th 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 BODYCOTE PLC (BOY.LN), an engineer, Friday said 2010 earnings will be "significantly" ahead of market forecasts. Bodycote, which specializes in heat
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks becalmed
9th Jul 2010 11:59
After a bright start things in London have tailed off with those traders still chained to their screens probably contemplating an early getaway for the week-end. Constituents of the FTSE 100 index are almost exactly divided between leaders and laggards, with insurers and base metal miners prominent
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: SureTrack Monitoring Plans AIM Listing
9th Jul 2010 09:30
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 SURETRACK MONITORING PLC (STMP.PM) Friday said it plans to raise about GBP1.4 million through a share placing and will list its shares on the Alternative
Read moreMoneysupermarket.com 1H Sales Seen Up 5% On Yr, Ebitda Dips
9th Jul 2010 08:18
LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K. price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC (MONY.LN) Friday said first-half revenue is expected to be up about 5% on the year, although earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization, or Ebitda, are expected to fall slightly due to increased invest
Read moreMoneysupermarket.com ads aid revenue
9th Jul 2010 07:26
A series of TV adverts appear to have done price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com some good, with first half revenue expected to have risen by about 5%. Revenue for the six months ended 30 June is put at about £71.5m, with UK internet revenues up around 6% year on year, or just over 10% excl
Read moreLondon close: Footsie at 22-month high
15th Apr 2010 17:12
The afternoon saw many leading shares consolidate or extend the morning's gains, solidifying the Footsie's position above 5800. Banks led the advance after better than expected results from US investment bank JP Morgan yesterday. Barclays received a boost from Execution Noble, which raised its targ
Read moreLondon afternoon: Brokers boost banks
15th Apr 2010 14:25
Footsie is keeping its head above 5800, climbing a bit further over the lunch time session despite expectations of a soft start on Wall Street. After better than expected results from US investment bank JP Morgan yesterday investors are keen on UK banks such as Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland and
Read moreLondon midday: Flat Footsie
15th Apr 2010 11:50
Leading shares remain mixed , with laggards among FTSE 100 constituents now marginally outnumbering leaders. Experian is the worst performing blue-chip. The credit checking firm saw revenues from continuing operations rise for the six months to March but revenues at its UK operations fell in the pe
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