Thursday broker round-up UPDATE
20th Mar 2014 09:19
Antofagasta: Deutsche Bank cuts target price from 770p to 735p and downgrades to sell. Investec cuts target price from 753p to 726p keeping its sell recommendation. Ashmore Group: HSBC Holdings lowers target price from 410p to 400p retaining its overweight rating. Avacta Group: Numis shifts target
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
17th Mar 2014 08:31
Admiral Group: Credit Suisse raises target price from 1340p to 1425p and keeps a neutral rating. African Barrick Gold: Canaccord Genuity ups target price from 315p to 330p and maintains a buy recommendation. Amara Mining: Canaccord Genuity moves target price from 25p to 33p and reiterates its buy
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks pull back after strong gains, earnings and data in focus
5th Mar 2014 11:34
- Economic data, China targets closely watched - Ukraine crisis still in focus - Admiral jumps, Melrose sinks - Credit Suisse takes down housebuilders techMARK 2,905.24 -0.55% FTSE 100 6,782.33 -0.61% FTSE 250 16,619.55 -0.48% UK stocks fell on Wednesday as investors focused on a string of import
Read moreLondon open: Stocks edge lower as investors await data
5th Mar 2014 08:28
- Stocks pull back after strong rise - Tensions ease between Russia and Ukraine - Investors await host of economic data techMARK 2,915.70 -0.19% FTSE 100 6,810.51 -0.19% FTSE 250 16,667.83 -0.19% UK markets opened slightly lower on Wednesday morning as investors watched geopolitical developments
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
26th Feb 2014 08:54
Anglo Pacific: FinnCap cuts target price from 279p to 216p, downgrades to hold. Ashmore Group: UBS reduces target price from 405p to 355p, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged. Jefferies cuts target price from 475p to 375p, while its buy recommendation is kept. Barclays lowers target pric
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
14th Feb 2014 10:26
Assura Group: Liberum Capital shifts target price from 44p to 44.40p and retains a buy recommendation. Barclays: Credit Suisse lowers target price from 270p to 260p and keeps a neutral rating. Bellway: Panmure Gordon raises target price from 1520p to 1639p and maintains a buy recommendation. UBS i
Read moreOxford Instruments warns on year-to-date sales
13th Feb 2014 07:56
Oxford Instruments has warned its year-to-date sales have remained behind the same period last year. However, the company, which develops high technology tools and systems, said it was anticipating strong sales in February and March, and that orders had been ahead of the prior year in the four mont
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
30th Jan 2014 09:06
Amedeo Resources: Daniel Stewart initiates with a target price of 2p and a buy recommendation. Anglo American: Credit Suisse ups target price from 1600p to 1650p and leaves its neutral rating unchanged. Antofagasta: Citi takes target price from 270p to 290p, but still recommends selling. JP Morgan
Read moreOxford Instruments' offer for Andor declared unconditional
22nd Jan 2014 08:06
Oxford Instrument's offer for Andor Technology was on Wednesday declared unconditional after the necessary steps were completed. On January 21st at 13:00, 94.93% of Andor shareholders had accepted the offer, granting technology developer Oxford Instruments the right to issue compulsory acquisitio
Read moreWhitbread exec cashes in on rising share price
10th Jan 2014 16:12
Patrick Dempsey, the Managing Director of Whitbread's Hotels & Restaurants business, on Friday sold 3,500 shares in the FTSE 100-listed company. Dempsey, together with his wife Allison, sold the shares at 3,861p each for a total trade value of £135,135. Their stake in the group now stands at 35,
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Aveva lifted by UBS upgrade
8th Jan 2014 16:04
Aveva climbed strongly after UBS upgraded the software company from neutral to buy. It said it was "impressed with the performance in the core engineering and design business in the first half", and while doubtless cautious about other aspects of the group, UBS believes project lifecycles are long
Read moreOxford Instruments extends offer to Andor Tech shareholders
8th Jan 2014 08:04
Oxford Instruments, a manufacturing and research company, has received approval from the majority of Andor Technology shareholders to go ahead with its proposal to acquire the company. The deal between the two was first announced towards the end of 2013 and has now received approval by 73.47% of
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
18th Dec 2013 08:44
Berendsen: Panmure Gordon raises target price from 761p to 917p, while retaining its hold recommendation. British American Tabacco: Nomura cuts target price from 3840p to 3720p, while staying with its buy recommendation. bwin.party: Daniel Stewart reduces target price from 173p to 146p, while its
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Perform Group nosedives on profit warning
12th Dec 2013 15:46
Digital rights firm Perform Group has warned that its 2013 full-year revenue will be below previous expectations, pushing earnings 'significantly' below forecasts. The warning, which also revealed results for 2014 are now set to miss expectations, more than halved the value of the company's stock fo
Read moreLondon close: Stocks erase gains as investors weigh US budget, Fed policy
11th Dec 2013 17:01
- Taper speculation picks up after budget deal - Imagination Technologies drops sharply on H2 guidance - RBS, Lloyds lead banks lower - Defence stocks rise on US budget techMARK 2,674.83 +0.08% FTSE 100 6,507.72 -0.24% FTSE 250 15,396.12 -0.10% After a choppy session, UK markets sank into the red
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