Tuesday broker round-up - UPDATE
3rd Jul 2012 08:11
Anite: Jefferies reiterates buy rating and 155p target; Investec puts target under review, buy rating kept. Avocet Mining: Nomura slashes target from 220p to 120p, neutral rating kept. Barclays: Investec maintains buy rating and 240p target. BG Group: Deutsche Bank reduces target from 1,800p to 1
Read moreLondon close: Stocks surge despite US data
2nd Jul 2012 16:44
- Markets eye BoE and ECB policy decisions - US ISM data disappoints - Chinese, UK PMIs beat expectations The FTSE 100 finished near its best levels of the day on Monday as investors shrugged off disappointing US economic data and looked ahead to upcoming policy decisions in Europe and the UK with
Read moreThursday tips round-up: Petrofac, Northgate
28th Jun 2012 07:02
In the Telegraph, Questor is cautious on the oil and gas engineering services firm Petrofac. Its long term prospects look good, but the price of oil has been falling, which has knocked Petrofac's share price. Clients also seem to be taking rather a long time to fully commit to contracts. With that i
Read moreDaily Mail CEO buys 50,000 shares
27th Jun 2012 15:56
Martin Morgan, the Chief Executive of the Daily Mail and General Trust, has doubled his stake in the company with the purchase of 50,000 shares. Morgan, handed over £195,945 for the shares, which he bought at 391.89p a go, taking his stake in the firm to 978,016 shares. The shares were purchased
Read moreLondon close: Markets cautious on Eurozone uncertainty
26th Jun 2012 16:33
- Cautious mood ahead of EU summit - Cyprus, Spain and Italy dampen sentiment - US data mixed The FTSE 100 struggled to find direction on Tuesday, swinging between gains and losses throughout the day on the back of development in the Eurozone and mixed economic data from the US. Traders were showi
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks flat on mixed Eurozone news
26th Jun 2012 11:33
- German consumer sentiment improves - Cyprus asks for a bailout - Perhipery bond auctions see yields rise London's Footsie swung between gains and losses on Tuesday morning on the back of mixed news from the Eurozone. Investors are likely to remain cautious ahead of the crucial EU summit on June 2
Read moreBroker tips: Petrofac, Ocado, Stagecoach
26th Jun 2012 11:33
Investec has downgraded its rating for oilfield services group Petrofac from 'buy' to 'hold' and cut its target price from 1,900p to 1,500p, saying that caution over 2013 still remains as the backlog continues to decline. "We still believe in the medium-term investment case for Petrofac and have li
Read moreBroker snap: Investec downgrades Petrofac due to backlog issues
26th Jun 2012 11:32
Investec has downgraded its rating for oilfield services group Petrofac from 'buy' to 'hold', saying that caution over 2013 still remains as the backlog continues to decline. "We were nervous ahead of the trading update as contract wins in the key ECOM division in 1H12 have not been at a level requ
Read moreLondon open: Stocks rise after German GfK report
26th Jun 2012 08:37
- German consumer sentiment expected to improve - Cyprus asks for bailout - Moody's downgrades 28 Spanish banks London blue chips advanced in early trading on Tuesday as an unexpected rise in German consumer sentiment outweighed concerns over Cyprus and Spain. Also helping the mood this morning wa
Read moreLondon pre-open: Small rise expected in early trading
26th Jun 2012 07:37
City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open up 12 points from yesterday's close of 5,451 after Monday's declines, which saw the index drop 63 points on the back of comments made by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who underlined her opposition to the issuing of common euro area bonds. Internationa
Read morePetrofac buoyed by Mexican contract
26th Jun 2012 07:06
Oil and gas services provider Petrofac has again reiterated its full-year profit guidance, saying that both its Engineering, Construction, Operations and Maintenance (ECOM) and Integrated Energy Services (IES) divisions are making good progress. The company expects net profits to grow by at least 1
Read moreLondon close: Footsie falls but banking stocks robust
22nd Jun 2012 16:57
- BoE, ECB ease pressure on lenders - Moody's downgrades 15 global banks - Resources stocks weigh on London market Resource stocks were weighing heavily on the FTSE 100 on Friday afternoon, sending the index one per cent lower, despite actions by central banks in the UK and the Eurozone to ease the
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Lloyds leads banks higher despite Moody's downgrades
22nd Jun 2012 15:27
Banking peers Lloyds, RBS, HSBC and Barclays were all making gains on Friday afternoon despite having their credit ratings downgraded by Moody's. Lloyds, which was downgraded in a separate report to the others, was a high riser after saying Moody's has recognised "the substantial momentum we have
Read moreLondon midday: Banks shrug off downgrades, but resources stocks drag
22nd Jun 2012 11:48
- Banks rise in spite of Moody's downgrade - Spanish banks need up to 62bn euros, says private audit - German business confidence falls to two-year low Banks were making gains by midday as they shrugged off a sector-wide downgrade my Moody's, but the Footsie still remained in the red with oil and m
Read moreLondon open: Mass bank downgrade in the spotlight
22nd Jun 2012 08:32
- Moody's downgrades 15 global banks - Spain needs up to 62bn euros in bank aid - Oils and miners drops early on London's blue chips dropped sharply on Friday morning with the mass bank downgrade by Moody's weighing on sentiment across Europe. Credit ratings agency Moody's has downgraded 15 major
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