FTSE 100 movers: ITV a strong riser on bid speculation
1st Sep 2014 15:03
Shares in ITV were rising strongly on Monday on renewed speculation that Liberty Global could be preparing to launch a full-scale bid for the UK broadcaster. According to The Telegraph over the weekend, Liberty, which already owns a 6.4% stake in ITV through its investment in July, is "forming allia
Read moreLondon midday: Weak global manufacturing data weighs on UK stocks
1st Sep 2014 12:06
- Chinese, Eurozone and UK manufacturing PMIs fall - Markets looking ahead to BoE, ECB, US jobs data - Perform jumps on Access Industries offer techMARK 2,855.71 +0.16% FTSE 100 6,816.49 -0.05% FTSE 250 15,922.73 +0.23% Figures showing a manufacturing slowdown in China, the Eurozone and UK were we
Read moreLondon open: Stocks slip on Chinese data, Ukraine tensions
1st Sep 2014 09:11
- Chinese manufacturing PMIs disappoint - Ukraine tensions high after Putin calls for "statehood" - Perform shares jump on Access Industries offer techMARK 2,857.65 +0.23% FTSE 100 6,811.96 -0.11% FTSE 250 15,922.03 +0.23% Weak economic data from China and ongoing geopolitical tensions in Ukraine
Read moreSunday share tips: Sainsbury's, Poundland, Hill & Smith
31st Aug 2014 17:46
Sell shares of Sainsbury's because the supermarket group's dividend is under threat, Questor said in the Sunday Telegraph. The UK supermarket sector is heading for lower profits and that means Sainsbury's payout is on the chopping block after Tesco's shock slashing of its interim dividend by 75%. Sa
Read moreLondon close: FTSE ends higher after data-heavy day
29th Aug 2014 17:23
- FTSE 100 closes up 13.95 at 6,819.75 - UK consumer confidence up - House prices inch higher techMARK 2,851.08 +0.17% FTSE 100 6,819.75 +0.20% FTSE 250 15,885.72 -0.16% The biggest London-listed stocks ended the week on an upbeat note after data-heavy session around for the UK, the Eurozone and t
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Supermarkets provide drag after Tesco issues profit warning
29th Aug 2014 15:46
Shares in Tesco fell sharply on Friday after the supermarket giant announced it expects profits to fall by as much as 27% this year and its interim dividend to be cut by 75%. New boss Dave Lewis, who due to take over from Philip Clarke, will now join the group one month earlier than planned on 1 Sep
Read moreLondon close: FTSE recovers to end modestly higher
27th Aug 2014 16:59
- FTSE closes up 7.9 at 6,830.66 - ECB chatter, Thursday's data in focus - German consumer confidence declines techMARK 2,845.03 +0.42% FTSE 100 6,830.66 +0.12% FTSE 250 16,024.64 +0.17% The FTSE closed just marginally above its opening level on Wednesday as investors responded to a drop in German
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Kantar data sends supermarket shares to opposite ends of spectrum
27th Aug 2014 16:20
Sainsbury led the downside after Kantar Worldpanel revealed the supermarket had endured a sales decline of 2.2% and a slight fall in market share from 16.5% to 16.4% year-on-year. Tesco was also very much in the red after the group, which is Britain's largest supermarket, saw its market share fall
Read moreDiscount supermarkets eat into price inflation and Tesco market share
27th Aug 2014 13:09
Grocery price inflation has dropped to a low of 0.2% in recent weeks, the influence of discount supermarkets held back the sector's growth and contributed to a massive decline in Tesco's market share. According to research carried out by Kantar Worldpanel, Britain's largest supermarket saw its mark
Read moreSector movers: Miners in a hole as lower prices hit Antofagasta
26th Aug 2014 17:54
Miners were on the slide on Tuesday after news of lower copper output and prices hit Chilean copper producer Antofagasta. Antofagasta said first-half earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) fell from $1.27bn to $1.128bn after the average copper sales price dropped 2.
Read moreLondon open: Stocks flat as markets await speech from Yellen
22nd Aug 2014 09:13
- Yellen in focus ahead of Jackson Hole speech - Analysts speculate over dovish/hawkish stance - Petrofac chairman to step down, LSE falls - Banks, supermarkets rise techMARK 2,819.73 -0.00% FTSE 100 6,777.60 -0.00% FTSE 250 15,841.09 +0.02% UK stocks were barely changed in early deals on Friday a
Read moreTuesday newspaper round-up: Vodafone, Rabobank, Big Four grocers...
19th Aug 2014 07:07
Vodafone is the worst mobile phone network in the country, despite the £1 billion it spent to improve its performance, according to the largest survey of the nation's signal quality. The Newbury-based company and the only British-owned mobile phone network operating in the country was bottom of the
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: ARM lifted by Goldman Sachs rating
18th Aug 2014 16:11
ARM Holdings was lifted by Goldman Sachs, which put the chipmaker on its 'conviction buy' list. Travis Perkins rose after Liberum Capital kept its 'buy' recommendation on the stock, despite reducing its target price from 2,190p to 2,100p. Mining group Rio Tinto edged higher after saying it will
Read moreSector movers: Tesco drags supermarket sector lower on divi outlook
18th Aug 2014 14:37
Grocery stocks were bucking the trend on Monday with supermarket heavyweights Tesco and Wm Morrison under pressure on concerns over their dividends. Despite wider market strength on the back of easing geopolitical concerns - London's FTSE 100 was up around 0.8% in afternoon trade - Tesco's share pr
Read moreMonday newspaper round-up: Asking prices, Tesco, Sainsbury's...
18th Aug 2014 07:05
House sellers' asking prices fell steeply by 2.9% month-on-month to £262,401 typically in August as the mood of the market grows calmer in London in particular, website Rightmove has reported. The dip as sellers adopt a "summer sales" attitude is the largest for the month of August that Rightmove ha
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