MARKET TALK: FinnCap Starts Scientific Digital With 50p Target

19th Jul 2010 10:54

0954 GMT [Dow Jones] FinnCap initiates coverage of Scientific Digital Imaging (SDI.LN) with a 50p target. The company, which makes cameras, instruments and software used in life science research, is growing, profitable and undervalued compared to UK-listed peers like Axis-Shield (ASD.LN) or Andor Te

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UK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: BROKERS COMMENTS

19th Jul 2010 10:54

Broker comments in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, [email protected] Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 [email protected] 0954 GMT [Dow Jones] FinnCap initiates coverage of Scientific Digital Imaging (SDI.LN) with a 50p target. The company, which

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UK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: BROKERS COMMENTS -2-

19th Jul 2010 10:54

0840 GMT [Dow Jones] BP shares -2.9% to 395p, after US authorities expressed concerns that hydrocarbons could seep from the newly sealed Macondo oil well. "BP seems to have hit another road bump so that's not going to do the space any favors," says one trader. Another says there is also some trepida

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UK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: BROKERS COMMENTS -3-

19th Jul 2010 10:54

0658 GMT [Dow Jones] UBS raises Burberry Group (BRBY.LN) target price to 790p from 730p, following the company's announcement that it will buy out its Chinese franchisees. UBS sees this transaction as very positive for Burberry, given that it allows the group to directly operate its business in what

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UPDATE: Scientific Digital Imaging Profit Up As Cuts Loom

19th Jul 2010 09:32

(Adds executive comment.) By Jason Douglas Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--Digital imaging company Scientific Digital Imaging PLC (SDI.LN) Monday reported a higher fiscal-year profit due to rising sales of its cameras and instruments to university researchers and amateur starg

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UK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Regulator Rejects Uniq's Pension Plans

19th 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 UNIQ PLC (UNIQ.LN), a convenience food maker, Monday said the U.K. Pensions Regulator has turned down its proposals to tackle its retirement fund's finan

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Scientific Digital Imaging Profit Up But Research Cuts Loom

19th Jul 2010 07:05

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Digital imaging company Scientific Digital Imaging PLC (SDI.LN) Monday reported a higher fiscal-year profit but sait although its markets have proved resilient during the recession there is a danger customer spending could now be harmed by U.K. government cuts to research budgets

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Scientific Digital Imaging Upgrades ProtoCOL2 For Rapid Analysis

28th Jun 2010 07:48

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Scientific Digital Imaging PLC (SDI.LN), the AIM quoted group focused on the needs of the scientific community, said Monday ProtoCOL2 has been upgraded to allow rapid statistical analysis of flu and bacterial vaccine potency and antibiotics susceptibility testing results. MAI

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Small caps round-up: Plus Markets, S&U, 1st Dental Laboratories

21st May 2010 14:08

Plus Markets Group is cutting its costs from £8.75m in 2009 to less than £5m in 2011 and says that it will not need to raise cash in the "foreseeable future". Plus Markets hopes to reach break even within two years. Plus Markets has not completed the second part of its strategic review, which concer

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Small caps round-up: All Leisure, Archial, Straight...

25th Jan 2010 09:59

Cruise operator All Leisure Group pointed to the recession, currency movements and fuel costs as it posted a fall in pre-tax profits in the year to October 2009 to £2.6m from £9.1m the previous year as revenues climbed to £73.6m from £67.5m. Shares in Archial jumped after the UK and Asia-focused ar

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Thursday preview: Sports Direct, Premier Farnell, BoE rate

9th Dec 2009 18:02

Back in October, sportswear retailer Sports Direct was confident it would achieve underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of at least £150m this financial year, but the caveat was that exchange rates had to remain at October's levels. In the meantime sterli

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