Thursday broker round-up UPDATE
8th May 2014 08:40
Anglo American: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 1510p to 1550p and retains a hold recommendation. Balfour Beatty: Berenberg reduces target price from 350p to 290p and keeps a buy recommendation. BBA Aviation: JP Morgan cuts target price from 386p to 369p retaining an overweight rating. Bodyco
Read moreLondon open: Barclays leads FTSE 100 higher ahead of central bank decisions
8th May 2014 08:32
- Barclays gains on job-cut announcement - Busy day for corporate earnings/updates - Yellen, Putin comments in focus - Focus turns to BoE and ECB ahead of policy decisions techMARK 2,799.70 +0.31% FTSE 100 6,827.33 +0.45% FTSE 250 15,963.95 +0.52% UK stocks rose on Thursday morning amid a flurry o
Read moreLondon pre-open: Gains expected after Yellen comments, rate decisions in focus
8th May 2014 07:40
The FTSE is set to move back above the 6,800 mark this morning, lifted by comments made in the US last night by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, as well as an easing of tensions in Eastern Europe. That comes ahead of rate decisions in both the UK and Europe, as well as a press conference with t
Read moreSage remains on target after solid trading, CEO to retire - UPDATE
8th May 2014 07:03
- Growth in software subscription boosts revenue - Increased dividend payment by 6.2 per cent - Confident of meeting targets for the full-year - CEO announces retirement FTSE-100 software firm Sage booked a five per cent increase in half-year revenue, driven by strong growth in software subscripti
Read moreLondon midday: Tech and airline stocks drag UK markets lower
11th Apr 2014 11:30
- Tech, internet stocks weigh on markets - Nasdaq sees sharpest fall since late 2011 - JPMorgan, Wells Fargo in focus this afternoon - Airlines sold off after Heathrow traffic stats techMARK 2,668.68 -1.87% FTSE 100 6,563.60 -1.18% FTSE 250 15,888.60 -1.61% UK stocks fell over one per cent on Frid
Read moreLondon open: Tech stocks drag UK markets lower after Nasdaq sell-off
11th Apr 2014 08:35
- US, Asian weakness flows into UK stocks - Tech stocks hit hard in early trading - Supermarkets edge higher early on techMARK 2,679.00 -1.49% FTSE 100 6,594.42 -0.72% FTSE 250 15,946.60 -1.25% There were just a handful of risers on the FTSE 100 on Friday morning as stocks dropped sharply, trackin
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
31st Mar 2014 10:41
African Minerals: Credit Suisse cuts target price from 280p to 200p maintaining a neutral rating. Anglo American: Credit Suisse reduces target price from 1900p to 1800p and retains an outperform rating. ARM Holdings: Barclays takes target price from 1125p to 1200p and reiterates an overweight reco
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: BT Group in top spot after strong Q3
31st Jan 2014 15:07
BT Group was the highest riser on the FTSE 100 after the UK phone company reported third-quarter earnings that beat analysts' estimates. The group also raised its earnings outlook for the year. BG Group's shares regained strength following a sharp fall earlier in the week when the British gas explo
Read moreThursday tips round-up: Sage, Anglo American
23rd Jan 2014 08:00
A conversation around an accounting software firm whose sales are growing at a four per cent clip will make many investors yawn, but that would be a mistake in the case of Sage. On Wednesday the company's chief said the group was on track to deliver revenue growth of six per cent by 2015. That would
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish flat amid rate-hike speculation
22nd Jan 2014 17:05
- FTSE 100 fails to break last year's intraday high - Rate hike speculation ramps up as UK unemployment falls - Sage gains after confident outlook - RBS drops after UBS downgrade to 'sell' techMARK 2,847.95 +0.05% FTSE 100 6,826.33 -0.12% FTSE 250 16,147.17 +0.02% The FTSE 100 finished more or les
Read moreSector movers: Sage lifts software stocks, chemicals gain
22nd Jan 2014 15:28
Sage was giving the software and computer services sector a lift on Wednesday after the firm reiterated its medium-term growth targets. Shares in Sage were up 3.6% at 427.9p - a level not seen in over a decade - after the accountancy software company said that trading across all regions in the firs
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Sage Group jumps after confident update
22nd Jan 2014 15:14
Software company Sage Group rose strongly after it said it is trading in line with expectations, with growth across all regions. The firm expects to meet a target for a 6% increase in revenue in 2015 following impressive results in the period from October 1st to date, according to a trading update
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks slip on rate speculation as UK unemployment declines
22nd Jan 2014 11:30
- Markets pull back sharply after UK data - Fall in unemployment sparks rate speculation - Sage rises after confident update - RBS hit by UBS downgrade to 'sell' techMARK 2,852.20 +0.20% FTSE 100 6,825.74 -0.12% FTSE 250 16,130.75 -0.08% UK markets had erased gains by Wednesday lunchtime as concer
Read moreSage on track to meet 2015 revenue target as it trades in line
22nd Jan 2014 07:03
- Growth across all regions - Trading in line with expectations - Firm on track to meet 2015 revenue target Software company Sage Group said it is trading in line with expectations with growth across all regions. The firm expects to meet a target of a 6% increase in revenue in 2015 following impre
Read moreWednesday preview: UK jobless rate, BoE minutes, Syria peace talks
21st Jan 2014 14:38
The UK unemployment rate will be released along with minutes from the Bank of England's (BoE) meeting earlier this month. Britain's jobless rate is expected to fall to 7.3% in the three months to November from 7.4% the previous period, edging closer the central bank's 7% threshold at which it will
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