London close: Shares tread water after central banks sit tight
6th Nov 2014 08:25
A lack of action by Europe's central banks left London shares treading water on Thursday, although supermarkets provided a boost. The European Central Bank left its base rate unchanged at 0.05% but addressed fears about the lacklustre Eurozone economy by saying policymakers would take more action on
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
31st Oct 2014 09:36
Afren: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 110p to 105p, leaving its hold recommendation unaltered. Aviva: Barclays ups target price from 397p to 420p and reiterates its equal-weight rating. Barclays: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 300p to 295p and leaves its buy recommendation. Country
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
1st Oct 2014 09:56
African Minerals: Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 150p to 20p downgrading to hold. Avingtrans: FinnCap upgrades from hold to buy with a target price of 155p. Balfour Beatty: JP Morgan lowers target price from 220p to 200p, while upgrading to neutral. Blinkx: Numis places its buy recomm
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29th Sep 2014 09:22
Aberdeen Asset Management: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 460p to 430p and stays with its hold recommendation. Numis upgrades from hold to add with a target price of 455p. Balfour Beatty: Westhouse Securities places its target price under review keeping a sell recommendation. Circle Holdi
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26th Sep 2014 08:38
Balfour Beatty: Deutsche Bank ups target price from 245p to 270p upgrading to buy. Betfair: JP Morgan raises target price from 1050p to 1175p leaving its neutral rating unchanged. British Land: Societe Generale upgrades to buy with a target price of 780p. Dairy Crest: Investec cuts target price fr
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22nd Sep 2014 11:28
Avation: WH Ireland shifts target price from 200p to 206p and maintains a buy recommendation BAE Systems: UBS raises target price from 460p to 505p and reiterates a buy recommendation. Centrica: Goldman Sachs ups target price from 385p to 396p leaving its buy recommendation unchanged. Chariot Oil
Read moreInterserve and Shanks win waste treatment plant deal
21st Aug 2014 07:58
Support services group Interserve and waste recycling company Shanks have won a £950m deal to finance, build and run a new waste treatment centre in the East Midlands. Under the 27-year public-private partnership contract, Interserve will build a £145m mechanical biological treatment facility and a
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21st Jul 2014 09:29
APR Energy: Liberum Capital reduces target price from 735p to 385p and stays with its sell recommendation. Avanti Communications Group: Jefferies reduces target price from 580p to 250p and downgrades to hold. Dialight: Canaccord Genuity raises target price from 1000p to 1100p and retains a buy rec
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
2nd Apr 2014 08:48
Aberdeen Asset Management: Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 540p to 460p, while its buy recommendation is kept. Anglo American: JP Morgan ups target price from 1260p to 1300p, while leaving its underweight rating unchanged. Aviva: JP Morgan raises target price from 528p to 570p maintain
Read moreSOCO Chairman buys shares after recent stock weakness
31st Mar 2014 16:00
Rui de Sousa, the long-running Non-Executive Chairman of SOCO International, has raised his stake through the purchase of 50,000 shares, taking advantage of the recent slump in the oil and gas explorer's share price. De Sousa, who has been on the board of the FTSE 250 firm since 1999, snapped up th
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 moreShanks on track for full-year
31st Mar 2014 08:21
- Expects to deliver full-year in line with expectations - Challenging market environment expected to continue - Good progress on strategic goals Waste management business Shanks said it has continued to trade robustly, despite challenging market conditions, and expects to deliver a set of full-yea
Read moreShanks sees full-year trading in line
3rd Feb 2014 12:57
Waste Management outfit Shanks Group was confident that it would deliver an in-line trading result for the year ended March 31st, the company said in an update. The company highlighted its "successful" exit from UK Solid Waste, which would increase profits immediately and allow it to concentrate o
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
8th Nov 2013 09:21
Abcam: Canaccord Genuity moves target price from 396p to 386p and keeps a sell recommendation. N+1 Singer shifts target price from 450p to 445p downgrading to sell. Aberdeen Asset Management: Jefferies lowers target price from 440p to 430p and reiterates a hold recommendation. Anglo American: Gold
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
22nd Oct 2013 08:02
Aggreko: JP Morgan reduces target price from 1800p to 1620p reiterating a neutral rating. Alexander Mining: Northland Capital shifts target price from 6p to 8.10p and keeps a buy recommendation. APR Energy: JP Morgan increases target price from 1075p to 1150p and maintains an overweight rating. B
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