London close: Stocks mixed as US payrolls paint varied picture

8th Mar 2024 15:02

(Sharecast News) - London markets ended the trading session on a mixed note on Friday, as investors digested a faster-than-expected rise in non-farm payrolls in the US.

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Stifel downgrades Spirax-Sarco to 'sell'

8th Mar 2024 10:57

(Sharecast News) - Stifel downgraded Spirax-Sarco on Friday to 'sell' from 'hold' after the company's results.

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Berenberg raises target price on Spirax-Sarco

8th Mar 2024 10:13

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg raised their target price on manufacturer Spirax-Sarco Engineering from 8,800.0p to 9,800.0p on Friday after the group's full-year results came in line with expectations.

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London close: Stocks finish firmer as US jobless claims rise

7th Mar 2024 15:29

(Sharecast News) - London markets closed with modest gains on Thursday, after higher-than-expected jobless claims figures from the US, and a flurry of corporate news in the UK.

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Spirax shares jump as profit growth to return in 2024

7th Mar 2024 08:01

(Sharecast News) - Shares in Spirax Group surged on Thursday after the engineering firm lifted its dividend despite a dip in profits in 2023, held back by lower volumes in higher-margin work and restructuring and impairment costs.

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Jefferies ups ratings on Elementis, XP Power and Spirax-Sarco

31st Jan 2024 10:42

(Sharecast News) - Jefferies has adjusted its ratings on stocks across in a review of the UK-listed capital goods sector, which included upgrades of Elementis, XP Power and Spirax-Sarco Engineering.

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Spirax-Sarco shares have further to fall, says RBC

1st Dec 2023 10:34

(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets has slashed its target price for Spirax-Sarco Engineering from 9,000p to 8,000p and reiterated an 'underperform' rating on the stock, saying the valuation still isn't cheap despite its underperformance this year.

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Director dealings: Spirax-Sarco brass make share purchases

20th Nov 2023 15:18

(Sharecast News) - Spirax-Sarco Engineering revealed on Monday that chief financial officer Nimesh Patel had acquired 1,122 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed steam management systems manufacturer.

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Spirax-Sarco eyes return to growth in 2024

16th Nov 2023 09:02

(Sharecast News) - Engineering firm Spirax-Sarco lowered its full-year sales guidance on Thursday but said a return to growth was expected to take place in 2024.

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London close: Stocks finish higher on dovish Fed rhetoric

10th Oct 2023 16:34

(Sharecast News) - London markets enjoyed a buoyant session on Tuesday, closing with substantial gains after dovish comments from US Federal Reserve officials overnight signalled a potential pause to interest rate hikes.

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Recent sell-off in Spirax-Sarco shares "overdone", says JP Morgan

8th Sep 2023 07:48

(Sharecast News) - JP Morgan has lifted its target price for Spirax-Sarco, saying that the engineering group's recent share-price weakness has been unwarranted.

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FTSE 100 movers: Miners drop as risk appetite wanes

11th Aug 2023 15:14

(Sharecast News) - There were just five stocks on the FTSE 100 making gains on Friday afternoon as investors chose a risk-off approach to trading ahead of the weekend, following some mixed economic data from the UK and US.

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London open: Miners lead stocks lower despite positive UK GDP

11th Aug 2023 08:18

(Sharecast News) - UK stocks slipped lower on Friday, reversing gains made the previous session, as investors continue to digest a barrage of mixed economic data this week.

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Broker tips: Antofagasta, Spirax-Sarco, Smith & Nephew

10th Aug 2023 12:01

(Sharecast News) - Canaccord Genuity has maintained its 'buy' recommendation on miner Antofagasta despite the firm cutting its output forecasts on Thursday.

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London midday: Markets subdued ahead of US CPI data

10th Aug 2023 11:59

(Sharecast News) - Investors were keeping their powder dry on Thursday in London as stock markets chose to remain cautious ahead of a much-anticipated US inflation report later on.

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