Broker tips: Standard Chartered, Fresnillo, Meggitt, Serco
6th Aug 2014 12:57
Investec says Standard Chartered coped well with a difficult first half of the year and is "still probably the best bank in the world". The broker acknowledges that 2014 "may not be a stellar year", but it expects a kick-start for revenue-led growth in the second half of the year and beyond. It ke
Read moreLondon midday: FTSE 100 near 6,600 as Ukraine crisis sinks stocks
6th Aug 2014 12:09
- Russian troops amass along Ukraine border - UK, Italian and German data disappoints - Ex-dividend stocks fall - StanChart falls after results, Shire drops FTSE 100 6,604.48 -1.17% FTSE 250 15,162.03 -1.24% techMARK 2,708.06 -1.23% Fears about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine sparked a sell
Read moreStandard Chartered 'still the best in the world' says Investec
6th Aug 2014 11:50
Investec says Standard Chartered coped well with a difficult first half of the year and is "still probably the best bank in the world". The broker acknowledges that 2014 "may not be a stellar year", but it expects a kick-start for revenue-led growth in the second half of the year and beyond. With
Read moreStandard Chartered sees H1 profits fall 20%, faces another US fine
6th Aug 2014 10:31
- Pre-tax profit down 20%, but ahead of forecasts - Financial Markets, Korea weigh on bottom line - Bank facing potential fine regarding anti-money laundering systems Asia-focused banking group Standard Chartered saw profits drop by a fifth in the first half on the back of continued weakness in th
Read moreLondon open: UK stocks drop as Ukraine crisis intensifies
6th Aug 2014 09:10
- Russia builds up troop numbers along border - German factory orders slump 3.2% - Ex-div stocks fall, Sage rises after appointing new CEO techMARK 2,728.84 -0.47% FTSE 100 6,646.91 -0.53% FTSE 250 15,263.85 -0.57% UK stocks dropped on Wednesday morning as heightened geopolitical tensions hit risk
Read moreWednesday preview: Standard Chartered in focus
5th Aug 2014 16:47
A pair of FTSE 100 financial services companies will draw much attention on Wednesday, with Standard Chartered and Friends Life reporting together with a smattering of mid-caps. The market will be keenly watching Standard Chartered results, released at 09.15, after management signaled on 26 June t
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Intertek, HSBC lead risers after H1 results
4th Aug 2014 15:27
Product testing, inspection and certification group Intertek saw its share price surge 7% after half-year profits beat estimates despite sales falling short of forecasts. The company said that earnings per share slipped to 61.2p in the first six months of the year, down 1.1% on the year but above th
Read moreLondon midday: UK stocks snap three-day decline as HSBC rises
4th Aug 2014 12:12
- HSBC leads banks higher, Intertek rises - UK construction PMI beats forecasts - Portugal concerns ease after BES rescue techMARK 2,748.21 -0.12% FTSE 100 6,711.03 +0.48% FTSE 250 15,387.53 -0.10% UK stocks pushed higher on Monday as the FTSE 100 rebounded after three straight days of losses, as
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Carillion-Balfour, share sell-off, Lloyds Banking
3rd Aug 2014 18:04
Carillion plans to put Balfour Beatty in a "bear hug" to tempt Balfour's shareholders to support its attempted takeover, the Sunday Times said. Carillion last week scuppered a planned all-share merger when it backtracked on the agreed sale of Balfour's Parsons Brinckerhoff US design consultancy. Wit
Read moreSector movers: Barclays results receive warm reaction, boost banks
30th Jul 2014 16:19
Well-received interim results from Barclays saw the London-listed banking sector rise to the top of the pile on Wednesday as the UK lender bettered analysts' forecasts. The lender reported an 8% fall in adjusted pre-tax profit in the second quarter to £1.656m, which it blamed on currency movements
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
30th Jul 2014 09:50
Antofagasta: Westhouse Securities downgrades from add to neutral with a target price of 885p. Investec places its target price (prev.: 690p) under review, while keeping its sell recommendation. Aureus Mining: FinnCap lowers target price from 66p to 62p maintaining a buy recommendation. British Ame
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: GKN leads after profits rise
29th Jul 2014 15:55
GKN climbed to the top spot after saying that a good performance by its automotive business fuelled 6% higher profits at the engineering group in the first half to £296m. However, a strong pound saw sales fall 1%. High street giant Next rose after lifting its sales and profit guidance for the full
Read moreBank of England to impose tough new bonus clawback rules
29th Jul 2014 15:31
The Bank of England (BoE) has decided to push ahead on its plans for super-tough bonus clawbacks on City bankers. The rules have been described as the toughest in the banking world but also "unreasonable" and even "unenforceable". A BoE consultation paper in March suggested bankers could be force
Read moreJPMorgan upgrades StanChart after "material underperformance"
29th Jul 2014 13:32
Standard Chartered's share price was making gains on Tuesday after analysts at JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded their rating on the stock from 'neutral' to 'overweight' following a "material underperformance" over the past year. JPMorgan said that shares of the emerging markets-focused bank have underper
Read moreBroker tips: Standard Chartered, GKN, St James's Place
29th Jul 2014 13:11
Standard Chartered's share price was making gains on Tuesday after analysts at JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded their rating on the stock from 'neutral' to 'overweight' following a "material underperformance" over the past year. JPMorgan said that shares of the emerging markets-focused bank have underper
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