FTSE 250 movers: BTG gets a shot in the arm
10th Sep 2010 14:56
Tests on a drug licensed out by the UK's BTG to Cougar Biotechnology have gone so well the American firm has been told to offer the prostate cancer treatment to study patients who were using a placebo. BTG's shares are up 8%. Hochschild Mining is shining after an encouraging scoping study and an up
Read moreLondon afternoon: Main index little moved
10th Sep 2010 14:39
We're little changed from last night's close as Wall Street opens, with a largely bright financials sector offset by mostly weaker commodity plays. Most banks have done well - Barclays excluded - on hopes that new banking rules announced this weekend will be favourable. Regulators are meeting this
Read moreLondon midday: Footsie flat as mining retreat offsets banks' advance
10th Sep 2010 12:01
On a quiet day on the company news front Footsie is flat, with banks advancing on hopes that new banking rules announced this weekend will be favourable, but miners falling back. Regulators are meeting this weekend to thrash out rules on banks' capital. Royal Bank of Scotland leads the sector on ho
Read moreLondon open: Flat start for Footsie
10th Sep 2010 08:51
London has opened flat with little sign of that changing after a lacklustre first hour. US shares tailed off towards the end of day on Wall Street and that has had some impact. Banks are still going well ahead of the new capital rules to be unveiled by BIS on Monday. Royal Bank of Scotland leads th
Read moreLondon pre-open: Modest falls expected
10th Sep 2010 07:36
The late swoon by Wall Street yesterday is having its effect on sentiment this side of the pond, and City traders expect the Footsie to open around 22 points lower than last night's close. JD Wetherspoon took another swipe at government taxes on the pub industry as it revealed like for like sales g
Read moreGrowth in permanent placements drives SThree
10th Sep 2010 07:11
SThree joined the growing band of recruiters reporting growing markets, though the Benelux region has yet to move back into growth mode. On a constant currency basis, in the group's third quarter, which runs from June to August, gross profit on the permanent recruitment side of the business was up
Read moreFriday preview: Imagination, SThree
9th Sep 2010 17:29
Investors will be hoping bosses at Imagination Technologies offer words of comfort when the graphics chip designer updates the market Friday. Its shares have taken a bit of a hiding this week on talk its PowerVR architecture has lost out to ARM's Mali graphics processing unit for use in Samsung's n
Read moreUK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: BROKERS COMMENTS
21st Jul 2010 11:32
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] 1032 GMT [Dow Jones] Merchant Securities upgrades SThree (STHR.LN) to hold from sell. The shares have fallen since June's tra
Read moreMARKET TALK: Merchant Securities Ups SThree To Hold From Sell
21st Jul 2010 11:32
1032 GMT [Dow Jones] Merchant Securities upgrades SThree (STHR.LN) to hold from sell. The shares have fallen since June's trading update, taking its share price into line with Merchant's lowered price target of 250p. Merchant says SThree was last into the downturn and its first-half results suggest
Read moreLondon close: Sluggish Footsie closes lower
19th Jul 2010 16:52
Footsie finished in the red Monday as M&A excitement failed to give the leading share index any real sense of direction. International Power was the best FTSE 100 performer after French energy giant GDF Suez revived talks about a partnership to create a new London-listed electricity group. The deal
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: 3D Diagnostic Imaging Plans AIM Move
19th Jul 2010 16:00
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 3D DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING PLC (3D.P.PM) is planning a move to London's junior Alternative Investment Market later this year, Chief Executive Graham Lay told
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Tomkins motors ahead
19th Jul 2010 14:46
Engineer Tomkins has motored ahead after it confirmed it has received a bid approach from a Canadian consortium worth 325p a share in cash. Toronto-based private equity Onex Corporation and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have been allowed a look at the books and due diligence on the compa
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Access Intelligence Eyes Acquisitions
19th Jul 2010 12:30
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 ACCESS INTELLIGENCE PLC (ACC.LN), a software and computer services firm, Monday said it is looking at "two or three" potential acquisition opportunities
Read moreMARKET TALK: Investec Cuts SThree Price Target
19th Jul 2010 09:54
0854 GMT [Dow Jones] Investec Securities cuts SThree (STHR.LN) to 375p from 390p following the company's results. Says: "Although the recovery is underway, we believe that our previous expectations were too ambitious and we are reducing our forecasts." Cuts '10 EPS estimate to 9.26p from 10.85p and
Read moreUK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: SHARES LOSING
19th Jul 2010 09:54
Stocks on the fall in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, [email protected] Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 [email protected] 0854 GMT [Dow Jones] Investec Securities cuts SThree (STHR.LN) to 375p from 390p following the company's results. Says: "A
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