Friday broker round-up UPDATE
5th Jul 2013 08:09
African Barrick Gold: Nomura lowers target price from 200p to 155p, while upgrading from reduce to buy. Barclays: Bank of America reduces target price from 410p to 370p, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged. BHP Billiton: Investec ups target price from 1919p to 1926p maintaining a buy re
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20th May 2013 08:32
Alent: Credit Suisse initiates with a target price of 430p and an outperform rating. Amlin: Morgan Stanley ups target price from 428p to 469p, while maintaining an overweight rating. Anite: Espirito Santo cuts target price from 180p to 165p retaining a buy recommendation. Ashtead Group: UBS takes
Read moreLondon close: FTSE 100 snaps winning streak after poor US data
16th May 2013 16:41
The FTSE 100 has finally ended its long-running winning streak after poor economic data from the States dampened stocks by the close of trade on Thursday. Markets were relatively rangebound for most of the session today, teetering around a five-and-a-half-year high of 6,700 following 10 consecutive
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Synthomer drops into bottom spot
16th May 2013 15:27
Shares in chemicals company Synthomer dropped on Thursday after the company said demand in Europe was weaker than anticipated during March and April, driving the overall group performance lower. Investment group 3i Group failed to impress despite a surge in assets under management (AuM) in the year
Read moreSynthomer gives cautious outlook as demand weakens
16th May 2013 12:46
Shares in chemicals company Synthomer dropped nearly 10 per cent on Thursday morning after the company said demand in Europe was weaker than anticipated during March and April, driving the overall group performance lower. The company said that the macro-economic environment in Europe has remained
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
16th May 2013 07:43
Barratt Developments: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 336p to 327p, while leaving its buy recommendation unaltered. BG Group: Credit Suisse raises target price from 1150p to 1190p keeping a neutral rating. BT Group: Berenberg takes target price from 280p to 375p and retains a buy recommenda
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13th May 2013 07:18
Bioquell: Investec shifts target price from 136p to 141p and keeps a hold recommendation. blinkx: Canaccord Genuity moves target price from 125p to 135p reiterating its buy recommendation. Britvic: Panmure Gordon increases target price from 380p to 460p and retains a hold recommendation. BT Group
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
23rd Apr 2013 07:40
Associated British Foods: Panmure Gordon ups target price from 1750p to 1800p keeping a hold recommendation. Aveva Group: Sanlam Securities upgrades from sell to hold with an unchanged target price of 1980p. Bank of Georgia: Bank of America raises target price from 1443.60p to 1765p, but downgrade
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15th Apr 2013 09:50
African Barrick Gold: Citigroup cuts target price from 267p to 175p and keeps its sell recommendation. African Minerals: Goldman Sachs lowers target price from 420p to 410p keeping a buy recommendation. Citigroup moves target price from 440p to 430p and retains a buy recommendation. Anglo American
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8th Apr 2013 07:21
Aberdeen Asset Management: Jefferies takes target price from 400p to 420p maintaining a hold recommendation. Admiral Group: Credit Suisse increases target price from 1320p to 1351p keeping a neutral rating. Antofagasta: Investec moves target price from 958p to 934p keeping a sell recommendation.
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
22nd Mar 2013 08:48
Afren: Nomura shifts target price from 175p to 180p keeping a neutral rating. ASOS: Nomura increases target price from 2000p to 2630p, while reiterating a neutral rating. Betfair: Panmure Gordon takes target price from 761p to 813p and leaves its buy recommendation unchanged. Brewin Dolphin Holdi
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20th Mar 2013 08:53
Abcam: Canaccord Genuity moves target price from 344p to 358p, but still recommends selling. Antofagasta: Jefferies cuts target price from 1350p to 1100p, while keeping a hold recommendation. ASOS: Cantor Fitzgerald raises target price from 2500p to 2900p reiterating a hold recommendation. Panmure
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
19th Mar 2013 07:21
Admiral Group: Canaccord Genuity raises target price from 1050p to 1215p, but reiterates its sell recommendation. BAE Systems: Investec moves target price from 325p to 375p retaining a hold recommendation. Balfour Beatty: Numis lowers target price from 330p to 300p and downgrades to add. BHP Bill
Read moreFTSE 250 movers:Rentokil leaps into the top spot
15th Mar 2013 15:39
Pest control and hygiene giant Rentokil Initial jumped over 10 per cent after it revealed robust 2012 results, beating analyst expectations. Adjusted pre-tax profits came to 191m pounds, a 10.1 per cent year-on-year rise. Ocado continued to rise one day after posting a jump in sales and unveiling
Read moreLondon midday: Markets fall ahead of Eurozone meetings, US data
15th Mar 2013 11:47
Meetings in the Eurozone and a relatively quiet day on the corporate earnings calendar meant that the UK stock market was trading firmly in the red on Friday morning as traders booked profits after recent gains. The S&P 500 in New York finished just a couple of point shy of its all-time high on Thu
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