Tuesday broker round-up UPDATE
11th Feb 2014 09:41
Bellway: Jefferies takes target price from 2085p to 2186p and stays with its buy recommendation. BT Group: Jefferies shifts target price from 435p to 440p and keeps a buy recommendation. Carnival: Jefferies ups target price from 2000p to 2050p, while downgrading to underperform. Deutsche Bank rais
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks flat as investors await US data with caution
7th Feb 2014 11:41
- Markets flat ahead of US jobs report - Stocks pause after ECB-inspired rally on Thursday - Data disappoints from China, UK, Germany techMARK 2,788.33 +0.33% FTSE 100 6,564.10 +0.09% FTSE 250 15,837.69 +0.30% The FTSE 100 was more or less flat by midday on Friday after trading within a narrow ran
Read moreLondon open: Markets pause ahead of US jobs data, stocks flat
7th Feb 2014 08:37
- Non-farm payrolls estimated at 180,000 - China services PMI falls to 50.9 - Tate & Lyle upgraded by JPMorgan to 'overweight' - Shires stops development of depression drug techMARK 2,781.99 +0.10% FTSE 100 6,561.78 +0.05% FTSE 250 15,827.61 +0.24% The FTSE 100 was broadly flat on Friday morning w
Read moreLondon close: Markets subdued ahead of policy decisions, US jobs report
5th Feb 2014 16:43
- Economic data from across the globe fails to impress - Policy decisions, US non-farm payrolls being watched - Tullow jumps on bid speculation, AB Foods and RSA rise strongly - Hargreaves Lansdown drops sharply after H1 report techMARK 2,745.01 -0.04% FTSE 100 6,457.89 +0.13% FTSE 250 15,561.38 +0
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
24th Jan 2014 08:35
Aberdeen Asset Management: Morgan Stanley reduces target price from 492p to 393p and downgrades from equal-weight to underweight. Afren: Morgan Stanley moves target price from 210p to 220p retaining an overweight rating. Ashmore Group: Morgan Stanley cuts target price from 410p to 365p and reitera
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
21st Jan 2014 08:17
BG Group: Credit Suisse ups target price from 1170p to 1200p, while leaving its underperform rating unchanged. BHP Billiton: UBS lowers target price from 2090p to 2060p, while its buy recommendation is kept. Diageo: UBS cuts target price from 2050p to 2000p maintaining a neutral rating. DP World
Read moreFriday broker round-up UPDATE
17th Jan 2014 10:05
Aberdeen Asset Management: JP Morgan cuts target price from 544p to 529p, while its overweight rating remains unchanged. Canaccord Genuity reduces target price from 586p to 540p and reiterates a buy recommendation. UBS lowers target price from 540p to 520p and keeps a buy recommendation. Ashtead Gr
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Miners lifted by Citigroup comments
16th Jan 2014 14:21
Mining stocks were performing well after Citigroup lifted its stance on the sector from 'neutral' to 'bullish', representing its first positive outlook for the industry in three years. The bank has labelled BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Glencore Xstrata as its "key picks" as it said that sentiment wil
Read moreInvestors should drill into Tullow Oil, FT says
16th Jan 2014 10:44
Tullow Oil should be a play for investors despite a 50 per cent fall in the explorer and producer's shares in the last two years, according to a respected British newspaper investment column. Failure to significantly boost 2013 oil and gas production against that of 2012 and a poor run of drilling
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
16th Jan 2014 08:59
Aberdeen Asset Management: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 586p to 540p, while its buy recommendation remains unchanged. Anglo American: UBS ups target price from 1500p to 1580p upgrading from neutral to buy. Antofagasta: Investec reduces target price from 716p to 685p maintaining a sell
Read moreThursday tips round-up: Punch Taverns. Juniper Fund Management, Tullow
16th Jan 2014 07:55
Punch Taverns' Chief Executive Stephen Billingham has quite a challenge in front of him. He is trying to force bondholders and shareholders to agree on a debt restructuring plan but, as one might suspect, no one wants to budge. Making matters worse, there are no less than 16 different tranches of se
Read moreLondon pre-open: FTSE to extend Tuesday's gains
15th Jan 2014 07:40
- FTSE to open 16 points higher - US markets recover on retail sales data - Quiet day expected with focus on earnings City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open 16 points above yesterday's close of 6,766.86, building on Tuesday's modest rise of 10 points late in the session. Overnight, US market
Read moreTullow Oil takes impairment charge but delivers growth in 2013
15th Jan 2014 07:00
- Revenues and profits improved in 2013 - Company to book 730m dollars in write-offs - 2014 production guidance below expectations - Kenya update points to upside potential Stable oil and gas prices and growth in production led to strong revenue and profit growth in 2013, according to a pre-close t
Read moreLondon close: BSkyB leads markets higher after decent economic data
14th Jan 2014 16:31
- Markets at highest level since October 30th - UK inflation falls to BoE target - Eurozone industrial production, US retail sales beat forecasts - UBS highlights potential M&A at BSkyB techMARK 2,818.48 +0.54% FTSE 100 6,766.86 +0.14% FTSE 250 16,236.02 -0.12% Markets managed to finish in positiv
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Sky lifted by broker comments
14th Jan 2014 15:07
UBS upgraded BSkyB to 'buy' this morning, giving the stock a decent lift as it said that competitive concerns have been priced in and growth opportunities are now being overlooked at the broadband and pay-TV group. It also sees M&A upside in the stock, speculating about a possible merger by Fox to c
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