UK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: SHARES GAINING
6th Jul 2010 08:20
Stocks on the rise in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, [email protected] Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 [email protected] 0720 GMT [Dow Jones] Tullow Oil's (TLW.LN) Owo-2 well currently drilling offshore Ghana will be the next big catalyst for
Read moreMARKET TALK: Tullow's Owo Well Is Next Big Catalyst - NCB
6th Jul 2010 08:20
0720 GMT [Dow Jones] Tullow Oil's (TLW.LN) Owo-2 well currently drilling offshore Ghana will be the next big catalyst for the company, says NCB Stockbrokers analyst Peter Hutton. "Potential from the Owo-1 prospect west of Tweneboa will make or break [Tullow's] upside guidance of 1.4 billion barrels
Read moreTullow Oil: Expects Govt Approval For Uganda Asset Deal Tue
6th Jul 2010 07:59
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Tullow Oil PLC (TLW.LN) believes it will receive notification from the Ugandan government Tuesday that it has approval to purchase the Lake Albert oil licenses of Heritage Oil Ltd. (HOIL.LN) and sell on a portion of them to Total SA (TOT) and China National Offshore Oil Company (
Read moreLondon pre-open: Gains ahead
6th Jul 2010 07:37
Investors have a number of blue chip announcements to consider following yesterday's slow start to the week. Footsie is expected to open around 20 points higher. Housebuilder Persimmon said private sale reservations have softened around the time of the new government's budget proposals, though sal
Read moreUK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: BROKERS COMMENTS
6th Jul 2010 07:34
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] 0634 GMT [Dow Jones] Tullow Oil (TLW.LN) appears to be on track to close its Uganda asset deal with Heritage Oil (HOIL.LN), T
Read moreMARKET TALK: Tullow On Track In Uganda - Panmure Gordon
6th Jul 2010 07:34
0634 GMT [Dow Jones] Tullow Oil (TLW.LN) appears to be on track to close its Uganda asset deal with Heritage Oil (HOIL.LN), Total (TOT) and Cnooc (CEO), says Panmure Gordon analyst Peter Hitchens. "It appears Tullow has everything all sorted out apart from getting it all signed," he said, adding tha
Read moreTullow interim revenue nears $500m
6th Jul 2010 07:08
Tullow Oil has had a "very good" first half during which production came in on target and revenue increased about 13% to almost half a billion dollars. Group working interest production averaged 55,800 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) in the first six months of the year, in line with marke
Read moreTullow Oil: "Very Close" To Approval Of Uganda Asset Deal
6th Jul 2010 07:08
By James Herron Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--Tullow Oil PLC (TLW.LN) is "very close to finalization" of its deal to purchase the Uganda assets of Heritage Oil Ltd. (HOIL.LN) and sell a portion of them on to Total SA (TOT) and China National Offshore Oil Company (CEO), Tullow Ch
Read moreTuesday preview: Persimmon, Tullow, Punch
5th Jul 2010 16:15
As the credit crunch began to ease last year so the share prices of housebuilders bounced back strongly, but there are signs of the rally running out of steam as housing market data gets a bit spotty. Sector leader Persimmon updates the market on Tuesday with its pre-close statement, and Panmure Go
Read moreUganda President Asks ADF Rebels To End Rebellion, Return Home
4th Jul 2010 08:00
KAMPALA, Uganda (Dow Jones)--The Ugandan president has appealed to remnants of the Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF, who are have bases in lawless eastern Congo to abandon rebellion and return to the country, the president's office said in a statement late Saturday. A presidential spokeswoman sa
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Oil firms in demand
2nd Jul 2010 17:09
The potential bid for Dana Petroleum appears to have encouraged buying in its larger oil and gas peers. Tullow Oil and Cairn Energy lead the Footsie risers. BP, though, is going the other way as it considers what it can sell to help pay for the Gulf of Mexico spill. The Australian government's d
Read moreLondon close: Stocks cling on to gains
2nd Jul 2010 16:57
Leading shares went into a swoon in the final two hours of the trading session, taking their lead from the US which, after spending a while to analyse the non-farm payrolls data, moved lower. Despite coming off the top in late afternoon Footsie finished the day in positive territory, largely due t
Read moreLondon afternoon: Shares recover from US jobs jolt
2nd Jul 2010 14:16
The release of US jobs data checked Footsie's rise, prompting a 25 point fall in a matter of minutes, but the blue-chip index has since resumed its cautious climb. US jobs data for June came in worse than expected overall, but it was a mixed message with the unemployment rate falling to a 12-month
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks steady ahead of US jobless
2nd Jul 2010 12:22
Footsie ended the morning on or around its high for the day but trading is quiet ahead of the release this afternoon of the US non-farm payrolls data. Resource stocks continue to lead the way while banks claw back some of their recent losses as fears over European banks' balance sheets recedes. Da
Read moreLondon open: Early gains for Footsie
2nd Jul 2010 08:41
London has recouped some of yesterday's losses helped by the Korean interest in Dana Petroleum and an upbeat trading statement from Wickes owner Travis Perkins. Dana Petroleum last night confirmed the talks with a potential bidder, widely reported to be South Korean national oil company KNOC. The s
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