London open: Stocks fall, Misys jumps after Vista offer
19th Mar 2012 08:25
- Misys up seven per cent after 350p-a-share Vista offer - Burberry weighed down by French tax reports - Markets looking ahead to Wednesday's Budget The Footsie fell into the red in early trading on Monday, with the market looking ahead to Wednesday's Budget. "We have entered the doldrums of marke
Read moreSunday tip round-up: Dogs of the FTSE, Investors´ favourites
18th Mar 2012 14:07
Since the year 2000 experience seems to show that investing in the highest yielding stocks of the UK´s benchmark index, when the economy is recovering, can be a sound strategy. Therefore, given signs that the worst is over the Midas team at the Daily Mail has decided to re-launch their 'Dogs of the
Read moreLondon close: Miners drag Footsie into the red
14th Mar 2012 16:40
- Miners outweigh financials to drag Footsie lower - Fed expects 'moderate' growth in 2012 - Osborne considering 100-year gilts UK stocks finished the day slightly lower on Wednesday despite an earlier rise as steep falls in the mining sector offset a strong performance by the banks and insurers. T
Read moreSector movers: Vodafone drags telecoms lower
14th Mar 2012 16:18
The mobile telecommunications sector was the worst performer of the day with stocks falling an average 1.96%. Vodafone was a major reason, with the telecoms giant falling 2.2% before the close of trade on Wednesday after being downgraded by Exane BNP Paribas from neutral to underperform. The broker
Read moreLondon midday: Financials jump despite jobs data
14th Mar 2012 11:43
- UK unemployment on the rise - Banking stocks lifted by US stress test results - Legal and General beats forecasts in 2011 Stocks held on to earlier gains by lunchtime on Wednesday despite some gloomy jobs data. Financials were leading the rise, buoyed by the results of the stress tests in the US
Read moreWednesday broker round-up
14th Mar 2012 10:02
Antofagasta: Fox-Davies upgrades from sell to hold, target lifted from 1,121p to 1,197p. AZ Electronic Materials: Goldman Sachs upgrades from buy to conviction buy, target raised from 380p to 440p. Close Brothers: UBS raises target from 690p to 750p, neutral rating kept. Computacenter: UBS raises
Read moreTuesday broker round-up - UPDATE
6th Mar 2012 09:20
Serco: Credit Suisse lifts target price to 650p from 600p, remains at outperform. Capita: Credit Suisse revises target to 820p from 770p, retains outperform. Wolseley: UBS downgrades from buy to hold. Pace: Peel Hunt upgrades from hold to buy, raises target to 99p from 75p. International Power
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Int'l Power up on Indonesian agreement
2nd Mar 2012 14:02
Electricity group International Power (IPR) raced into the top spot after itself and French utilities firm GDF SUEZ (which owns 70 percent of IPR) announced that IPR-GDF SUEZ Asia has signed 30-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) for two 220MW geothermal projects with the Indonesia state-owned uti
Read moreLondon midday: Eurozone concerns continue to weigh on stock
2nd Mar 2012 11:50
- Eurogroup releases 58bn euros but delays full Greek bailout. - Banks park record amount in ECB overnight. - International Power rises on Indonesian deal. - Goldman upgrades banks, utilities. The FTSE 100 was still trading slightly lower by lunchtime, with all eyes on the Eurozone. European leade
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks rise with Eurozone in focus
1st Mar 2012 11:45
- Merkel willing to consider bailout fund increase. - Man Group surges after shaking up divi policy. - Tata weighing up a bid for Cable and Wireless Worldwide. -Italian and Spanish long-term bond yields fall below 5%. London's FTSE 100 index was trading at its highest levels of the day by lunchtime
Read moreLondon open: Man Group leads the rise early on
1st Mar 2012 08:46
- Man Group surges after shaking up divi policy. - Chinese manufacturing continues to expand. - Tata weighing up a bid for Cable and Wireless Worldwide. London's blue chips edged higher on Thursday morning, helped by a strong rise performance by Man Group. Meanwhile, Chinese manufacturing data help
Read moreTata prepares bid for C&W Worldwide, shares rocket
1st Mar 2012 08:32
Tata Communications is considering a bid for Cable & Wireless, the fiber- network operator that is also being evaluated by Vodafone, a person with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg. The report has sent shares of the take-over candidate rocketing 19% higher. The Mumbai-based company is holdin
Read moreWednesday newspaper round-up: Cove, Vodafone, HSBC
29th Feb 2012 06:57
HSBC has admitted for the first time it may face criminal charges that could see it hit with "significant" penalties stemming from a US investigation into alleged money-laundering by Britain's biggest bank. The bank is being investigated over possible violations of the US Bank Secrecy Act. HSBC also
Read moreVodafone in smartphone payment tie-up with Visa
27th Feb 2012 07:17
Telecoms titan Vodafone has announced a 'worldwide partnership' with global payments giant Visa to allow customers to pay for goods and services using their mobile phones. The Vodafone-branded proposition will be offered to consumers across its 398m customer base in more than 30 countries, "enable
Read moreMonday newspaper round-up: G 20, Barcelona, Prudential
27th Feb 2012 06:36
A communique agreed by G20 finance ministers in Mexico City last night said a decision by Eurozone leaders to boost their own firewall was "essential" before any more external resources were allocated via the International Monetary Fund. (...) Germany's Wolfgang Schaeuble fired back: "Let me be clea
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