FTSE 100 Movers: RBS in top spot for a second day running
13th Jan 2012 12:44
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) led the way higher on Friday morning, extending gains from yesterday, when the shares bounced after the lender revealed a massive shake-up to its investment banking and wholesale businesses, including a mass job cull of 3,500. Seymour Pierce fuelled gains after upgrading
Read moreLondon midday: Gains trimmed as US futures fall
13th Jan 2012 12:03
The Footsie's earlier gains were pared by lunchtime as US stock futures slipped ahead of key earnings report from JP Morgan Chase & Co and the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index. Italy issued €4.75bn in medium-term debt, the top of its €3-4.75bn target range. The borrowing costs of Ju
Read moreFriday broker round-up - UPDATE
13th Jan 2012 11:19
Vodafone: Nomura upgrades to buy. Bunzl: UBS cuts to neutral from buy. RSA Insurance: Citi cuts to neutral from buy. BT Group: Nomura upgrades to buy from reduce. RBS: Seymour Price upgrades to buy from reduce. BG Group: JP Morgan raises price target to 1,900p from 1,455p. Tesco: Credit Suiss
Read moreSunday share tip round-up: Eros, Senior, India, Vodafone
8th Jan 2012 15:59
When publicity seekers like Lady Gaga say they want to be in a Bollywood film, you know that the Indian movie industry is now of global importance. There is plenty of opportunity for Bollywood film producer and distributor Eros International. The shares were first tipped in The Sunday Telegraph at t
Read moreLondon close: Footsie finishes below best levels
6th Jan 2012 17:17
London closed comfortably below its best levels of the day despite better than expected US jobless data which had some market commentators crying 'foul'. US non-farm payrolls grew by 200,000 during the month of December. The consensus estimate was for a reading of 155,000. Morgan Stanley has sugges
Read moreFTSE 100: Burberry struts into top place
6th Jan 2012 12:59
Burberry was in the coveted top spot today, having risen close to 3%, bolstered by encouraging signs for its Asian business. China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming said the government is studying measures to boost consumption, including the promotion of online shopping and tourism. Chen spoke at the
Read moreBroker tips: Rockhopper, Vodafone, Jupiter Fund Management
6th Jan 2012 11:17
Analysts at Credit Suisse have this morning initiated coverage on Falklands focused oil exploration group Rockhopper at 'outperform'. Their valuation model for the company gives a 'risked' net asset value for the firm´s shares, under a successful 'farm out' agreement for its Sea Lion oil field, of
Read moreLondon open: Waiting on US jobs data
6th Jan 2012 08:54
Footsie is barely changed in quiet trading, as traders await this afternoon's release of US jobs data for December. The market is expecting US non-farm payrolls to have increased by 150,000 in December, an improvement on November's 120,000 increase. The unemployment rate is tipped to rise to 8.7% f
Read moreBroker snap: Goldman Sachs tells clients to buy Vodafone
6th Jan 2012 07:56
Goldman Sachs has upgraded the shares of British telecommunications group Vodafone to "buy" from "neutral," saying a merger or acquisition between the British company and US outfit Verizon Communications may be "attractive," according to Bloomberg. AB
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Aggreko extends gains, pharmas fall
20th Dec 2011 15:29
Temporary power supplier Aggreko was leading the gains on the FTSE 100 on Tuesday, as investors continue to celebrate yesterday's news that full-year profits should come in slightly ahead of previous guidance. Media stocks were also on the rise with advertising giant WPP among the best performers i
Read moreThursday newspaper round-up: China, UK recession, Vodafone, Admiral
15th Dec 2011 06:55
China's credit bubble has finally popped. The property market is swinging wildly from boom to bust, the cautionary exhibit of a BRIC's dream that is at last coming down to earth with a thud. It is hard to obtain good data in China, but something is wrong when the country's Homelink property website
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: American growth, France, RBS, Gold
11th Dec 2011 15:05
Three months ago Barack Obama was firmly in the dock over news that no net jobs were created in August. Some gloomy people even saw a double-dip recession on the way. America, it turns out, was not on the verge of recession, and it still isn't. Fears that the government might shut down on December 1
Read moreLondon close: Stocks plummet after ECB
8th Dec 2011 16:43
The Footsie took a tumble in the afternoon as initial optimism following the European Central Bank (ECB) decision to cut rates quickly faded after a press conference with its president Mario Draghi. In the last two-or-so hours of trade, London's blue chip index dropped more than 100 points from its
Read moreFTSE 100 Movers: GKN falls on downgrade
8th Dec 2011 15:25
GKN continued to fall on news that Credit Suisse had downgraded the stock from outperform to neutral. Standard Chartered fell after saying its income for 2011 is now expected to grow at "just below a double digit rate" after a depreciation in Asian exchange rates against the dollar. Previously the
Read moreLondon close: Footsie finishes flat on euro concerns
6th Dec 2011 16:53
The Footsie finished flat on Tuesday, as some worrying comments on the Eurozone by ratings agency Standard & Poor's continued to weigh on sentiment. The index traded within a narrow range of just 51 points today, with investors likely to stay cautious ahead of a pivotal EU summit scheduled at the e
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