FTSE 250 movers: Homeserve update unnerves investors
30th Sep 2010 14:51
Homeserve is lower despite saying interim profit is expected to be higher than last year, as expected. The home maintenance specialist says growth will be weighted towards the second half. Pub group Enterprise Inns is higher after an upbeat note from the analyst Matrix. Punch Taverns, which also re
Read moreSector movers: All points North drags real estate south
21st Sep 2010 14:57
Full year results from All Points North had the real estate sector heading south. The property development company saw loss before tax more than double to £0.46m from £0.22m the year before. Revenue in the year to 31 March eased to £0.70m from £0.87m a year earlier. "Our net assets position was re
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Wellstream soars, Wood Group follows
21st Sep 2010 14:56
Shares in oil services group Wellstream surged after it confirmed it has received a number of preliminary takeover approaches. Peer Wood Group rose in sympathy. Sports Direct is in demand on the same day fellow sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion reported a 64% rise in pre-tax profits. FTSE 250
Read moreJohn Wood Group In Talks For Israel Power Plant Build -Platts
29th Jul 2010 12:06
LONDON (Dow Jones)--John Wood Group (WG.LN) is in talks with Israel's Dorad Energy to replace Turkey's Zorlu Enerji (ZOREN.IS) in a project to build Israel's largest private power plant, Platts Commodity News reported Thursday citing Israeli energy industry sources. The 820 megawatt plant locate
Read moreINTERVIEW: Wood Group Confident Of Future Nigeria Awards
20th Jul 2010 19:05
By Iain Packham Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--John Wood Group PLC (WG.LN) said Tuesday two of its subsidiaries operating in Nigeria, along with Nigerian company Dover Engineering, are close to completing a comprehensive local FEED project--or front end engineering design--for T
Read moreWood Group Units Completing First Local Nigeria FEED Project
20th Jul 2010 11:49
LONDON (Dow Jones)--John Wood Group PLC (WG.LN) said Tuesday two of its subsidiaries operating in Nigeria, along with Nigerian company Dover Engineering, are close to completing a comprehensive local FEED project--or front end engineering design--for Total S.A.'s (TOT) Egina field, adding that it ho
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP:Paperchase Sold To Private Equity For $31M
13th Jul 2010 16:00
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps BORDERS GROUP INC. (BGP), a U.S. bookseller, said Tuesday it has agreed to sell U.K. stationary firm Paperchase Products Ltd to private equity firm Prima
Read moreJohn Wood Group Unit Gets Ecopetrol Optimization Study Pact
13th Jul 2010 14:29
LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K.-based energy services provider John Wood Group PLC (WG.LN) said Tuesday its Mustang subsidiary has been awarded a contract by Colombia's national oil company, Ecopetrol (EC), to evaluate how to optimize polymer production at Ecopetrol's petrochemical complex. No financia
Read moreLondon close: Late slump near close
1st Jul 2010 16:34
Leading UK shares lurched downwards near the close as US markets opened poorly as concern grows over the health of Asia and the prospect of a double-dip recession. BP and satellite group Inmarsat were the only blue chips to make progress. BP shares have been on a roll ever since JPMorgan Cazenove i
Read moreLondon afternoon: BP rises again
1st Jul 2010 14:37
Leading shares moved sideways over the lunch time session, with the Footsie staying in the red despite a surge by beleaguered oil giant BP. BP is close to emulating the 5% rise it achieved yesterday. The shares have been on a roll ever since JPMorgan Cazenove indulged in what it called "fantasy M&A
Read moreLondon midday:Stocks pare losses
1st Jul 2010 12:11
Leading shares finished the morning session well above their low levels though the Footsie remained in arrears on lingering fears about a slowdown in economic growth in China and concerns over Spain's sovereign debt after ratings agency Moody's said it was considering lowering its rating by a notch
Read moreUPDATE: Wood Group Sees Minimal Impact From Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill
1st Jul 2010 10:26
(Adds background, analysts' comments.) By Iain Packham Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--John Wood Group PLC (WG.LN) said Thursday that the Macondo incident in the Gulf of Mexico isn't expected to materially impact its financial performance in the current year, adding that onl
Read moreLondon open: Stocks deep in the red
1st Jul 2010 08:58
London's top stocks have started with hefty losses as sentiment was hit by a weak manufacturing report in China and warning by Moody's Investors Service that it may cut Spain's credit rating. Asian stocks were hit after China's purchasing managers' index fell to 52.1 in June from 53.9 a month earli
Read moreMARKET TALK: John Wood Group Overall Performance In Line
1st Jul 2010 08:10
0710 GMT [Dow Jones] John Wood Group's (WG.LN) trading statement shows that overall performance for the year-to-date is in line with expectations, says Arden. Says engineering remains a mixed bag, as expected, with positive sub-sea activity levels and a growing prospect list on the upstream side but
Read moreUK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: BROKERS COMMENTS
1st Jul 2010 08:10
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] 0710 GMT [Dow Jones] John Wood Group's (WG.LN) trading statement shows that overall performance for the year-to-date is in li
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