FTSE 100 movers: Miners track metal prices higher
10th Dec 2013 15:14
Randgold Resources topped the leader board this afternoon, tracking the price of gold higher, which was up 29 dollars, or 2.35 per cent. Likewise, Fresnillo, which fell earlier in today's session, rebounded into positive territory despite lowering its annual gold production forecast by 8.4% to 425
Read moreLondon midday: Weir leads markets higher as stocks rise for third day
10th Dec 2013 11:16
- FTSE 100 tracks S&P 500 higher after another record close - Taper speculation picks up ahead of Fed meeting - China, UK data comes in mixed - Weir extends gains on GE bid reports techMARK 2,685.85 +0.23% FTSE 100 6,571.16 +0.18% FTSE 250 15,455.13 +0.41% UK markets were rangebound on Tuesday mor
Read moreTuesday broker round-up UPDATE
10th Dec 2013 09:43
Amlin: Westhouse Securities moves target price from 470p to 480p and reiterates an add rating. Antofagasta: Credit Suisse reduces target price from 900p to 750p, while upgrading to neutral. UBS cuts target price from 845p to 765p retaining its neutral rating. Ashley House: WH Ireland moves target
Read moreLondon open: Stocks at one-week high, Lloyds gains
10th Dec 2013 08:17
- UK market at highest since December 2nd - S&P 500 hits 39th record close this year - Taper speculation picks up ahead of Fed meeting - Carney calls for sustained low rates techMARK 2,684.69 +0.19% FTSE 100 6,567.32 +0.12% FTSE 250 15,424.59 +0.21% UK markets opened with small gains on Tuesday mo
Read moreLondon pre-open: Modest rise ahead of UK data, Chinese data mixed
10th Dec 2013 07:29
- FTSE to track US stocks higher - Chinese data comes in mixed - Market awaits UK industrial production numbers City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open nine points below yesterday's close of 6,559.48, as investors balance a new record high on the S&P 500 with mixed data out from China overnigh
Read moreWhitbread ramps up third-quarter sales
10th Dec 2013 07:11
- Double-digit quarterly sales growth - Strong performances from Premier Inn and Costa - On track for full-year targets Whitbread, the owner of the Premier Inn, Beefeater and Costa chains, reported double-digit sales growth in the last quarter and said it is on track to deliver full-year results
Read moreTuesday preview: Guidance from TUI may please
9th Dec 2013 16:00
Investors will wake up on Tuesday to find their screens covered with a barrage of alerts regarding the latest batch of macroeconomic data out overnight in the People´s Republic China. Said reports will include the latest readings on industrial production, fixed asset investment and new bank loans.
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
5th Dec 2013 08:15
AMEC: Canaccord Genuity raises target price from 1125p to 1300p upgrading from hold to buy. AZ Electronic Materials: Canaccord Genuity increases target price from 354p to 404p, while downgrading from buy to hold. BAE Systems: Deutsche Bank takes target price from 415p to 425p keeping a hold recomm
Read moreNew non-exec celebrates excellent results at Thomas Cook with purchase
28th Nov 2013 16:39
Warren Tucker, who was recently appointed as a Non-Executive Director of travel group Thomas Cook, on Thursday acquired a stake in the group the same day it unveiled an impressive set of full-year results. The purchase of 30,800 shares at 169p each set him back £52,052. The FTSE 250 travel congl
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: AstraZeneca rises on drug recommendation, TUI sinks
22nd Nov 2013 15:19
Shares in biopharmaceutical business AstraZeneca received a boost on Friday afternoon after the company, alongside sector peer Bristol-Myers Squibb, announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) had recommended approval of Xigduo, a t
Read moreLondon midday: FTSE falls into negative territory
22nd Nov 2013 11:31
- FTSE falls into the red - TUI drags after stakeholder sells-up - Ofgem rejects cost-saving plans from five out of six firms techMARK 2,641.30 +0.22% FTSE 100 6,668.24 -0.20% FTSE 250 15,160.46 +0.08% The FTSE had retreated into the red by lunchtime, dragged lower by the mining sector and TUI Tra
Read moreLondon open: FTSE lifted by US data, German GDP in-line
22nd Nov 2013 08:20
- US jobless claims provide boost - German GDP in-line - Co-op Bank's former Chairman arrested techMARK 2,650.47 +0.57% FTSE 100 6,703.20 +0.33% FTSE 250 15,190.43 +0.28% Stocks were off to a generally good start this morning, buoyed by yesterday's US weekly jobless claims report, which revealed
Read moreWednesday broker round-up
6th Nov 2013 08:48
Anglo American: Alphavalue moves target price from 1816.9p to 1827.1p upgrading from add to buy. Associated British Foods: Citi raises target price from 1950p to 2350p, while leaving its neutral rating unchanged. Assura Group: Liberum Capital initiates with a target price of 42.9p and a buy recomm
Read moreLondon open: Upside limited as markets await 'risk events'
6th Nov 2013 08:43
- Investors cautious ahead of busy end to the week - Barrage of economic data on tap for Wednesday - Experian drops after acquisition, H1 report techMARK 2,655.82 +0.32% FTSE 100 6,749.23 +0.04% FTSE 250 15,427.39 +0.39% UK markets edged higher on Wednesday morning though the upside was limited as
Read moreLondon open: FTSE slips into red despite positive start
1st Nov 2013 08:20
- FTSE initially opens higher before dropping into red - RBS to avoid 'good/bad' bank break-up - AT&T planning to take stake in Vodafone, reports claim techMARK 2,654.18 -0.29% FTSE 100 6,731.31 -0.00% FTSE 250 15,449.06 -0.20% The FTSE inched higher in early trading, but was soon down in the red,
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