London open: Stocks pull back from four-week high
11th Sep 2013 08:19
FTSE 100 opened slightly lower on Wednesday morning as markets paused for breath to digest recent developments in Syria after the government agreed to hand over its chemical weapons. London's benchmark index finished Tuesday's session at 6,583.99, its highest closing price since August 14th when it
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
11th Sep 2013 08:14
Advanced Medical Solutions: Panmure Gordon moves target price from 90p to 102p and reiterates a buy recommendation. Amara Mining: Numis shifts target price from 40p to 45p retaining its buy recommendation. Anite: Numis cuts target price from 155p to 128p and downgrades to hold. Ashmore Group: Ban
Read moreLondon close: Stocks jump to four-week high as Syria concerns ease
10th Sep 2013 16:40
The FTSE 100 jumped to a four-week high on Tuesday as investors' fears of an impending US military strike on Syria eased and the economic outlook for China improved. London's benchmark index finished 53.25 points higher at 6,583.99, a gain of 0.82%; the last time it closed higher was on August 14th
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: easyJet leaps on CEO interview
10th Sep 2013 14:39
easyJet shares are firmly on the rise, extending yesterday's gain of around one per cent. The company has said it's geared up to take on other low-cost airlines across Europe, saying it expects other airlines will have difficulty in embracing a no-frills style. It said the loss of as many as 86m sho
Read moreLondon midday: FTSE 100 nears one-month high
10th Sep 2013 11:39
Receding fears about a potential US military strike on Syria and decent data from China lifted UK stocks on Thursday morning, with the FTSE 100 rising to levels not seen in nearly a month. London's benchmark index was up 0.8% at 6,581.91 by midday; the last time it closed higher was on August 14th
Read moreBroker tips: BG Group, Whitbread, Babcock
10th Sep 2013 11:38
Barclays has downgraded its rating for natural gas giant BG Group from 'overweight' to 'equalweight' after the company on Monday scaled back its production guidance for next year. Analysts said that "with growth pushed ever further out it is increasingly difficult to justify the premium multiple o
Read moreBroker snap: Panmure keeps 'sell' rating for Whitbread
10th Sep 2013 10:15
Panmure Gordon has maintained its 'sell' recommendation for Whitbread after a 'resilient' but slightly worse-than-expected second-quarter update from the cafe, restaurant and hotel group on Tuesday. Like-for-like (LFL) sales in the second quarter were up 2.1% on last year, a slowdown from the 3.1%
Read moreLondon open: Stocks rise on Syria developments, China data
10th Sep 2013 08:39
Stocks jumped strongly on Tuesday morning following a decent finish on Wall Street the night before on the back of easing concerns about a potential US strike on Syria. US benchmarks rose by an average 1% on Monday after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged Syria to place any chemical weapo
Read moreWhitbread total sales up more than 10 per cent
10th Sep 2013 07:02
Whitbread has reported sales growth of more than 10 per cent for second quarter, boosted by brisk business at its Costa Coffee and Premier Inn chains. Total sales increased 10.8% in the 11 weeks to August 15th from a year earlier and revenue at outlets open a year or more was up 2.1%, the group sai
Read moreMonday broker round-up UPDATE
12th Aug 2013 07:30
BAE Systems: Morgan Stanley increases target price from 350p to 430p and retains an equal-weight rating. Bodycote: N+1 Singer upgrades to buy with a target price of 700p. British American Tabacco: Goldman Sachs takes target price from 4220p to 4280p and stays with its buy recommendation. Capita G
Read moreThursday broker round-up UPDATE
11th Jul 2013 08:23
Afren: JP Morgan reduces target price from 195p to 165p and downgrades to underweight. Associated British Foods: Panmure Gordon increases target price from 1800p to 2100p upgrading from hold to buy. AVEVA Group: JP Morgan ups target price from 2300p to 2430p and retains a neutral rating. Aviva: M
Read moreWednesday broker round-up UPDATE
10th Jul 2013 08:59
Anglo American: Goldman Sachs reduces target price from 1400p to 1100p and retains a sell recommendation. Antofagasta: Goldman Sachs takes target price from 935p to 810p reiterating its neutral rating. Babcock: JP Morgan increases target price from 1230p to 1380p and retains an overweight rating.
Read moreBarclays raises forecasts for UK growth in 2013 and 2014
9th Jul 2013 12:26
Economists at Barclays Research on Monday issued a note in which they lifted their forecasts for economic growth in the UK as the animal spirits of consumers and businesses improve, prompting increased household consumption and investment, respectively. The above is reflected in recent readings f
Read moreLondon close: Stocks swing into the red as US data smashes forecasts
5th Jul 2013 16:45
The eagerly anticipated US jobs report didn't fail to disappoint on Friday, smashing consensus forecasts and sparking a surge in the dollar; but equity markets in the UK quickly dropped into the red with mining stocks providing a drag as metals prices fell. With an impressive 195,000 non-farm payro
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Miners drop as metals prices drop after US jobs beat
5th Jul 2013 14:38
Mining stocks were the worst performers of the day on Friday, tracking metals prices lower as the dollar the strengthened on the back of US labour-market data which smashed expectations. With an impressive 195,000 non-farm payrolls added in June - well ahead of the 165,000 forecast - and previous mo
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