LONDON (Alliance News) - Ashmore Group PLC Friday said Chief Executive Officer Mark Coombs gifted 3.0 million shares to charity. Coombs' interest in the share capital of Ashmore is now 289.6 million shares, 40.94% of the company. Ashmore shares closed 1.0% higher Friday at 332.00 penc Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS CUTS ITV TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY') - TARGET 210 (230) PENCE <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN CUTS STANDARD CHARTERED PRICE TARGET Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS CUTS SMITHS GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 1220 (1340) PENCE - 'SELL' <br />----------<br />JPMORGAN CUTS SMITHS GROUP PRICE TARGET Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and Wednesday afternoon:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS RAISES SHIRE PRICE TARGET TO 3450 (3180) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL'<br />----------<br />UBS RAISES ASTRAZE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />MORGAN STANLEY CUTS UNITED UTILITIES TO 'EQUAL-WEIGHT' ('OVERWEIGHT') <br />----------<br />UBS STARTS RANDGOLD RESOURCES WIT Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed down for the first time in eight days Tuesday, retreating from Monday's 14-year closing high, as renewed worries about Chinese economic growth weighed on stock markets in Asia and Europe. The Asian session saw the Hang Seng close down 0.3% and th Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 is Tuesday threatening to snap the seven-day winning streak that took it to its highest close since 1999 Monday, hit by renewed concerns over growth in China.<br /><br />The index, like European peers, is down as investors take profits out of the recent ra Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS CRH, up 4.6%. The Irish building materials group is the index's leading gainer after its operating profit beat its previous Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />Irish building-materials group<strong> CRH</strong> PLC said it swung to a loss in 2013, as bad weather hurt trading and it progressed with a re Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's main stock indices are trading lower Tuesday, with the mining and metal sectors leading the falls after Chinese stocks underperformed in Asia overnight. The Shanghai Composite closed more than 2% lower on the back of ongoing concern over a slowdown in Chin Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS CUTS HSBC PRICE TARGET TO 665 (715) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' <br />----------<br />CANACCORD CUTS HSBC PRICE TARGET TO 750 (825) P Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Ashmore Group PLC Tuesday reported weak first-half results, with pretax profits down by a third and a USD2.9 billion net outflow, as emerging markets instability hurt the investment manager. Ashmore Group shares fell 8.1% to 312.30 pence, placing it at the bottom of Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open marginally lower Tuesday as Monday's late afternoon rally loses momentum. Following a late spurt that saw the UK's leading share index close at its highest level in more than 14 years, spreadbetters are indicating that the FTSE 100 will ope Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 has recorded its highest closing price since 1999. Although opening lower, some positive European data and a strong start to equities trading in the US gave London's leading index a boost, sending the FTSE 100 higher for the seventh consecutive day, recording Read More