LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and Wednesday afternoon: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- NOMURA CUTS BG GROUP TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY') - PRICE TARGET 1350 PENCE ---------- TRADERS: INVE Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: Exane BNP Resumes Whitbread With Outperform

11th Jun 2014 09:09

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- EXANE BNP RESUMES WHITBREAD WITH 'OUTPERFORM' - TARGET 5000 PENCE ---------- CITIGROUP CUTS BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL Read More

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks Close Mixed; Lloyds, Babcock Down

9th Jun 2014 16:05

LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 ended slightly higher Monday, while its mid-cap peer index lost ground, in a subdued session that had little in the way of economic or major corporate news to drive it. The corporate news that there was for blue-chip stocks was mainly negative, Read More

Babcock International Won't Be Awarded Tranche 2 DIO Contracts

9th Jun 2014 15:25

LONDON (Alliance News) - Engineering support services company Babcock International Group PLC Monday said it won't be awarded any of the tranche 2 Next Generation Estates contracts by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. In a short statement, Babcock said that a legal challenge is delay Read More

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Babcock Non-Executive Buys 3,000 Shares

21st May 2014 10:33

LONDON (Alliance News) - Babcock International Group PLC Wednesday said Non-Executive Director Jeff Randall bought 3,000 shares at a price of GBP11.87 per share Tuesday, which is his only holding in the construction and engineering company. Shares were trading at 1,196.00 pence, down 0.1% W Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: Deutsche Bank Downgrades Morrisons To Sell

21st May 2014 09:10

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- CITIGROUP RAISES RSA INSURANCE PRICE TARGET TO 501 (480) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' ---------- BERENBERG CUTS BABCOCK INTER Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: Morgan Stanley Upgrades Carnival To Equal Weight

20th May 2014 09:05

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- PANMURE RAISES RSA INSURANCE PRICE TARGET TO 485 (425) PENCE - 'HOLD' ---------- UBS RAISES WEIR GROUP PRICE TARGET Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: M&A Takes Back Centre Stage

20th May 2014 07:24

LONDON (Alliance News) - Company acquisitions and disposals have roared back to the fore Tuesday, with RSA Insurance, London Stock Exchange, Wolseley, RPS, Cobham and others all making pre-market announcements Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: AstraZeneca Rejects Pfizer's Final Bid

19th May 2014 13:00

LONDON (Alliance News) - AstraZeneca Monday rejected a final GBP69 billion takeover proposal from Pfizer Inc, potentially ending the US company's interest in its British rival for the time being. Pfizer has pledged not to go direct to AstraZeneca's shareholders with Read More

TOP NEWS: AstraZeneca Rejects Pfizer's GBP69 Billion Final Offer

19th May 2014 10:29

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Monday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- AstraZeneca PLC rejected a final GBP69 billion takeover proposal from Pfizer Inc, potentially ending the US company's interest i Read More

Babcock International Promises Strong Progress As Profit Jumps 20%

19th May 2014 07:47

LONDON (Alliance News) - Engineering support services company Babcock International Group PLC Monday reported an increase in profit and revenue for the full year, reflecting a strong performance across the business. The FTSE 100 company - which specialises in managing complex assets and inf Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: AstraZeneca Depresses FTSE 100 On Bid Rejection

19th May 2014 07:36

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened starkly mixed Monday, with the FTSE 100 dragged down by AstraZeneca, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 is higher. AstraZeneca, down 13% at the open, rejected a final GBP69 billion takeover proposal from Pfizer Inc, potentially Read More

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks Set To Open Flat To Marginally Higher

19th May 2014 06:36

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open flat to fractionally higher Monday, following a modestly higher close on Wall Street Friday, but with a dearth of macro-economic data scheduled to be released, investors may focus on an early-morning flurry of UK corporate news. US stocks e Read More

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