LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Admiral</strong> Group, up 7%. The motor insurer reported a 7% increase in 2013 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />NOMURA RAISES RANDGOLD RESOURCES TO 'BUY' ('NEUTRAL') - PRICE TARGET 6000 (4600) PENCE <br />----------<br />UBS REMOVES INTE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - London's major stock indices have rebounded Tuesday amid a global equities recovery, after Russian President Vladimir Putin raised hopes that the crisis in Ukraine won't result in war between the neighbours. Stocks tumbled around the world Monday as investors sold r Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERNSTEIN CUTS RSA INSURANCE PRICE TARGET TO 115 (130) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM' <br />----------<br />CITIGROUP CUTS RSA INSURANCE P Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />JEFFERIES RAISES MAN GROUP TO 'HOLD' ('UNDERPERFORM') <br />----------<br />BARCLAYS RAISES MAN GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 108 (94) P Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares are adding to their gains at the open Friday amid some positive UK and European economic data. <br /><br />Troubled FTSE 250 outsourcing firm<strong> Serco</strong> is up 10% after pulling off something of a coup by recruiting the CEO of FTSE 100 temporary po Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - A large number of companies resumed or hiked shareholder payouts on the biggest day of the UK earnings season Thursday, as earnings generally headed higher thanks to the gradual economic recovery in 2013.<br /><br />Housebuilders Barratt Developments and Redrow both re Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Capita</strong>, up 5%. The British outsourcing company said its 2013 pretax pro Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />MORGAN STANLEY RAISES WEIR PRICE TARGET TO 2250 (2040) PENCE - 'EQUAL-WEIGHT' <br />----------<br />UBS RAISES WEIR GROUP PRIC Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Housebuilder Barratt Developments PLC Thursday reported a 162% increase in profit in its recent half year, boosted by growth in consumer confidence in 2013. The residential property development group posted pretax profit of GBP120.4 million for the period ended Dece Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened slightly lower Thursday amid a flurry of corporate results. <br /><br /><strong>RBS</strong>, <strong>RSA Insurance</strong> and <strong>WPP</strong> are competing to be the biggest FTSE 100 losers following earnings announcements and, in the case of Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are expected to open marginally lower Thursday, as the UK earnings calendar hits its peak and investors await some top-tier macro-economic data. Markets are also are showing caution ahead of the second installment of Fed Chair Janet Yellen's address to the US Co Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices opened lower Wednesday and never recovered. While a busy day of corporate news provided some stand-out movers, a number of stocks going ex-dividend provided a drag, while a small downgrade to the UK's 2013 GDP numbers appeared to keep overall sentiment ne 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 following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS RAISES VODAFONE PRICE TARGET TO 275 (260) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />UBS CUTS SMITHS GROUP TO 'SELL' ('NEUTRAL') - Read More