LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS ------- Rolls-Royce Holdings, up 5.6%. The maker of aircraft and marine engines has Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: Canaccord Raises Charles Stanley To Buy

19th Jun 2014 09:09

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- TRADERS: MERRILL LYNCH CUTS VODAFONE TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY') ---------- TRADERS: BARCLAYS RAISES WEIR GROUP PRICE TARG Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Rolls-Royce Leads Strong Opening Gains

19th Jun 2014 07:26

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened strongly higher Thursday, and the pound has broken above USD1.70, following a well-received US Federal Reserve meeting. Rolls-Royce Holdings leads FTSE 100 gains after saying it will return cash to shareholders through Read More

MARKET COMMENT: Oil Stocks Buoy FTSE, BoE Rattles Pound, FOMC In Focus

18th Jun 2014 16:13

LONDON (Alliance News) - The major UK stock indices closed higher Wednesday, led by oil stocks as the worsening crisis in Iraq drove up oil prices, while trade on Thursday is set to be driven by the result of the US Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting later. The FTSE 100 closed Read More

MARKET COMMENT: Oil Stocks Lift UK Market As BoE Rattles Pound

18th Jun 2014 10:01

LONDON (Alliance News) - The major UK stock indices are trading higher Wednesday, while the pound jumped to an almost five-year high against the dollar before falling back on a mixed message from the latest Bank of England policy meeting minutes. By mid-morning Wednesday, the FTSE 100 is up Read More

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: BG Group Non-Executive Directors Buy Shares

17th Jun 2014 13:21

LONDON (Alliance News) - BG Group PLC Tuesday said Non-Executive Director Baroness Hogg and four other non-executive directors bought shares at a price of GBP12.60 per share, details of which follow: <table class="aa" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="r" val Read More

Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust Outperforms Benchmark

17th Jun 2014 12:57

LONDON (Alliance News) - Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust PLC Tuesday said its portfolio outperformed its benchmark between the start of February and the end of April. In a statement, the trust said its net asset value rose by 4.4% in sterling terms, while the FTSE World index was up 3. Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: BP Gets China Deal, Shell In Asset Sale

17th Jun 2014 12:47

LONDON (Alliance News) - British oil major BP will sign a long-term contract worth around USD20 billion, or about GBP11.8 billion, to supply liquefied natural gas to China National Offshore Oil Corp, BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley said at a conference in Moscow Tuesday. <b Read More

TOP NEWS: UK Inflation Falls To Lowest Level Since October 2009

17th Jun 2014 10:25

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- The UK's two biggest oil companies, BP PLC and Royal Dutch Shell PLC, will unveil multi-billion pound deals wi Read More

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