LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Monday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Vodafone</strong> Group PLC confirmed that it will acquire Grupo Corporative Ono S.A for EUR7.2 billion, as part of its strategy to build Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened higher Monday despite the Crimea voting at the weekend to join Russia.<br /><br /><strong>Vodafone</strong> confirmed Monday it will acquire Grupo Corporative Ono for EUR7.2 billion, bringing the UK mobile phone giant a fibre network that connects 7. Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Bunzl PLC said Monday it has acquired Lamedid Comercial e Servicos Ltda in Brazil. The distribution and outsourcing firm said the acquisition will help it expand its footprint in the Brazilian healthcare market. Lamedid is principally engaged in the supply and distr Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Outsourcing group Bunzl PLC Monday said Executive Director Patrick Larmon exercised options over 56,500 shares at a price of GBP5.64 per share and subsequently sold these shares at GBP15.96 per share under its long term incentive plan. Following this transaction, La Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Bunzl PLC Friday said that Chief Executive Officer Michael Roney exercised options and acquired 99,500 shares at a price of GBP5.85 each as part of a long term incentive plan, and then sold them all for GBP15.76 a share. Bunzl shares were trading 0.7% higher at 1,58 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Bunzl PLC Friday said its Managing Director for UK and Ireland, Charles Budge, received 22,000 shares at GBP7.245 and 8,553 shares at nil cost under long-term and deferred bonus schemes and subsequently sold all 22,000 shares at GBP15.83 and all 8,553 shares at GBP15.77 p Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Bunzl PLC Thursday said Paul Hessey, the company secretary, acquired 143,852 shares after exercising options under a long term incentive plan at prices ranging from GBP5.85 to GBP7.46 per share, and sold 142,455 shares at GBP15.785 each on Wednesday. Hessey now hold Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Bunzl PLC Tuesday said Chief Executive Michael Roney, Finance Director Brian May and Executive Director Patrick Larmon exercised options and sold 43,215 shares, 23,728 shares and 28,372 shares, respectively, at 1,554 pence each Monday under the deferred share bonus scheme Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Bunzl PLC Tuesday said Executive Director Patrick Larmon bought 150 shares as part of a stock plan purchase at a price of USD22.54 per share Friday. Following this transaction, Larmon holds 118,971 shares. Shares in the outsourcing company traded at 1,587.00 p Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Collagen Solutions PLC Monday said it has appointed Gillian Black as its new chief financial officer and company secretary with immediate effect. Known as Healthcare Investment Opportunities PLC until recently changing its name, Collagen said it recruited Black as i 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) - Shares have opened lower Wednesday ahead of UK GDP figures at 0930 GMT. <strong>ITV</strong> reported strong 2013 results and expressed confidence for 2014, but its shares are down 4.2% at the open on disappointment in the size of its special dividend.<br /><br / 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) - 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
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>RSA Insurance</strong> is leading the FTSE 100 lower Monday after the struggling insurer confirmed it is considering a number of measures to bolster its balance sheet, while <strong>HSBC Holdings</strong> is also down after its results missed market forecasts.< Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br />FTSE 100 - WINNERS<br /><br /><strong>Vodafone Group</strong>, up 6%. Vodafone's shares have jumped after the 6-for-11 consolidation of i Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERENBERG RAISES BT GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 460 (411) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />UBS CUTS BAE SYSTEMS PRICE TARGET TO 460 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened lower Monday amid a raft of UK corporate announcements. <strong>HSBC Holdings</strong> is the biggest faller in the FTSE 100, down 4.0%, as it reported just after the open lower-than-expected pretax profit in its recent full year. <br /><br />Here is Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Distribution and outsourcing company Bunzl PLC Monday reported strong growth in profits and revenues in 2013, driven mainly by further acquisitions as it announced two new deals in Germany and Czech Republic. The company is highly acquisitive, snapping up small, nor Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK equities are called to open lower Monday, taking cues from their Asian counterparts, amid a lack of UK macro-economic data scheduled for the trading session. Asian stocks have dropped sharply overnight, with the Nikkei in Tokyo closing down 0.2%, and the Hang Sen Read More