LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- GOLDMAN CUTS WOLSELEY PRICE TARGET TO 3535 (3569) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' ---------- BERENBERG CUTS WEIR GROUP TO 'HOLD' ('BUY') --- Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: HSBC Cuts G4S To Underweight

10th Apr 2014 09:18

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- UBS RAISES BT GROUP TO 'NEUTRAL' ('SELL') - TARGET 360 (350) PENCE ---------- HSBC CUTS G4S TO 'UNDERWEIGHT' Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: M&S Sees Pick Up In Both Food And Clothing

10th Apr 2014 07:48

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher Thursday, following dovish minutes from the US Federal Reserve Wednesday and ahead of a Bank of England interest rate announcement. British retailer Marks and Spencer Group PLC said group sales rose 1.9% in the l Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies Raises Pearson To Buy From Hold

4th Apr 2014 09:10

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- JEFFERIES RAISES PEARSON TO 'BUY' ('HOLD') - TARGET 1184 (1128) PENCE ---------- DEUTSCHE BANK INITIATES ROYAL MAIL W Read More

PRESS: Exova Set For GBP110 Million London Main Market IPO - FT

2nd Apr 2014 06:51

LONDON (Alliance News) - Exova, an Edinbugh-based materials and structures testing and inspection company, plans to raise GBP110 million by floating on the main market of the London Stock Exchange, the Financial Times reported Wednesday. Exova will price its shares at 210p to 260p, the news Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: Jefferies Initiates Coverage Of Five Stocks

28th Mar 2014 10:18

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- GOLDMAN RAISES BAT PRICE TARGET TO 3470 (3408) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' ---------- GOLDMAN CUTS DIAGEO PRICE TARGET TO 1855 Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Regulators Confirm UK Energy Market Review

27th Mar 2014 13:48

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK regulators have now confirmed they will investigate whether the country's major energy companies are preventing effective competition in the market, a decision that prompted British Gas parent Centrica to warn that the review could delay crucial investments in new i Read More

Compass Group Revenue Growth Good But Warns Of Sterling Strength

27th Mar 2014 10:08

LONDON (Alliance News) - Compass Group PLC Thursday said it expects organic revenue growth for the first half of the year to be just over 4%, with an operating profit margin of around 10 basis points, boosted by new business wins and strong growth. The Food and support services company warn Read More

MARKET COMMENT: UK Equities Set To Follow US Counterparts Lower

27th Mar 2014 07:39

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK equities are set to open in the red Thursday, following a poor close on Wall Street on Wednesday. US equities moved broadly higher at the start of trading, before interest waned and the early gains were reversed. Eventually, the DJIA closed down 0.6%, the S&P 500 Read More

MARKET COMMENT: FTSE 100 Pares Early Gains To Close Flat

26th Mar 2014 17:19

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks closed mixed Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 ending the day almost perfectly flat, as investors were starved of any fresh UK macroeconomic data. London's major stock indices all opened the session firmly higher as traders were by buoyed by a positive Read More

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