LONDON (Alliance News) - CRH PLC Monday said Finance Director Maeve Cotton acquired 37 shares as part of a scrip dividend payment at a price of EUR20.99 per share. Shares in the construction company closed up 1.7% at 1,693.26 pence Monday. By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: HSBC Profit Slides, Sainsbury Holding Out

7th May 2014 13:10

LONDON (Alliance News) - HSBC Holdings Wednesday reported a 20% drop in first-quarter pretax profit, driven by a weak performance Asia, Latin America and its investment bank, that was only partially offset by lower impairment charges and continued cost cutting. In a Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Legal & General Leads On Confidence In Annuities

7th May 2014 12:07

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS ------- Legal & General Group, up 3.2%. The group said it expects to write more Read More

CRH Reports Mixed Start To 2014 As Bad Weather Hits US

7th May 2014 11:02

LONDON (Alliance News) - Irish building materials group CRH PLC Wednesday reported a 10% increase in European like-for-like sales in the first four months of the year, as economic conditions across the region continued to improve, but it said it has experienced problems in the US. In an int Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: HSBC Cuts Antofagasta To Neutral And Target 13%

29th Apr 2014 09:15

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- BERENBERG INITIATES CARNIVAL PLC WITH 'BUY' - TARGET 3,000 PENCE ---------- UBS RAISES ASTRAZENECA PRICE TARGET TO 4 Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: St James's Place Reports Strong Net Inflows

29th Apr 2014 07:33

LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened higher Tuesday following positive leads from US and Asian markets and amid a slew of FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 company trading updates. St. James's Place has reported a surge in funds under management in the first quarter and Read More

MARKET COMMENT: UK Equities Close In The Red, Tech Stocks Lower

7th Apr 2014 16:19

LONDON (Alliance News) - London's major stock indices closed firmly in the red Monday, led lower by technology stocks, following on from an equity sell-off on Wall Street on Friday. Meanwhile, concerns over a possible further encroachment into Ukraine by Russia also weighed heavily Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Tech Stocks Among Biggest FTSE Losers

7th Apr 2014 10:41

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS CRH, up 0.7%. The building materials group is receiving a boost from some merger and acqui Read More

MARKET COMMENT: Tech Leads FTSE Fallers As UK Follows US Lower

7th Apr 2014 09:47

LONDON (Alliance News) - European stocks markets are lower Monday, with the technology sector leading the sell-off, in a similar pattern to the adjustment seen in US markets late on Friday, while worries of a further encroachment into Ukraine by Russia also are hampering investor sentiment. <p Read More

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