LONDON (Alliance News) - Chesnara PLC Friday reported a trebling in annual pretax profit, boosted by its core Countrywide Assured PLC closed book. Pretax profit rose to GBP60.6 million in 2013, from GBP19.7 million in 2012. Chesnara said profits from the core CA closed book remain sig 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

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks Set To Open Higher Ahead Of GDP Data

28th Mar 2014 07:42

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks look set to open marginally higher Friday, amid positive sentiment from Thursday's report of a surge in UK retail sales and a strong reading of UK consumer sentiment overnight. The final reading of fourth-quarter UK GDP is released at 0930 GMT. A mix Read More

MARKET COMMENT: FTSE 100 Hit By Regulator Moves; Pound Jumps

27th Mar 2014 16:59

LONDON (Alliance News) - The main London stock indices fell on Thursday, hit by regulator intervention in the banking and energy sectors and continued concerns about Ukraine, while the pound rose to a weekly high against the dollar after UK retail sales grew much faster than expected last month.< Read More

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