MARKET COMMENT: US Stocks Set To Open Flat To Slightly Lower
26th Jun 2014 13:12
LONDON (Alliance News) - Bank of England policymakers unanimously decided to leave the key interest rates and asset purchase programme unchanged at the monetary policy meeting held on June 4 and 5, the minutes of the meeting showed Wednesday. <br /><br />All nine members of the Monetary Policy Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Property website Zoopla Property Group PLC Wednesday priced its initial public offering price at 220 pence per share, valuing the business at GBP918.8 million, while ventilation products supplier Volution Group PLC set its own IPO price at 150 pence per share, giving it a Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Countrywide PLC Monday said Non-Executive Interim Chairman David Watson bought 3,630 shares at a price of GBP5.477137 each Friday. Following this transaction, Watson holds a beneficial interest in 12,505 shares. Shares closed down 0.7% at 541.87 pence Monday.< Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Countrywide PLC Friday said that the following executive directors and managers purchased partnership shares via a share incentive plan at a price of 548.515 pence each. <br /><br />Each of them were also awarded matching shares. <table class="dj" style="width: 491p Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Property website Zoopla Property Group PLC and lending and savings company OneSavings Bank PLC both priced their London initial public offerings Thursday. Additionally, real estate investment trust Secure Income REIT PLC began trading on the smaller AIM market. < Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Property website Zoopla Property Group PLC and lending and savings company OneSavings Bank PLC both priced their London initial public offerings Thursday. Zoopla priced its offering at a range between 200 pence to 250 pence per share, giving it an implied value of G Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERENBERG RAISES ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS TARGET TO 3,060 (2,600) P. - 'HOLD'<br />----------<br />PANMURE INITIATES WEIR GROUP Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened slightly higher Monday on a good manufacturing PMI reading from China at the weekend and ahead of Thursday's European Central Bank meeting.<br /><br />Goldman Sachs likes the shares of UK estate agents, raising <strong>Countrywide</strong> to Buy Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Property website Zoopla Property Group and B&M European Value Retail SA, the cheap fashion retail led by former Tesco boss Terry Leahy, were among four companies that added themselves to London's initial public offering pipeline Thursday. However, here was a further Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher across the board Thursday, after latest indications from US Federal Reserve policy makers left little concern about an imminent rate increase.<br /><br />A flurry of IPO plans were confirmed early Thursday, led by property site<strong> Zoop Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Countrywide PLC Tuesday said it has appointed a former Bupa managing director as its new chief executive, with the incumbent Grenville Turner set to move to non-executive chairman. In a statement, the estate agency and lettings network said Alison Platt joins from h Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Company acquisitions and disposals have roared back to the fore Tuesday, with <strong>RSA Insurance</strong>, <strong>London Stock Exchange</strong>, <strong>Wolseley</strong>, <strong>RPS</strong>, <strong>Cobham</strong> and others all making pre-market announcements Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Countrywide PLC Thursday said a group of executives, including Chief Executive Grenville Turner and Chief Financial Officer Jim Clarke, acquired matching and partnership shares at 592.64 pence each Wednesday under the company share plan.<br /><br />Details are as follo Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Legal & General</strong> Group, up 3.2%. The group said it expects to write more Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>AstraZeneca</strong> Tuesday set out its defence against a GBP63 billion takeover offer from US rival Pfizer Inc, urging its investors to be patient because it is set to grow quickly after it invests in its pipeline and transforms the company over the next few Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />British drugs company<strong> AstraZeneca</strong> PLC set out its defence against a GBP63 billion takeover offer from US rival Pfizer Inc, urgi Read More