LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- BERENBERG CUTS TRAVIS PERKINS PRICE TARGET TO 1800 (1880) PENCE - 'HOLD' ---------- JEFFERIES CUTS LAND SECURITIES Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: African Barrick Gold Hit By Stake Sale

11th Mar 2014 14:16

LONDON (Alliance News) - African Barrick Gold has fallen sharply Tuesday after parent Barrick Gold Corp sold a 10% stake, while Sports Direct International is up after the company's board said it will again try and give Mike Ashley a bigger stake as payment fo Read More

CORRECT: UK WINNERS & LOSERS: African Barrick Gold Leads FTSE 250 Fallers

11th Mar 2014 13:51

(An item published at 1145 GMT mistated the year-earlier period in the Fenner summary and the revenue figures in the Inchcape summary. The correct version follows:) LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tues Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: African Barrick Gold Leads FTSE 250 Fallers

11th Mar 2014 11:45

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS Sports Direct International, up 2.5%. The sports goods retailer said it Read More

TOP NEWS: UK Industrial Production And Retail Sales Slow

11th Mar 2014 11:14

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- London and Surrey estate agent Foxtons Group PLC said it will pay a special dividend after a strong full year which saw it list Read More

esure Group Reports Higher Profit But Severe Weather Hits 1st Quarter

11th Mar 2014 09:08

LONDON (Alliance News) - esure Group PLC Tuesday reported a marginally larger annual pretax profit, aided by lower finance costs, but the motor insurer said the costs of severe weather events in the first quarter of the new year are likely to cost GBP3.0 million to GBP4.0 million more than expect Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Shares Gain; Foxtons Reports Strong Year

11th Mar 2014 08:36

LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares are gaining at the open Tuesday on a strong lead in from Asia and ahead of UK industrial production data at 0930. Foxtons has reported a strong set of maiden results following its September listing, while declaring a special dividend. Read More

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks Seen Higher Ahead Of UK Data

11th Mar 2014 07:43

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are called to open fractionally higher Tuesday, following on from a moderately positive Asian session, as investors take their positions ahead of UK industrial and manufacturing data. Both IG and CMC Markets call the FTSE 100 to open slightly higher at app Read More

UK Earnings, Trading Statements Calendar - Week Ahead

11th Mar 2014 06:39

MARKET COMMENT: FTSE 100 Reverses Early Strength To Close Lower

10th Mar 2014 17:20

LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 overturned early strength to close lower Monday, as investors digested some weaker-than-expected Chinese trade data released over the weekend, amid a lack of fresh major macro-economic data releases. A report from the Chinese General Administration of C Read More

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