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UK BROKER RATINGS: Canaccord Raises Brooks Macdonald To Buy

2nd Jun 2014 09:05

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

Belgravium Technologies Says Trading Is "Significantly" Ahead On Year

29th May 2014 08:26

LONDON (Alliance News) - Belgravium Technologies PLC said Thursday that its trading in the year to date was "significantly" ahead of the previous year, but still more slow than it had expected, in a statement ahead of its annual general meeting. The mobile devices and software company said Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Weir Group Ends Pursuit Of Metso

28th May 2014 11:37

LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Weir Group</strong> said Wednesday that it no longer intends to pursue a takeover of Metso Oyj, after the Finnish company rejected an improved offer.<br /><br /><strong>GlaxoSmithKline</strong> is down after it said late Tuesday that it is under criminal invest Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Glaxo Falls As Another Investigation Begins

28th May 2014 10:41

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday.<br />-------<br />FTSE 100 - WINNERS<br />-------<br /><strong>London Stock Exchange Group</strong>, up 2.3%. The group's shares have risen after it was added to a Read More

Serco Selected For Caledonia Sleeper Rail Franchise

28th May 2014 07:06

LONDON (Alliance News) - Serco Group PLC said Wednesday it has been selected by Transport Scotland to manage the Caledonia Sleeper service, which is set to be operated separately from FirstGroup PLC's ScotRail franchise as the transport operator loses its second franchise in a less than a week Read More

MARKET COMMENT: FTSE 100 Posts Biggest Weekly Loss For Six Weeks

23rd May 2014 15:55

LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed lower Friday, ensuring that it posted its biggest weekly loss for six weeks, but individual stocks were again in focus as the broader index traded a tight range ahead of the long weekend. "The Federal Reserve, quantitative easing, and low rates a Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Barclays Fined For London Gold Fixing Failings

23rd May 2014 11:40

LONDON (Alliance News) -<strong> Barclays</strong> was Friday fined GBP26.0 million by UK regulators for failings surrounding the London Gold Fixing, while one of its former traders has been banned for trying to influence the price-setting process just one day after the bank was fined for its Read More

TOP NEWS: Barclays Fined GBP26 Million For London Gold Fixing

23rd May 2014 10:41

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Friday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Barclays</strong> PLC was fined GBP26.0 million by UK regulators for failings surrounding the London Gold Fixing, while one of its former Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Go-Ahead Takes Fast Track To Top Of FTSE 250

23rd May 2014 10:30

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Friday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Anglo American</strong>, up 0.9%. Anglo American Platinum, a subsidiary, in partnership Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Smiths Group And Tullow Oil Drag On FTSE 100

23rd May 2014 07:34

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened mixed Friday, with mid- and small caps posting small gains while the FTSE 100 has started lower.<br /><br /><strong>Smiths Group</strong> and <strong>Tullow Oil</strong> are depressing the blue-chip index, as Smiths warned about the results of one Read More

Go-Ahead's Govia Joint Venture Wins New UK Rail Franchise

23rd May 2014 06:57

LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK government Friday said it had awarded the giant new rail franchise covering a swathe of southeast England to the Govia joint venture majority owned by Go-Ahead Group PLC, meaning FirstGroup PLC lost a key franchise and Stagecoach Group PLC failed in its bid to win Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: Shore Capital Downgrades Royal Mail To Hold

22nd May 2014 09:10

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />HSBC RAISES IMI PRICE TARGET TO 1,800 (1,750) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT' <br />----------<br />HSBC RAISES RSA INSURANCE PRICE TARGE Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Burberry Profit Up Again On Asian Demand

21st May 2014 12:14

LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Burberry Group</strong> Wednesday said that demand for its luxury outerwear, leather goods and menswear continued unabated in Asia, driving another increase in its annual profit.<br /><br />The company said it will increase investments by GBP200 million, pumpin Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Telecom Plus, Britvic, DCC Lead FTSE 350 Risers

21st May 2014 11:37

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>Petrofac</strong>, up 1.8%, and <strong>AstraZeneca</strong>, up 1.6%. The companies Read More

TOP NEWS: Trench Coat Maker Burberry Has Sunny Set Of Results

21st May 2014 10:30

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Burberry</strong> Group PLC reported a higher pretax profit and revenues for its last financial year, as outerwear, large leather good Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Shares Open Lower Amid Executive Changes

21st May 2014 07:31

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened lower Wednesday, following a negative lead from Wall Street and Asia and ahead of the release of central bank meeting minutes in the UK and US.<br /><br />A few interesting executive changes have been announced before the London open Wednesday. <b Read More

FirstGroup Posts Full-Year Pretax Profit; Will Not Reintroduce Dividend

21st May 2014 07:24

LONDON (Alliance News) - FirstGroup PLC said Wednesday that trading during its full-year was in line with expectations and recorded an improved statutory pretax profit, despite poor weather conditions hitting profits in its First Student and Greyhound businesses in its final quarter. In its Read More

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks To Open Lower Ahead Of BOE, Fed Minutes

21st May 2014 06:45

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open marginally lower Wednesday, following a negative close on Wall Street on Tuesday and ahead the release of minutes from recent meetings of the policy-setting committees of the Bank of England and the US Federal Reserve. Wall Street fell shar Read More

MARKET COMMENT: FTSE 100, FTSE 250 Diverge

20th May 2014 16:18

LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 moved in opposite directions Tuesday, as London's major stocks indices closed mixed, driven by some big moves by individual stocks. The UK's blue-chip index closed at its lowest level for almost two weeks, as it was weighed upon by some of Read More

21st Century Swings To Loss On Contract Loss, Suspends Dividend

9th May 2014 11:12

LONDON (Alliance News) - 21st Century Technology PLC Friday swung into a loss for 2013 and suspended payment of its dividend, as it plans to re-focus its business after it lost a significant contract with Go-Ahead Group PLC. The closed-circuit camera television and monitoring systems compan Read More

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