LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br />FTSE 100 - WINNERS<br /><br /><strong>Aberdeen Asset Management</strong>, up 6.1%. The asset manager estimates net outflows slowed to ap Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />The <strong>Weir Group</strong> PLC and Finland's Metso Oyj confirmed that Glasgow-based Weir has made an unsolicited proposal to Metso for a me Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - GKN PLC shares jumped Tuesday after the company said it has acquired the entire issued share capital of Williams Hybrid Power Limited from Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited in an initial GBP8 million deal. The deal is an extension to a working relationship bet Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br />Increasing geopolitical tension following Russia's decision to mobilize its troops in the Crimea region of Ukraine over the weekend has p Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERNSTEIN CUTS RSA INSURANCE PRICE TARGET TO 115 (130) PENCE - 'OUTPERFORM' <br />----------<br />CITIGROUP CUTS RSA INSURANCE P Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />JEFFERIES RAISES MAN GROUP TO 'HOLD' ('UNDERPERFORM') <br />----------<br />BARCLAYS RAISES MAN GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 108 (94) P Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />MORGAN STANLEY CUTS UNITED UTILITIES TO 'EQUAL-WEIGHT' ('OVERWEIGHT') <br />----------<br />UBS STARTS RANDGOLD RESOURCES WIT Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - GKN PLC Tuesday reported a decline in 2013 pretax profit due to a lower gain on the value of its currency hedging contracts, but excluding complicated financial items, the company's profits soared, as growth in its automotive parts unit and the full inclusion of its aircr Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - GKN PLC said Tuesday that pretax profit fell to GBP484 million for the year, as returns from FX contracts were comparatively reduced on the previous year, while still booking a 10% boost in operating profit for the period. Despite the 15% drop in pretax profit, down Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 is Tuesday threatening to snap the seven-day winning streak that took it to its highest close since 1999 Monday, hit by renewed concerns over growth in China.<br /><br />The index, like European peers, is down as investors take profits out of the recent ra Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS CRH, up 4.6%. The Irish building materials group is the index's leading gainer after its operating profit beat its previous Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />Irish building-materials group<strong> CRH</strong> PLC said it swung to a loss in 2013, as bad weather hurt trading and it progressed with a re Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - GKN PLC said Tuesday that pretax profit fell to GBP484 million for the year, as the firm faced challenges in some of its end markets and recorded smaller gains on FX contracts. The firm, which makes the wings for Airbus planes, said pretax came in 15% lower, down fr Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open marginally lower Tuesday as Monday's late afternoon rally loses momentum. Following a late spurt that saw the UK's leading share index close at its highest level in more than 14 years, spreadbetters are indicating that the FTSE 100 will ope Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 has recorded its highest closing price since 1999. Although opening lower, some positive European data and a strong start to equities trading in the US gave London's leading index a boost, sending the FTSE 100 higher for the seventh consecutive day, recording Read More