LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- TRADERS: MERRILL LYNCH CUTS VODAFONE TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY') ---------- TRADERS: BARCLAYS RAISES WEIR GROUP PRICE TARG Read More

Gulf Keystone Has Candidates To Replace Finance Director Ewen Ainsworth

16th Jun 2014 09:48

LONDON (Alliance News) - Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd Monday said it has already identified potential candidates to succeed Finance Director Ewen Ainsworth, who will leave the company to pursue other interests on June 17. "Over his six years with Gulf Keystone, Ewen has played a key role in Read More

Gulf Keystone Monitoring Situation In Iraq As Production Progresses

13th Jun 2014 07:50

LONDON (Alliance News) - Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd Friday said it continues to be alert to the deteriorating security situation in Iraq but its operations in the Kurdistan region of the country are progressing in line with its previous guidance to reach 20,000 gross barrels of production by the Read More

MARKET COMMENT: FTSE 100 Closes Slightly Higher Amid Iraqi Tensions

12th Jun 2014 16:37

LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed fractionally higher Thursday, having spent the day trading within a tight range, with oil and gas exploration and production company BG Group leading the gains as the price of oil climbed amid escalating violence in Iraq. <br / Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Platinum Miners Reach Tentative Union Deal

12th Jun 2014 13:12

LONDON (Alliance News) - Lonmin Thursday said it has reached a tentative deal over wages and working conditions with the leadership of the union that has brought the South African platinum mining industry to a halt for several months. In a statement, the company sai Read More

MARKET COMMENT: US Futures Turn Red After Disappointing Retail Sales

12th Jun 2014 13:00

LONDON (Alliance News) - US stocks are set to open marginally lower Thursday following some weaker-than-expected retail sales data that has disappointed investors who were looking for a stronger rebound in the US economy following a disappointing first quarter. US retail sales expanded by 0 Read More

MARKET COMMENT: Miners, Drillers And Airlines Weigh On FTSE Indices

12th Jun 2014 09:53

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices are trading mixed Thursday, with the mining stocks underperfoming and the price of oil rising, as investors continue to react to the lower global growth forecast from the World Bank and the deteriorating situation in Iraq. By mid-morning Thursday th Read More

MARKET COMMENT: Growth Downgrade Sends Stocks Lower, Airlines Lead Fall

11th Jun 2014 16:21

LONDON (Alliance News) - Stock markets across the UK and Europe closed lower Wednesday after a warning about the strength of the global economic recovery, with airline stocks leading the falls after a profit warning from Germany's Lufthansa and a major aircraft order cancellation by Emirates s Read More

Gulf Keystone Warns Over Timing Of Export Sales Payments

14th May 2014 10:16

LONDON (Alliance News) - Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd Wednesday warned of uncertainties over the timing of payments from its oil sales but maintained its revenue guidance for 2014. The oil and gas exploration and development company said it received a USD6.5 million gross payment for the fir Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: ITV Weighs On FTSE 100 Despite Strong Revenue

14th May 2014 07:29

LONDON (Alliance News) - Share have opened mixed in London Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 underperforming small- and mid-cap indices, ahead of UK economic data and announcements by the Bank of England. The blue-chip index is being weighed down by broadcaster ITV, whos Read More

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