LONDON (Alliance News) - Property Investment company Hansteen Holdings PLC said Friday it had seen total annual rent roll and total occupancy across its portfolio rise in the year to date. Like-for-like annual rent roll rose to GBP138.7 million from GBP134.9 million in the previous year. L Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened mostly flat Friday, though mid- and small-caps are slightly outperforming, after disappointing European economic data on Thursday has been followed by a dearth of fresh leads Friday.<br /><br /><strong>Intertek</strong> leads the FTSE 100 fallers, Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES INTL AIRLINES GROUP (IAG) PRICE TARGET TO 430 (420) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' <br />----------<br />BARCLAYS CUTS PRUDEN Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The life insurance sector was dragging down UK stock indices again Friday after the UK Financial Conduct Authority said it is set to begin an inquiry into up to 30 million policies sold from in the years prior to 2000.<br /><br />The FTSE 350 sector is down 5.0% in rea Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Hansteen Holdings PLC Friday said it has acquired a further GBP26 million units in the Ashtenne Industrial Fund, taking its stake to 36.7%. The units were bought at 46.54 pence each, a 2% premium to AIF's 2013-end property valuation. The UK and continental Eur Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher Friday, as a consumer confidence survey has reinforced positive sentiment from strong UK retail sales figures released on Thursday.<br /><br />British consumer confidence hit its highest level since August 2007 on upbeat general economic an Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Friday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>J Sainsbury</strong>, up 3.2%, and <strong>Tesco</strong>, up 0.9%. The food retai Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />JEFFERIES CUTS G4S PRICE TARGET TO 280 (290) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES PRUDENTIAL PRICE TARGET TO 1600 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>African Barrick Gold</strong> has fallen sharply Tuesday after parent Barrick Gold Corp sold a 10% stake, while <strong>Sports Direct International</strong> is up after the company's board said it will again try and give Mike Ashley a bigger stake as payment fo Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />London and Surrey estate agent <strong>Foxtons</strong> Group PLC said it will pay a special dividend after a strong full year which saw it list Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Investment property group Hansteen Holdings PLC Tuesday reported an increase in profit and revenue for the full year, as demand for its properties remained strong. The company, which invests in UK and continental European industrial property, posted pretax profit of Read More
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.<br /><br /><strong>Foxtons</strong> has reported a strong set of maiden results following its September listing, while declaring a special dividend. Read More
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
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