LONDON (Alliance News) - Europe's largest home improvement retailer Kingfisher PLC Thursday said it is in exclusive negotiations to acquire French home improvement retail chain Mr Bricolage, for an overall enterprise vale of around EUR275 million. Kingfisher, which owns and operates the bra Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS RAISES KINGFISHER PRICE TARGET TO 440 (420) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' <br />----------<br />HSBC RAISES KINGFISHER PRICE TARGET TO Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS CUTS ITV TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY') - TARGET 210 (230) PENCE <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN CUTS STANDARD CHARTERED PRICE TARGET Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened higher Wednesday, as the UK government completed its second sales of shares in <strong>Lloyds Bank</strong>. <br /><br />The UK government said it has raised GBP4.2 billion from the sale, meaning it has now recouped GBP7.41 billion of the roughly GBP Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks rallied Tuesday, as UK inflation hit a four-year low and companies including B&Q parent Kingfisher and low-cost airline easyJet put out strong reports.<br /><br />The FTSE 100 closed up 1.3% at 6,604.89, more than reversing Monday's losses, while the FTSE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>RSA Insurance Group</strong> Tuesday launched a GBP773 million fully-underwritten, discounted rights issue in order to shore up its balance sheet, as Chief Executive Stephen Hester's recovery plan for the troubled FTSE 100 insurer begins to take shape.<br /><br Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Kingfisher</strong>, up 6.6%. The home improvement retailer has reported an incre Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>RSA Insurance</strong> Group PLC launched a GBP773.0 million fully-underwritten, discounted rights issue in order to shore up its balanc Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks trade firmly higher Tuesday, retaking the modest declines posted Monday, while the pound has jumped in the wake of UK inflation data for February. By mid-morning, the FTSE 100 is up 1% at 6,587.4, the FTSE 250 is up 0.6% at 16,120.88, and the AIM All-Share Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />MACQUARIE STARTS NATIONAL GRID WITH 'UNDERPERFORM' - PRICE TARGET 750 PENCE <br />----------<br />JEFFERIES RAISES PRICE TARGET Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Europe's largest home improvement retailer Kingfisher PLC Tuesday delivered an increase in profits and revenues for its recent financial year, while announcing the start of a multi-year capital return programme to shareholders this year and plans for a joint venture partn Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have ignored a weak Asian session to open higher Tuesday.<br /><br />Europe's largest home improvement retailer<strong> Kingfisher</strong> gave a lift to the market, reporting an increase in profits and revenues for its recent financial year, despite continu Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Europe's largest home improvement retailer Kingfisher PLC Tuesday said it delivered an increase in profits and revenues for its recent financial year, boosted by a strong performance from its Screwfix business in the UK, as well as its operations in Poland and Russia, and Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open slightly higher Tuesday, shrugging off a negative close on Wall Street on Monday and a soft trading session in Asia overnight, as investors await the latest UK inflation and housing market data. UK equities are expected to edge higher Tuesd Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Major European stocks indices, including the UK's FTSE 100, closed firmly in the red Monday as investors shrugged off strong gains in Asia amid intensifying concerns over the health of the Chinese economy and the crisis in Crimea.<br /><br />Tensions in Ukraine continu Read More