LONDON (Alliance News) - Legal & General Group PLC Wednesday said a group of executives including Chief Executive Nigel Wilson were awarded shares under a performance share plan vesting, some of whom sold shares for tax purposes Tuesday. Details are as follows. <t Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: Bernstein Likes National Grid, United Utilities

9th May 2014 09:22

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- TRADERS: UBS RAISES IMPERIAL TOBACCO TARGET TO 2,750 (2,500) PENCE - 'BUY' ---------- BERNSTEIN RAISES BP PRICE TARGE Read More

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Legal & General Executives Allotted, Sell Shares

8th May 2014 11:56

LONDON (Alliance News) - Legal & General Group PLC Thursday said a group of directors and managers, including Chief Executive Nigel Wilson,  acquired and sold shares following a share bonus plan vesting at a price of 206.15 pence per share, except those for Mark Zinkula and James Atki Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: Three Brokers Cut Experian Price Target

8th May 2014 09:08

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- UBS CUTS HSBC PRICE TARGET TO 630 (665) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' ---------- LBBW CUTS HSBC PRICE TARGET TO 650 (690) PENCE Read More

MARKET COMMENT: FTSE 100 Closes Lower For Second Day

7th May 2014 16:20

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks closed lower Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 ending down for a second consecutive day as investors digested some disappointing macro economic data from Asia and a batch of mixed earnings from individual UK stocks. The FTSE 100 ended every day of last Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: HSBC Profit Slides, Sainsbury Holding Out

7th May 2014 13:10

LONDON (Alliance News) - HSBC Holdings Wednesday reported a 20% drop in first-quarter pretax profit, driven by a weak performance Asia, Latin America and its investment bank, that was only partially offset by lower impairment charges and continued cost cutting. In a Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Legal & General Leads On Confidence In Annuities

7th May 2014 12:07

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS ------- Legal & General Group, up 3.2%. The group said it expects to write more Read More

CORRECT: MARKET COMMENT: FTSE 100 Continues Decline For Second Day

7th May 2014 10:33

(Clarifying misleading headline in an item published at 10:45 BST. The correct version follows.) LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 is trading lower Wednesday, extending the modest losses it posted on Tuesday, as investors take their cues from a negative Asian session amid a dearth of fr Read More

TOP NEWS: HSBC Profit Falls 20% In First Quarter With Asia Weak

7th May 2014 10:29

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- HSBC Holdings PLC reported a 20% drop in first-quarter pretax profit driven by a poor performance in its heartland of Asia, p Read More

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks Continue Decline For Second Day

7th May 2014 09:45

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are trading lower Wednesday, extending the modest losses posted on Tuesday, as investors take their cues from a negative Asian session amid a dearth of fresh UK macroeconomic data. By mid-morning, the FTSE 100 is down 0.3% at 6,779.58, the FTSE 250 is down Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: UBS Raises Balfour Beatty As Jefferies Cuts

7th May 2014 09:06

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- BARCLAYS RAISES INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS PT TO 2100 (1900) PENCE - 'EQUAL WEIGHT ---------- CREDIT SUISSE RAISES IN Read More

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