LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERENBERG INITIATES BAE SYSTEMS WITH 'HOLD' - TARGET 445 PENCE <br />----------<br />BERENBERG INITIATES GKN WITH 'BUY' - TARGE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher Tuesday, encouraged by a positive close on Wall Street on Monday and ahead of UK inflation data.<br /><br /><strong>Whitbread</strong> leads FTSE 100 gainers, as it said its Premier Inn hotels and Costa Coffee shops continued their strong s Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Low-cost airline <strong>Wizz Air Holdings</strong> Monday pulled its planned initial public offering in London, blaming the recent volatility in airline stocks, but three other companies added themselves to the London IPO pipeline.<br /><br />Wizz Air is the fourth co Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Monday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />Low-cost airline <strong>Wizz Air</strong> Holdings PLC pulled its planned initial public offering in London, blaming the recent volatility in ai Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares are narrowly mixed at the open Monday, as events in Iraq and Ukraine damp investor sentiment. Low-cost airline <strong>Wizz Air</strong> Holdings PLC has pulled its planned initial public offering in London, blaming the recent volatility in airline stoc Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Mitchells & Butlers PLC Monday said it has acquired the majority of the activities of pub and restaurant operator Orchid Group for GBP266 million in cash. The UK pubs and restaurant operator had said last month it was in exclusive discussions to buy the majority of Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Mitchells & Butlers PLC Monday said Finance Director Tim Jones, Human Resources Director Susan Martindale and Property Director Gary John each purchased 28 shares at a price of 414.8 pence per share through a share incentive plan. Jones now holds 20,736 shares in th Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PRICE TARGET TO 3630 (3470) PENCE <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES AB FOODS PRICE T Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK government Tuesday said pub tenants will get more rights to challenge rent increases, part of its effort to tackle claims that the tenant publicans are struggling to make a decent living due to high charges imposed by the pub owners. The new rules cover so-ca Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened marginally lower Tuesday ahead of European data seen as having a possible influence on Thursday's European Central Bank meeting. <strong>Wolseley</strong> leads the FTSE 100 gainers after reporting a strong third quarter. It is up 2.3%. < Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS RAISES SMITH & NEPHEW PRICE TARGET TO 1100 (1000) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />UBS REMOVES RANDGOLD RESOURCES FRO Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened flat Friday, with European markets on hold ahead of a key European Central Bank meeting next week.<br /><br />FTSE 250 polymer products maker <strong>Fenner</strong> PLC said underlying pretax profit for the year to August 31 could fall by 10% to Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed at its highest level for two weeks Thursday, and less than 80 points shy of its all-time high, led higher by another strong performance by medical technology company Smith & Nephew. However, trading volumes were extremely light with several Europ Read More
(Item published at 1209 BST and 1218 BST misstated the surname of Aggreko's interim CFO. The correct version follows.) LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WIN Read More
(An item published at 1209 BST misstated the first name of Aggreko's incoming chief executive. The correct version follows.) LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Smith & Nephew</strong>, up 4.1%. Shares in the medical technology company have r Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES JOHNSON MATTHEY PRICE TARGET TO 3980 (3600) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' <br />----------<br />TRADERS: JPMORGAN ADDS AB FOO Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>SABMiller</strong>, up 3.3%. The brewing giant reported a higher pretax profit for it Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Mitchells & Butlers PLC said Thursday total revenue rose 2.5% and pretax profit was flat in the half-year with the chain reporting a return to food volume growth as it continues to focus on its business transformation plan. The UK pubs and restaurant operator said r Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />HSBC RAISES IMI PRICE TARGET TO 1,800 (1,750) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT' <br />----------<br />HSBC RAISES RSA INSURANCE PRICE TARGE Read More