LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- TRADERS: NUMIS RAISES MELROSE INDUSTRIES TO 'HOLD' ('REDUCE') ---------- TRADERS: SOCGEN RAISES RBS PRICE TARGET TO Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Barclays Results Dragged Down By Investment Bank

6th May 2014 07:33

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened marginally higher Tuesday despite growing tensions in Ukraine but following a modestly positive lead from Wall Street on Monday. Several major UK companies have provided quarterly updates early Tuesday. Barclays</stro Read More

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Melrose Industries Non-Exec Buys Shares

7th Mar 2014 12:15

LONDON (Alliance News) - Melrose Industries PLC Friday said non-executive director Liz Hewitt bought 1,008 shares at a price of 304.098 pence per share. Following this transaction, Hewitt now hold 6,550 shares, representing less than a 1% stake in the firm. The stock was trading at 30 Read More

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Melrose Industries Chairman, Director Buy Shares

6th Mar 2014 15:08

LONDON (Alliance News) - Melrose Industries PLC Thursday said that Chairman Christopher Miller bought 295,534 shares at 300.51 pence each, while non-executive Director John Grant bought 46,125 shares at 300.5 each. Miller now holds a 1.39% interest in the company, with a total of more than Read More

MARKET COMMENT: Stocks Drift Lower, Pound Gains Against Dollar After Disappointing US Data

5th Mar 2014 17:17

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks slid a little lower Wednesday, while the pound gained against the dollar amid a round of weaker-than-expected US economic data. The FTSE 100 has closed down 0.7% at 6,775.42, while the FTSE 250 has closed down 0.5% at 16,614.35. The AIM All-Share has outpe Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Decade Of Growth At Standard Chartered Ends

5th Mar 2014 14:23

LONDON (Alliance News) - Standard Chartered Wednesday reported its first annual decline in pretax profit after a decade of growth, as it was hit by emerging market fears and a writedown in its Korean business. The FTSE 100-listed bank warned that it is facing more c Read More

REPEAT: UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Admiral Group Motors Leads Blue-Chip Gainers

5th Mar 2014 11:54

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS Admiral Group, up 7%. The motor insurer reported a 7% increase in 2013 Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Admiral Group Motors To Lead Blue-Chip Gainers

5th Mar 2014 11:51

TOP NEWS: Standard Chartered Suffers First Profit Decline In Decade

5th Mar 2014 11:39

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- Standard Chartered PLC reported its first annual decline in pretax profit after a decade of growth, as it was hit by emerging Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: Deutsche Bank Raises View On Water Sector

5th Mar 2014 10:07

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- NOMURA RAISES RANDGOLD RESOURCES TO 'BUY' ('NEUTRAL') - PRICE TARGET 6000 (4600) PENCE ---------- UBS REMOVES INTE Read More

Melrose Industries' Elster Acquisition Pays Off As Profit Increases

5th Mar 2014 08:44

LONDON (Alliance News) - Engineering investment group Melrose Industries PLC Wednesday reported a large increase in profit and revenue for the full year, largely driven by the acquisition of Elster Group in August 2012. Melrose said its 2013 results are not directly comparable to 2012 as th Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Standard Chartered Profits Fall, Cuts Bonus Pool

5th Mar 2014 08:31

LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened mostly lower Wednesday with small-caps out-performing large caps, following Tuesday's relief rally from lowered Ukraine tensions. Standard Chartered has reported lower 2013 profit and a 15% reduction in its bonus pool, whi Read More

MARKET COMMENT: UK Equities Seen Soft After Relief Rally Tuesday

5th Mar 2014 07:38

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open marginally lower Wednesday, after closing sharply higher on Tuesday, shrugging off large gains made on Wall Street overnight. "Equity markets registered strong rebounds Tuesday as events in Ukraine appeared to move away from actual war towa Read More

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