UK AGM, EGM Calendar - Week Ahead
1st May 2014 15:36
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERENBERG INITIATES CARNIVAL PLC WITH 'BUY' - TARGET 3,000 PENCE <br />----------<br />UBS RAISES ASTRAZENECA PRICE TARGET TO 4 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BARCLAYS CUTS SAINSBURY PRICE TARGET TO 365 (410) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT' <br />----------<br />JEFFERIES CUTS TESCO PRICE TARGET Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Ocado PLC Thursday said Chief Executive Tim Steiner and Executive Director Neill Abrams both acquired 7,745 shares at a price of 116.2 pence per share under the company ShareSave scheme Tuesday. Following this transaction, Steiner and Abrams now hold 28.7 million sh Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Ocado Group PLC Monday said Non-Executive Director Ruth Anderson Friday bought 5,000 shares in the company at 472.3 pence each. Anderson's holding now stands at 60,000 shares or 0.0097% of the company's shares. Ocado shares Monday closed at 480.00 pence, down Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 suffered its worst weekly performance in nine months, while gold has risen to a six-month high, as investors de-risked their portfolios ahead of a weekend that is likely to see more tensions among Russia, Ukraine, and the West.<br /><br />The FTSE 100 clos Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's blue-chip index ended the day in the red for the fifth consecutive day Thursday, with about GBP2.4 billion combined wiped off the values of the big three listed supermarkets after a terrible report from Wm Morrision Supermarkets. Morrisons announced a raft Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Barclays</strong>, up 2.7%. Numis has upgraded the bank to Add from Hold, increa Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Supermarkets are heavily underperforming within UK stocks Thursday after Morrisons joined the race to slash costs and cut prices, while European markets as a whole are trading mixed, lacking any clear direction after Wednesday's heavy falls. By mid-morning Thursday Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Prudential</strong> is the biggest gainer on the FTSE 100 Wednesday after the insurer's closely-watched operating profit grew by 17%, driven by its US and Asian operations, while <strong>G4S</strong> has plummeted after it reported a loss and finally settled wi Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>Prudential</strong> PLC reported a sharp fall in 2013 pretax profits due to short-term fluctuations on investment returns, but its clo Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Prudential</strong>, up 4%. The group reported a sharp fall in 2013 pretax prof Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Online grocery retailer Ocado Group PLC Wednesday said group gross sales rose 23% in the first trading quarter of its new financial year, boosted by double-digit growth in the number of average orders per week and the launch of its delivery services for Wm Morrison Superm Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Share are lower at the open Wednesday, following Asian and US markets.<br /><br />Just after the open, insurer<strong> Prudential</strong> declared a 15% dividend increase for 2013. CEO Tidjane Thiam promised "more of the same, just better". It also announced an expand Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open lower Wednesday, following on from weak sessions in the US and Asia, as investors continue to be starved of significant fresh data releases. Meanwhile, a host of FTSE 100-listed companies have gone ex-dividend which is set to further weigh Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are marginally lower Tuesday, as UK economic data comes in on the soft side and Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and three other members of the Monetary Policy Committee face questions from the Treasury Select Committee. By mid-morning Tuesday, the FTS Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC is expected this week to announce price cuts and GBP500 million of property sales to combat discount rivals such as Aldi and ease shareholder worries, according to the The Sunday Times. The major British supermarket is poised to go a ste Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Ocado Group PLC said its non-executive director Alex Mahon bought 5,087 shares in the company at a price of 570 pence per share on Thursday. Following the transaction, Mahon holds 7,087 shares in the company. Ocado shares closed up 0.7% at 559.50 pence Friday. Read More