UK AGM, EGM Calendar - Week Ahead
14th May 2014 15:15
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES WPP PRICE TARGET TO 1555 (1540) PENCE - 'BUY'<br />----------<br />BERNSTEIN RAISES RSA INSURANCE PRICE TARGET TO Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed firmly down Friday, ensuring that it ended the week lower than in started it for the first time in four weeks, as investors looked to shed typically risky assets, including equities, ahead of a controversial referendum in eastern Ukraine this weeken Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Oil and gas services company<strong> Petrofac</strong> Friday issued a profit warning after it said the planned development of the Greater Stella Area oil field in the North Sea would be delayed until next spring, it was hit by low output at a Romanian oil field, and w Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Friday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>WPP</strong>, up 0.5%. Shares in the media buying giant have risen after France-based P Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Friday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br /><strong>IGas Energy</strong> PLC said it had an agreed deal to buy Dart Energy Ltd for GBP117.1 million in shares, a deal that will create a comp Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks trade lower Friday, with investors consolidating positions ahead of a weekend likely to bring further tension in Ukraine as pro-Russian militants in the east of the country push ahead with a referendum on seceding from the country. By mid-morning Friday th Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Ithaca Energy Inc Friday said it has been hit by delays at the Greater Stella Area development in the North Sea, moving back production until mid 2015. The oil and gas exploration and development company said the topsides construction programme has advanced more slo Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Two profit warnings and continued worries about Ukraine and Russia have depressed UK share prices at the open Friday.<br /><br />Both<strong> Petrofac</strong> and <strong>Drax Group </strong>issued profit warnings prior to the open. Petrofac is down 15% at the open, w Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Petrofac Ltd Friday said it has achieved good Engineering, Construction, Operations & Maintenance progress in its first quarter, but it warned that net profit will fall in 2014 due to lower-than-expected earnings from its Integrated Energy Services operations, due partly Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />JEFFERIES CUTS WILLIAM HILL TO 'HOLD' ('BUY') <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN CUTS IMPERIAL TOBACCO TO 'BUY' ('CONVICTION BUY LI Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Petrofac Limited PLC Wednesday said Chief Financial Officer Tim Weller acquired nine shares at a price of GBP14.10 per share under the company share incentive plan Tuesday. Shares in the oil and gas company were trading at 1,403.00 pence up 1.6% Wednesday morning.</ Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) -<strong> Imperial Tobacco Group</strong> Tuesday said it will close factories in Nottingham and in Nantes in France with the loss of up to 900 jobs, in response to the continuing downturn in European cigarette markets.<br /><br />Companies including GKN, Aggreko and rec Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Petrofac Ltd Tuesday said it had won a contract to connect a North Sea wind farm to the German-Dutch transmission grid in consortium with Germany's Siemens AG. It didn't provide any financial details. In a statement, the company said it had won the contract fr Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS RAISES BT GROUP TO 'NEUTRAL' ('SELL') - TARGET 360 (350) PENCE <br />----------<br />HSBC CUTS G4S TO 'UNDERWEIGHT' <br /> Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Metals and minerals producer <strong>Centamin</strong> is leading the FTSE 250 index Monday despite reporting a hit to pretax profit in 2013, due to a large exceptional cost, but a significant increase in revenue and production.<br /><br />Centamin said pretax profit f Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Oil and gas services provider Petrofac Ltd Monday said it has won an engineering and procurement contract from Petroleum Development Oman to provide services for its Rabab Harweel Integrated Project in the Harweel Cluster of fields in the south of the Sultanate of Oman.</ Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened mixed Monday despite a strong lead from Asian markets, as tensions in Ukraine continue to concern investors.<br /><br /><strong>Kentz</strong> Corp said its pretax profit increased in 2013 driven by revenue growth at its Technical Support Services di Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Petrofac Limited PLC Tuesday said Chief Financial Officer Tim Weller bought nine partnership shares under the company's share incentive plan at a price of GBP13.76 per share Monday. Shares in the oil and gas company were down 0.5% at 1,359.84 pence Tuesday morning.< Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />MORGAN STANLEY RAISES WEIR PRICE TARGET TO 2250 (2040) PENCE - 'EQUAL-WEIGHT' <br />----------<br />UBS RAISES WEIR GROUP PRIC Read More