UK Dividends Calendar - Week Ahead
29th Apr 2014 05:17
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's blue-chip index closed modestly higher Monday, outperforming its smaller peers, after its sixth-largest constituent by market capitalisation, <strong>AstraZeneca</strong>, rose sharply after US drugs giant Pfizer Inc confirmed that it has now twice approached Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed marginally higher Monday, rallying back into positive territory after the release of better-than-expected first quarter earnings from US bank Citigroup Inc helped Wall Street make a steady start after the heavy losses of last week. <br /><br />The U Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks closed firmly lower Friday, ensuring that both the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 snapped a run of three consecutive weekly gains, with technology stocks leading the sell-off again. For the second time this week, tech stocks were pushed significantly lower amid fea Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices have closed higher Friday, with the FTSE 100 recording its third consecutive weekly gain. Global markets, already buoyed this week by the prospect of quantitative easing by the European Central Bank, received a further boost Friday from the latest US j Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices have closed higher Friday, with the FTSE 100 recording its third consecutive weekly gain. Global markets, already buoyed this week by the prospect of quantitative easing by the European Central Bank, received a further boost Friday from the latest US jobs Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Formation Group PLC said Thursday it has sold 16,497,258 treasury shares, approximately 7.48% of its issued share capital, to related party, Kennedy Private Trust Company. Formation shares were sold at 1.90 pence per share - the market close price March 24, 2014 - r Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Formation Group PLC saw its shares jump to lead the AIM market Friday as the firm said an agreement has been reached between Julius Properties Ltd and housebuilder Redrow PLC over a title issue relating to a mixed use development near Aldgate East tube station, London.</p Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK equities closed firmly higher Monday, with the FTSE 100 snapping a six-day losing streak, as investors digested the latest developments from the crisis in Ukraine and held their nerve.<br /><br />"It was a case of sell the rumour, buy the fact for financial markets Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Persimmon</strong>, up 4.7%. The housebuilder's share price has jumped following c Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />JEFFERIES CUTS G4S PRICE TARGET TO 280 (290) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES PRUDENTIAL PRICE TARGET TO 1600 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERENBERG CUTS TRAVIS PERKINS PRICE TARGET TO 1800 (1880) PENCE - 'HOLD' <br />----------<br />JEFFERIES CUTS LAND SECURITIES 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) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and Friday afternoon:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />DEUTSCHE BANK CUTS ROLLS-ROYCE PRICE TARGET TO 860 (1090) PENCE - 'SELL'<br />----------<br />MERRILL LYNCH Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />JEFFERIES RAISES MAN GROUP TO 'HOLD' ('UNDERPERFORM') <br />----------<br />BARCLAYS RAISES MAN GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 108 (94) P Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - A large number of companies resumed or hiked shareholder payouts on the biggest day of the UK earnings season Thursday, as earnings generally headed higher thanks to the gradual economic recovery in 2013.<br /><br />Housebuilders Barratt Developments and Redrow both re Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Housebuilder Redrow PLC Thursday said it will pay its first interim dividend in six years, after recording a 107% increase in pretax profit for its recent half year, underpinned by an improved UK housing market. The FTSE 250 company posted pretax profit of GBP47.5 m Read More