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
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened slightly lower Thursday amid a flurry of corporate results. <br /><br /><strong>RBS</strong>, <strong>RSA Insurance</strong> and <strong>WPP</strong> are competing to be the biggest FTSE 100 losers following earnings announcements and, in the case of Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are expected to open marginally lower Thursday, as the UK earnings calendar hits its peak and investors await some top-tier macro-economic data. Markets are also are showing caution ahead of the second installment of Fed Chair Janet Yellen's address to the US Co Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices opened lower Wednesday and never recovered. While a busy day of corporate news provided some stand-out movers, a number of stocks going ex-dividend provided a drag, while a small downgrade to the UK's 2013 GDP numbers appeared to keep overall sentiment ne Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 has recorded its highest closing price since 1999. Although opening lower, some positive European data and a strong start to equities trading in the US gave London's leading index a boost, sending the FTSE 100 higher for the seventh consecutive day, recording Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>RSA Insurance</strong> is leading the FTSE 100 lower Monday after the struggling insurer confirmed it is considering a number of measures to bolster its balance sheet, while <strong>HSBC Holdings</strong> is also down after its results missed market forecasts.< 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 />FTSE 100 - WINNERS<br /><br /><strong>Vodafone Group</strong>, up 6%. Vodafone's shares have jumped after the 6-for-11 consolidation of i Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened lower Monday amid a raft of UK corporate announcements. <strong>HSBC Holdings</strong> is the biggest faller in the FTSE 100, down 4.0%, as it reported just after the open lower-than-expected pretax profit in its recent full year. <br /><br />Here is Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - RSA Insurance Group PLC Sunday said it is considering a number of measures, including a rights issue, in order to raise the capital it needs to boost its balance sheet. In a statement issued on its website, RSA, widely expected to cancel its dividend as it struggles Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Ministers will Tuesday hold a meeting with insurance leaders in order to discuss the industry's response to the victims of heavy flooding in parts of southern and south-west England. Ministers have requested a briefing on the steps the industry is taking to get peop Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendation or price target changes Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />CITI RAISES RANDGOLD RESOURCES TO 'NEUTRAL' ('SELL') - TARGET 4897 (3544) PENCE <br />----------<br />GOL Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices have struggled to get off the ground Friday, while major European markets have performed better after surprisingly strong Eurozone GDP data. Meanwhile US macro data has disappointed, adding to dollar weakness and allowing the pound to rally to a multi-yea Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and Wednesday afternoon:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />S&P CAPITAL IQ CUTS BG GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 1050 (1063) PENCE - 'SELL' <br />----------<br />CRED Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Mixed data in Europe and the US Wednesday has kept equity markets subdued ahead of the major US jobs report and central bank meetings still to come this week. Meanwhile the pound has underperformed other major currencies after an unexpected drop in UK service sector activ Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 is on the verge of snapping a five day losing streak Wednesday, led higher by the likes of<strong> RSA Insurance Group</strong>, which unveiled its new chief executive, and<strong> GlaxoSmithKline</strong>, which has just reported strong results. <br /><br Read More